Day 119: New Window - Day 125: Running Water

Friday September 2, 2011

Much earlier in the project, we realized that the horrible replacement window installed by the previous owners had to go. Not only was is leaky, but the previous owners had installed a window designed for 2x6 framing, so it, and all of the other windows in our house, stick in and out of the walls by an inch. Also, the old "new" window was about 2 inches smaller on each side than the original. We knew exactly what we wanted, but we almost called the whole thing off after we were visted by the salesman representing the brand of window we wanted buy. After having to show the sales guy how to read a tape measure and many delays, our window finally arrived on Sept 2nd. The installer did a really good job on the outside, but his assistant was a little slow to figure out how help his boss properly align everything on the inside. Here are some during and after pictures.

They actually had to remove two old windows, since the existing window had been installed inside the original 1960s window frame. The result of this is a much nicer view of Garden Girl's garden

Thursday September 8, 2011


Today our friendly Neighbourhood Plumber connected our sink and dishwasher. The sink came out on day 3, so this will be 122 days without a kitchen sink. (The pile of gravel on the front lawn is part of an unrelated project to try to reduce flooding in our basement, but that's another story)

With the sink reconnected we started to move back in to the kitchen. Still to complete, some of the wood trim, some drywall in the living room, staining and installing the two pocket doors, and choosing and installing backsplash tiles, ceiling lights, and 41 cabinet door handles.