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It’s Almost Over, Right?

coolsand — Tue, 20 May 2008 02:27:57 +0000

We’re nearing completion on this LONG project. Electric is due to be turned on next week. Carpet installers are on deck for the new attic carpet. Fresh paint has been applied to the upstairs – and it looks so nice!

A Mother’s Day to Remember

coolsand — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:29:59 +0000

Mother’s Day 2008….laying sod. Oh what fun! However, I’m glad to be out working and pushing this closer and closer to completion. Although JD and I are still annoyed that the city made us rip out the cement onsite, we do have to admit the grass and pavers look nice. Now we are just hoping the grass lives!

Making a Classic Memory

coolsand — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 16:38:21 +0000

Yesterday was another visit to the shore house. We took in the new siding, which we think turned out great! It’s a darker blue, but it’s still “My Blue Heaven”. We tour the downstairs unit, which is looking good with the framing all done. The rooms certainly aren’t large, but they are enough for the shore – the beach is the real attraction! We also placed Ryan, Jackson and Frosty’s handprints in the concrete – making the classic home building memory.

The Money Pit

coolsand — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 02:48:02 +0000

Remember the classic 80s movie where everything costs twice as much as estimated and the contractor keeps say “two weeks”? We’re living it! Not really, but the costs are adding up quickly (did you know they make tiles that are over $100 sqft – who buys those?). And we do love our contractor, he is JD’s brother after all. But it does seem like it’s going super slow! The city has four thousand inspections and their turnaround time leaves something to be desired.

Should We Be Watching This?

coolsand — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 02:38:00 +0000

Today we packed up the the kids and drove to the shore for the big event….separating the house from the foundation. It was fairly early in the morning so I didn’t have a drink as I planned. Maybe I should’ve! They had already slid the steel beams through the house before we got there. As we arrived they were separating the house between the first and second floors with saws. Then they lifted it with a much smaller compressor than I would’ve imagined and at times, a hand jack! It was, all in all, much more low-tech than I imagined.