Latin (tem-pu̇s-ˈfü-git): Time Flies
The counter is ready and the installers are here. Inside of two hours the counter is installed and the new sink is in place. For me this meant that last night I removed all the now old counter tops for the last time. Disconnected the kitchen sink and the dishwasher and move the stove out Read More …
Today was the templating day where they come out and measure your kitchen exactly for the new countertop. Originally scheduled for around 10:30 there was a cancellation so Larry, the person doing our templating, is able to arrive at around 9 am We were told by some other folks that they would make a cardboard Read More …
Tomorrow the installers arrive to template for the new quartz countertop. That mean that I need to remove the old countertop before they arrive. Several sections of countertop are easily removed. Just unscrew from underneath, cut off some silicone sealant and off comes the tops. Then there is the more interesting section, the “L” shape Read More …
We’re updating our kitchen counter tops to quartz! As is seemingly quite normal one new thing tends to lead to a bunch of new things. New counter mean new sink, new faucet and new backslash tiles. While the new counter will be installed by the pros I’m tasked with removing the old counter and doing Read More …
I seem to have had some new motivation lately to accomplish a few long outstanding tasks around the house. We have 3 basement windows that were never finished when the basement was developed. I just didn’t know how to tackle trimming them out without a lot of messing about. And then, early in the pandemic, Read More …
I’ve had this clock since I was about 14 and at that time is was already an official antique, being appraised a just over 100 years old. It was originally in the train station in Rennie, Manitoba near Brerton Lake in the Whiteshell. So, how did I get this little treasure? Well one weekend my Read More …
That’s right after seven or is it eight years, the Stewart household once again has… baseboards! Man that renovating! One thing just leads to another and another and before you know it, you’re putting up baseboards.
Sanding the front room Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. Things are really moving along on Eric & Dez’s house renovation project. Lots of drywall finishing and painting happened during the week. This weekend I finished all of the wiring with the exception of some ceiling lights and some outlets etc. in the basement that are Read More …
Saw by s2photography Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This weekend the renovations focused mainly on the basement. During the week Eric & Dez finished the upstairs drywall and started mudding the walls. Currently there are a couple of coats in most areas and sanding should start during the week. On the weekend about 3/4 of Read More …
Bathroom Wiring Originally uploaded by Big Dadoo. This afternoon, after church, I was helping Dez and Eric with their house renovations. Today, I was the electrician. We wired up a bathroom ceiling fan, replaced a bunch of wire, re-routes lights to different switches and roughed in the bathroom light fixture and a GFI outlet. Len, Read More …