Do you like the kitchen window with plywood or with glass panes? -----I thought so.
Color selection went on in the Kitchen and Guest Bedroom
<--View from the Balcony looking toward the west
For the Week Ending April 1, 2007
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Exciting News! We made it onto the floor man's schedule -- for the 3rd or 4th week in April. Yep, he's booked up that far out. Frank, the floor guy, is highly recommended and appreciates bringing older floors back to life. He says that the wood floors in an old house are the most visible piece of furniture in the house and should be done right. Frank and his wife (who also runs the sanding machines) moved to San Antonio about 30 years ago when they finally got tired of Wisconsin winters. We plan to get the floors done in 2 stages. This first stage will include the kitchen floor (yes, the ugly one in the first picture) and all the upstairs floors.
2. Window replacement was a big part of last week's work. Things brightened up dramatically when windows were replaced in the kitchen, parlor, and dining room. The kitchen particularly sparkles with a new window in the back wall. Prior to this, the top sash was filled in with a piece of plywood that housed the stove vent. The first two pictures above show the "Plywood" vs. "Glass" view of the kitchen. Which do you like better?
On a sad note, I broke one of the new panes during the installation process. I nearly cried as I saw a $100 bill fly away as the glass cracked under an abnormal strain. Did you know that glass won't bend too much? However, all is not lost. Yes, we'll have to buy another pane. But, since only a corner broke, the remnant is large enough to use as a replacement for a window in the TV Room that currently uses plain, not "wavy" restoration glass.
3. This past week was filled with paint, paint, and more paint. "Three" was the magic number. It took 3 different color samples in both the kitchen and guest bedroom to get the "chosen one." The TV room has taken only 2 attempts while the Master BR was a first time pick. OSHA Babe is spending so much time at the Sherwin Williams store, I don't know if she is applying for a job or what. She does drive by a Starbuck's on the way from our house to the paint store. I'll have to give her random breathalizer tests if this pattern continues. Hmmm.
HIGHLIGHTS:
1. Exciting News! We made it onto the floor man's schedule -- for the 3rd or 4th week in April. Yep, he's booked up that far out. Frank, the floor guy, is highly recommended and appreciates bringing older floors back to life. He says that the wood floors in an old house are the most visible piece of furniture in the house and should be done right. Frank and his wife (who also runs the sanding machines) moved to San Antonio about 30 years ago when they finally got tired of Wisconsin winters. We plan to get the floors done in 2 stages. This first stage will include the kitchen floor (yes, the ugly one in the first picture) and all the upstairs floors.
2. Window replacement was a big part of last week's work. Things brightened up dramatically when windows were replaced in the kitchen, parlor, and dining room. The kitchen particularly sparkles with a new window in the back wall. Prior to this, the top sash was filled in with a piece of plywood that housed the stove vent. The first two pictures above show the "Plywood" vs. "Glass" view of the kitchen. Which do you like better?
On a sad note, I broke one of the new panes during the installation process. I nearly cried as I saw a $100 bill fly away as the glass cracked under an abnormal strain. Did you know that glass won't bend too much? However, all is not lost. Yes, we'll have to buy another pane. But, since only a corner broke, the remnant is large enough to use as a replacement for a window in the TV Room that currently uses plain, not "wavy" restoration glass.
3. This past week was filled with paint, paint, and more paint. "Three" was the magic number. It took 3 different color samples in both the kitchen and guest bedroom to get the "chosen one." The TV room has taken only 2 attempts while the Master BR was a first time pick. OSHA Babe is spending so much time at the Sherwin Williams store, I don't know if she is applying for a job or what. She does drive by a Starbuck's on the way from our house to the paint store. I'll have to give her random breathalizer tests if this pattern continues. Hmmm.
4. Speaking of Starbucks Texas style, you West Coast readers will appreciate this. Saturday, The Babe and I stopped at a nearby SB's on our way to Haby's Alsatian Bakery in Castroville. While I was putting the change in my pocket, I overheard the man behind us in line place his order. It went something like this.
Starbucks barista: May I get a drink started for you?"
Texan with a strong, strong accent: "Ah just want one of those house coffees."
Starbucks barista: What size would you like?"
Texan: "Ah don't know what you call it. Just give me one of those big ol' ones."
We met at the napkin and creamer stand and I commented to him that I had heard his order and also was challenged with the new vocabulary needed to order a coffee. This gentleman agreed and said that his wife had figured it out and always ordered her favorite....."...a drink with coffee, a lot of cream, and some other stuff in it." He said that before he went home, he probably needed to take her one. I bet that the ordering of that was interesting.
5. Work in the kitchen and bathrooms continued. The guys who put the windows in stayed on Friday and worked on bathrooms. They firred out a wall in the downstairs bathroom and will be putting in a new subfloor this coming week. The kitchen may have some plumbing issues. Hopefully, the drain line in the wall is lower than the discharge port in the garbage disposal. If not, someone will have to figure out how to get water to drain uphill.
6. Visitors this week included Uncle Joe and Cousin Nettie. They were in San Antonio on business and stopped by for a 30 minute visit. Their previous visit was the day the granite fabricator was on site making a template for the countertops. So, on this visit, they got to see the granite after it was installed. What a contrast!
NEXT STEPS:
1. We have 2 weeks to get the upstairs rooms painted before floor sanding begins. We've got to focus on that so any paint drips we make will be on the pre-finished floors, not the post-finished ones. Additionally, all the rooms upstairs are getting their final ceiling coat applied.
2. Bathroom work needs to continue. After the carpenters get the subfloor done in the downstairs bathroom, I'll have them move to the small bathroom upstairs to pull the fixtures, put the bead board paneling up, and put the backerboard subfloor down so we can install the tile, set the new fixtures, and nearly be ready. We do have to get a shower door bought/made. That could be a costly surprise.
3. I've got to test the drain between the disposal and the wall in the kitchen. Man, this one worries me because it could be ugly if the drain is higher than the disposal discharge. If the drain needs to be lowered, ..................
4. A couple of rooms are showing signs of the foundation settling just a bit. I need to call the folks who did our foundation work and get them out for a tune up.
5. Work in the kitchen and bathrooms continued. The guys who put the windows in stayed on Friday and worked on bathrooms. They firred out a wall in the downstairs bathroom and will be putting in a new subfloor this coming week. The kitchen may have some plumbing issues. Hopefully, the drain line in the wall is lower than the discharge port in the garbage disposal. If not, someone will have to figure out how to get water to drain uphill.
6. Visitors this week included Uncle Joe and Cousin Nettie. They were in San Antonio on business and stopped by for a 30 minute visit. Their previous visit was the day the granite fabricator was on site making a template for the countertops. So, on this visit, they got to see the granite after it was installed. What a contrast!
NEXT STEPS:
1. We have 2 weeks to get the upstairs rooms painted before floor sanding begins. We've got to focus on that so any paint drips we make will be on the pre-finished floors, not the post-finished ones. Additionally, all the rooms upstairs are getting their final ceiling coat applied.
2. Bathroom work needs to continue. After the carpenters get the subfloor done in the downstairs bathroom, I'll have them move to the small bathroom upstairs to pull the fixtures, put the bead board paneling up, and put the backerboard subfloor down so we can install the tile, set the new fixtures, and nearly be ready. We do have to get a shower door bought/made. That could be a costly surprise.
3. I've got to test the drain between the disposal and the wall in the kitchen. Man, this one worries me because it could be ugly if the drain is higher than the disposal discharge. If the drain needs to be lowered, ..................
4. A couple of rooms are showing signs of the foundation settling just a bit. I need to call the folks who did our foundation work and get them out for a tune up.
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