by lesley on September 20, 2009
It doesn’t look like a lot happened this week, but quite a few things got done. Somehow, the ceiling tongue & groove was underestimated, so a rush custom order was needed for about 300 more square feet. AND, there was a fire at the lumber yard, so we lost a few days. But other work [...]
by lesley on August 20, 2009
No remodeling project is without a little angst. And, we’re significantly uptight, so we feel a bit bad for the scrutiny that we subject our contractor and architect to. But, they’ve both been great and have humored us. We have a few small hurdles…nothing large, but just a few minor interesting things.
Our back wall currently [...]
by lesley on July 1, 2009
We got our permits for the entire house remodel today. I had a little shock when I had to pay $3850 for a USE TAX in addition to the $1800 or so for the building permit. Apparently, I can ask all contractors to NOT charge me sales tax, so I think it’s a big wash, [...]