Aptenobytes

Reno World

Working on two projects this week. First, is the stairs. The pic below is of the handmade square nails holding the stairs together, as we are fixing it up after seventy years of neglect.

The spindles removed for stripping

Another picture of a handmade nail. They're just so cool.

And the other project is the bathroom demo that turned into a full on mould remediation nightmare. Below is a picture of a screw from a power box that is rubbing against the shower pipe.

Another picture of the power box. Note the rust around it. This is but one example of the idiocy that has gone on in this house.

The bathroom has now been stripped of all mould bearing drywall etc., and is ready to have some insulation added, and then new drywall.

A view of the roof in the bathroom. Looks like the roof is also a culprit in this scenario.

Note the lack of insulation around the retro-fitted windows. Thanks window installing idiots. Appreciate that.

   

And here is the real culprit in this saga. A rusted out tub spout which caused a long term leak that ended up with lots of mould.

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Good times.

The next post will show some after shots of the work we've done in our front entrance and in the bathroom.

Crane goes up across the street

This is the house next door that has been declared unfit for habitation due to it falling over into the excavaton pit.

Note that you can see daylight between the bricks in the picture below.

And here are some pics of the crane going up last night. They started last night at 7PM. Not impressed with the city on this. I got the notice from Tega Homes on Thursday that there would be overnight construction. When I phoned 311, they told me that no permit had been filed for a noise exemption. It wasn't until I phoned again on Friday that I was told that they had received a noise exemption.

Now they turn on the lights for the night. The first piece is up ( behind the Gingko tree).

Second piece getting attached.

And when I woke this morning, the crane was complete.

Centropolis excavation

Some pics of the construction cater corner from my home.

Happy new year, and decade

Hope the next year and next decade are better than the last for you and your lobed ones. Onward and upward!

Happy solstice festival!

Whichever one you celebrate.

T-13 days

Getting married in less than two weeks!

We got reviewed!

So we got reviewed in the Citizen this week. Made us super busy, which is great because it's our quiet season. http://www.capitaldining.ca/2010/review/absinthe/

Made me happy and I'm sure it made my boss even happier.

Blog posted here.

Long work week

Haven't had much time to post. I'm working as the General Manager at Absinthe and i've been doing seventy hour weeks. Worth it. It's a very cool restaurant. We focus on a lot of locally produced foods, and the owner/ chef has his head on straight about being socially conscious. i'm proud of my job!
http://www.absinthecafe.ca

Blog posted here.

Fearghus

Here's one of the main reasons that I haven't been keeping up with the blog. My son Fearghus was born on October 21st, 2009.

Ways to know that you're getting old.

Toys from your youth start getting referred to as 'vintage'

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That of course is not going to stop me from picking up a replacement on ebay, it's just depressing to be bidding on it as a 'vintage' 150 in 1 electronic project kit.