My only update this week is that we updated our project budget last week and concluded that the temporary counter replacement ended up costing us $800 , 1/4 of which was replacing the dang stupid disposal, so we're set that much back in preparing for the electrical panel upgrade muttermutter
on an unrelated note, my construction neighbors seem to be installing a retaining wall on their side of the fence they are building... I'm not sure I count it as an 8' fence if they put it in a 4' deep ditch
Almost electrocuted myself last night. I was adding a new receptacle in the garage. Started to open up the junction box I was going to tap, and thought hmmm maybe I should test for voltage just in case. Good thing I did, the receptacle I was going to tap was on a different circuit and still LIVE!
@TheEvilGreebo it's slightly tapered along the side from the front to the back, so right next to the tab it's against the framing but the back is ~1/4" away.
So it pivots on the tab.
@SteveJackson Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, have multiple pairs of goggles!
@Tester101 Yeah not sure how the painting will go. We're pretty sure that it was originally white (you can see where the light was and we didn't patch) and accumulated that lovely color over 30 years.
They probably don't move once you put drywall up, but this is a garage so no chance of that happening. I'll probably just go pick up a metal box, and replace it.
Just today I went to the tile store to try and find some accent/mosaic tiles to run in a strip around the tub. But I was turned off by how crazy expensive they are. I am also worried about putting in a glass tile (which 90% of the accent tiles at the store are) as I think it is really trendy right now but I can see it dating the bathroom in 5-10 years.
I may just go with a simple 2x2 tile "grid mosaic" in a contrasting color instead
The tile colors we picked are very neutral (for that very reason). The granite vanity top and shower shelves is a little trickier because it has a variety of colors in it that some people just may not like.
We've got to make significant progress on the windows. It's a big bay with three sash windows - one large, two small. We have one small one completely stripped, but managed to break the glass in both panes - so that's another job. The other small window is half stripped and the big one about 1/4.
We need to get the small window reglazed tomorrow (which involved an out of town trip to get restoration glass) as well as the other windows fully stripped.
As it's a Victorian house we need to get the ripply effect of old glass but with new glass. Unfortunately it's 4x the price of regular float glass
If we can do that and get the windows primed by the end of the weekend I'll be happy. My wife's not working at the moment so she'll be able to finish off the painting next week and then we can re-hang the windows on new sash cords. Then we'll have fully working windows again. Just in time to close up for winter
We've got secondary glazing (well perspex sheets with magnetic strips) that keep us a bit warmer and less draughty in the winter
It works reasonably well. The only downside is that our windows are quite large - 5' - 6' high and they're a little too big for the gauge of perspex we got so they can flex and bow leaving gaps. We've had to resort to using cleats to keep them flat.
They now do edging profiles - see the bottom of this page - 365plastics.com/Secondary-Glazing-FAQ.html - which weren't available when we bought. I think they'd help stiffen the perspex.
Though looking at the pics we might be able to retrofit. Hmm, will have to think about this
@Tester101 Yes. It's white so it's not too noticeable. Less so if you're window frames are white and possibly even paintable - though we've not tried that.
