The Help Brigade
May 13, 2006
Our second dumpster was delivered without a hitch. We must say that Fairlight Disposal (www.fairlightdisposal.com) have been fantastic - on time, friendly and professional. If you are ever in need of a dumpster bin in the Toronto area, we highly recommend them.
We then met with Michael re: gas/duct-work which will begin in a week or two. Most of this work will be fairly straight-forward with the exception of the duct that currently resides in the kitchen/dining room wall (which we plan to tear down). This duct originates in a brick load-bearing wall in the basement, so re-routing on the second floor is our only option. We will need special fittings for the duct, but it is doable.
We have been dealing with phone problems over the last week. The phone lines in the house were split into four separate lines (one per floor) as the previous owner rented out a few rooms. The main floor had a couple of functioning phone jacks when we moved in, but with the renos and old fraying wires, we soon lost our dial tone. Rogers was supposed to come and replair this issue and transfer the phone line over to their service yesterday. However, this wasn't done, and any internal re-wiring of phone jacks would cost an arm and a leg. So Deb's Dad (Athol) came to the rescue, fixed the problem and our phones are now functioning. We'll deal with the Rogers transfer on Monday.
We remove the kitchen cabinets, counter top and sink fairly easily (amazed they are only held in by a few screws). We then start ripping up metal mesh and concrete left over from Thursday's tile removal.
Deb's sister (Cindi) , Andrew's Aunt (Irit) and his sister (Amy) come by to help out. They take on all sorts of tasks including bashing in the wall to expose the fire place, removing the wodden lath from the walls, removing staples from the kitchen floor, and major clean-up which involved numerous trips to the dumpster.
Later on in the afternoon we start to dismantle the 2nd floor kitchen. Smashing down the built-in cabinets we discover some unusual-looking long screws protruding through the floor. We soon realize the main floor kitchen ceiling fan has been anchored into the 2nd
floor kitchen flooring via these screws. Needless to say, this ceiling fan was removed in a hurry.
While Deb & Cindi put together some cabinets for the bedroom, Amy, Irit and Andrew work on the daunting task of lifting up the vinyl flooring in the 2nd floor kitchen. The vinyl is in two layers on top of plywood. They remove everything to expose the original floor boards. This soon-to-be bathroom is now ready for plumbing, electrical and gas/duct work installation.
We can't thank all our helpers enough for all their hard work. We had a very efficient day, and we got a lot done. We appreciate your time, effort and diligence. Amy, you really came through and unanimously win the suprising
ly helpful award!
Our second dumpster was delivered without a hitch. We must say that Fairlight Disposal (www.fairlightdisposal.com) have been fantastic - on time, friendly and professional. If you are ever in need of a dumpster bin in the Toronto area, we highly recommend them.
We then met with Michael re: gas/duct-work which will begin in a week or two. Most of this work will be fairly straight-forward with the exception of the duct that currently resides in the kitchen/dining room wall (which we plan to tear down). This duct originates in a brick load-bearing wall in the basement, so re-routing on the second floor is our only option. We will need special fittings for the duct, but it is doable.
We have been dealing with phone problems over the last week. The phone lines in the house were split into four separate lines (one per floor) as the previous owner rented out a few rooms. The main floor had a couple of functioning phone jacks when we moved in, but with the renos and old fraying wires, we soon lost our dial tone. Rogers was supposed to come and replair this issue and transfer the phone line over to their service yesterday. However, this wasn't done, and any internal re-wiring of phone jacks would cost an arm and a leg. So Deb's Dad (Athol) came to the rescue, fixed the problem and our phones are now functioning. We'll deal with the Rogers transfer on Monday.
We remove the kitchen cabinets, counter top and sink fairly easily (amazed they are only held in by a few screws). We then start ripping up metal mesh and concrete left over from Thursday's tile removal.
Deb's sister (Cindi) , Andrew's Aunt (Irit) and his sister (Amy) come by to help out. They take on all sorts of tasks including bashing in the wall to expose the fire place, removing the wodden lath from the walls, removing staples from the kitchen floor, and major clean-up which involved numerous trips to the dumpster.
Later on in the afternoon we start to dismantle the 2nd floor kitchen. Smashing down the built-in cabinets we discover some unusual-looking long screws protruding through the floor. We soon realize the main floor kitchen ceiling fan has been anchored into the 2nd
floor kitchen flooring via these screws. Needless to say, this ceiling fan was removed in a hurry.
While Deb & Cindi put together some cabinets for the bedroom, Amy, Irit and Andrew work on the daunting task of lifting up the vinyl flooring in the 2nd floor kitchen. The vinyl is in two layers on top of plywood. They remove everything to expose the original floor boards. This soon-to-be bathroom is now ready for plumbing, electrical and gas/duct work installation.
We can't thank all our helpers enough for all their hard work. We had a very efficient day, and we got a lot done. We appreciate your time, effort and diligence. Amy, you really came through and unanimously win the suprising
ly helpful award!
posted by Andrew & Deborah at 8:51 PM
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