Karl Laustrup
03-15-2006, 9:08 PM
Wednesday March 15th, 2006
Well, gang it's been a few days since my last report. That's because there hasn't been a whole lot going on.
Monday Norm, the electrician came over and got all the outlets in the basement installed and hooked up to switches. I installed several of my old garage/shop flourescent fixtures and we now have light in the basement. Still have some more to buy and put up to get good coverage in the crawl spaces though.
Tuesday the crew [2] showed up and put the primer coat on the walls. That took them all of about 3 hours total. That included taping plastic over all the windows. Man these guys are good. Had the temp upstairs at about 75 and the humidity from the primer made it feel like a steam bath.
Today I started prepping the bowed wall. I'm going to fill all the cracks and put that UGL waterproof stuff on. It's supposed to be pretty good. Then the GC will shore up the wall before framing and insulating it.
I was also expecting the crew to show up to do the knock down texture on the walls. When they hadn't showed up by about 9:45 I took off to do some errands.
I returned about 12:15 to find the truck in front of the house. I asked if they needed water [don't have any yet, but soon will] to mix stuff. The guy spoke little English, but said no. OK I thought, so they'll be getting after it pretty quick. I unloaded my stuff into the garage and then went into the house. My chin hit the floor. The entire house was complete with perfect knock down texture. I checked each room and each was done. I got back to the front door and they were pulling out of the driveway. Wow, they've come a long way since the early 90's doing that stuff. My house would have been at least a two day job. Now it's done in less than 3 hours. Amazing.
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I worked on the basement wall until the guys stopped by about the new water service from the well. That was a good discussion about how and where to put the new service. Looks like we may have water by the end of next week. Now all we need is the hookup to the septic system.
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Shortly after the well guy left the painter showed up to check things out and have me pick a color. WHITE! What color white he asks? WHITE!, True WHITE, I says. And what about the trim. Semi Gloss on everything, WHITE, I says. The trim? Everything. Doors? Everything, just don't paint the glass in the windows. Can you tell I like white? I like white because then we can accessorize with whatever we want and use colors that we may like right now, but maybe not two years from now. Much easier to change some accessory rather than painting.
So tomorrow or Friday is another primer coat before the painter comes in Monday to paint. Two coats. One Monday, one Tuesday.
We have snow coming tonight and tomorrow. Everytime I hear the weather the totals seem to be going up. It started at about 3 inches. Now we're up to possibly as much as 12". Guess it'll be awhile before we can get the grading done and the deck built, or the walkway up to the front door.
Just got back from Ho-Chunk Casino where we dined on King Crab Legs. All you can eat. :) YUM! YUM! :) I'm full and ready for a good nights sleep. :D
More as it happens. Thanks.
Karl
Well, gang it's been a few days since my last report. That's because there hasn't been a whole lot going on.
Monday Norm, the electrician came over and got all the outlets in the basement installed and hooked up to switches. I installed several of my old garage/shop flourescent fixtures and we now have light in the basement. Still have some more to buy and put up to get good coverage in the crawl spaces though.
Tuesday the crew [2] showed up and put the primer coat on the walls. That took them all of about 3 hours total. That included taping plastic over all the windows. Man these guys are good. Had the temp upstairs at about 75 and the humidity from the primer made it feel like a steam bath.
Today I started prepping the bowed wall. I'm going to fill all the cracks and put that UGL waterproof stuff on. It's supposed to be pretty good. Then the GC will shore up the wall before framing and insulating it.
I was also expecting the crew to show up to do the knock down texture on the walls. When they hadn't showed up by about 9:45 I took off to do some errands.
I returned about 12:15 to find the truck in front of the house. I asked if they needed water [don't have any yet, but soon will] to mix stuff. The guy spoke little English, but said no. OK I thought, so they'll be getting after it pretty quick. I unloaded my stuff into the garage and then went into the house. My chin hit the floor. The entire house was complete with perfect knock down texture. I checked each room and each was done. I got back to the front door and they were pulling out of the driveway. Wow, they've come a long way since the early 90's doing that stuff. My house would have been at least a two day job. Now it's done in less than 3 hours. Amazing.
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I worked on the basement wall until the guys stopped by about the new water service from the well. That was a good discussion about how and where to put the new service. Looks like we may have water by the end of next week. Now all we need is the hookup to the septic system.
34006
Shortly after the well guy left the painter showed up to check things out and have me pick a color. WHITE! What color white he asks? WHITE!, True WHITE, I says. And what about the trim. Semi Gloss on everything, WHITE, I says. The trim? Everything. Doors? Everything, just don't paint the glass in the windows. Can you tell I like white? I like white because then we can accessorize with whatever we want and use colors that we may like right now, but maybe not two years from now. Much easier to change some accessory rather than painting.
So tomorrow or Friday is another primer coat before the painter comes in Monday to paint. Two coats. One Monday, one Tuesday.
We have snow coming tonight and tomorrow. Everytime I hear the weather the totals seem to be going up. It started at about 3 inches. Now we're up to possibly as much as 12". Guess it'll be awhile before we can get the grading done and the deck built, or the walkway up to the front door.
Just got back from Ho-Chunk Casino where we dined on King Crab Legs. All you can eat. :) YUM! YUM! :) I'm full and ready for a good nights sleep. :D
More as it happens. Thanks.
Karl