We’re taking a trip out to the west coast in a few weeks and unfortunately Maggie is not carry on. So we’ve been looking for a good place to board her. A couple of the neighbours have offered to look after her, and it’s very much appreciated. (Awesome neighbours here) but Maggie’s a spoiled brat and . . . → Read More: of dogs and renos
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Opened up the laptop this evening and that’s what I was greeted with. No boot device… nice. A reboot, and all appears well, but that’s not what I want with a new lappy. Hope it was an isolated incident and will not be happening again. Being that it’s the end of June, it’s time for me to . . . → Read More: No boot device… I got fired up about doing some more work on the basement, so I thought I would start on the bar area. We are trying to save a bit of cash, so we’re going to reuse the existing bar, and paint out the bead-board, or wainscoting, or whatever it’s called. I really don’t want to be . . . → Read More: More renos This is why you don’t bury junction boxes in walls and ceilings… …and also why you should follow the recommended procedure for hooking up more than one baseboard heater to a single thermostat. Hint: this is the wrong way. We’re doing major renos… we’ve added a furnace/AC and now I’m pulling all the electric heat out. I’m also . . . → Read More: Well, there’s your problem! I somehow got started uploading crap to youtube… …ok, I can’t get embed to work right… I’ll try to figure it out one day. Took the day off work yesterday for the inspectors. I took out building and electrical permits on the basement… Why? No permit: no insurance… If there’s ever a fire/etc they can’t say it was caused by uninspected/faulty electrical work. Better safe than sorry I say. That piece of mind did cost me about $150, but . . . → Read More: Inspections Major work done on the basement… we painted the walls (again)… the color didn’t quite match up to what it was supposed to be the first round . Away with the baby blue, and now we have a brown/gray/purple thing going on. Paint looks good against the white ceiling. And I get to show off . . . → Read More: Basement update Well, I’ve finished the brick surround of the fireplace and the projector screen. The stone we used isn’t actually stone but it’s a cultured stone product (pumice and cement) made to look like real rock. http://www.coronado.com/ It wasn’t too hard to install, but getting the mortar mix to the correct consistancy sure helped keep the bricks . . . → Read More: Fireplace |
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