Day 91, TGIF- Sanding and Electrical installations,

We are seeing light at the end of the tunnel on our remodel. Dan and Darrell discuss the upcoming floor sanding. After the floors are prepared then the selected color stain is applied to all surfaces. Finally the protective coating to resist scratch marks from the three local labs in residence.


BELOW, One of Darrell's chores is to remove all unnecessary junk and haul it off the job site, Thanks Bud!

Today was sanding day. There are two principle ways this is achieved. One is edge sanding and overall large surface floor sanding. These are the sanding discs used to prepare the floors.


BELOW, are examples of both sanding processes.

 

After the sanding operation is complete then Dan must vacuum all excess saw dust especially if he is not restarting the process for another two days over the weekend.






BELOW, Scott is minus his beard. He didn't like eating a burrito with his beard catching some of the burrito's ingredient. Nice looking guy!

This what the hallway looks like with its edges sanded. Sandy and I could believe how dark the original floors were stained.


The Hallway is a unique situation because we are just re-sanding and staining/coating the original floor. Note the floor planks are random 3", 5" and 7" planks with dowel fasteners at the end of the planks.


We can't wait to see the results of this process.

Other items to acknowledge include the new vent to the outside air from the gas cook top.

This will allow our guest to sample the cooking aromas before they enter the kitchen. 

Next is the downstairs stairwell with its first coat of primer. 

Followed by our new Toto toilet with a full skirted bottom and a 1.2 gallon flush cycle. 

Lastly is our new ORB (oil-rubbed bronze finish) shower controls and grab bar.

One of our favorite subs is Mikey the electrician. He is every phase of this remodel. His tasks add all the joy to this remodel by energizing the lights, fans, switches, wall plug, etc.



Sandy now get to see her famous Tiffany pendents finally installed and lighted. What is interesting is we can not use LED or florescent bulbs just incandescent ones. Mikey explains why this is so.

Craig checks the door swing to insure a safe margin has been achieved.



Mikey also installed three ceiling fans each has it's unique remote controller.

Craig has some labeling chores to do, so the fan remotes don't get co-mingled. We also learned what direction of rotation is best.

Sandy always wanted to be an electrician, so Mikey lent her his head light so she could be illuminating.




BELOW, Sandy is a very happy camper she has he Tiffany light. We also have a three light Tiffany no hung until the floors are complete and the eating nook cabinet is installed.

NEXT: Is Sanding - Staining - Coating all next week. 

The blog will be not publishing for eight datys until I get back from World Workplace in Philadelphia...See you then.

In the mean time, guess when the final inspection is going to be scheduled.

Day 90, More of the same pictures I missed from the previous blog

PAYDAY!

Darrell just got another installment payment for services rendered. Now all the Subs are lining up for their piece of the action. As Darrell says it just flows through his operation like water over your hand.

BELOW, Stacy and Darrell continue to add the finishing touches to each cabinet bay, drawer or door.

Brad was caught by the Co-PM playing air guitar in our shower

Darrell is using his good eye to align the door knobs accurately.

 

RIGHT, Victor continues his endless painting tasks. This project is job security for him because we have a lot of painted surfaces and doors.

BELOW, Darrell tests the drain in the deep sink in the utility room. Sandy sourced the deepest sink Kohler makes for her animal maintenance duties. Can't wait to see one of the dogs getting a bath.

Kevin is our vent guy. He needed to install two under floor vents systems. One from the gas cook top to the front of the house. The other vent needed to go from the gas dryer to the back of the house.

 

Our old Kitchen Frig sat in the middle of the back porch for five months until it finally got snugged into its new  location in the Utility Room between the hall way and Kitchen doors. I still keep going to the back porch is search of it's contents.

 The other frig designated as the Pet food safe was another matter. It has been sitting next to the old freezer in the breeze way. In order to get that unit into the Utility room the builder needed to remove both doors.

We had a surprise guest when I got back from my road trip. Clint came by to visit us and see a lot of the new finishes and fixture installations. He loved the Blue Bahia counter top. 

BELOW, he removed all the paper from the walkway in prep for the floor sanding.

Craig and Clint check out the Hall bathroom which is almost ready.

Craig is demonstrating the articulating shelf for Sandy's mixer.

NEXT: TGIF- Electrical finishing touches, sanding and junk removal.

Day 88-90, Plumbing, Finishing and Frig Moving

Tuesday, I was working at the local office then traveling to Stockton on a road trip to do building audits. So Sandy was the PM on site and responsible for all the photo documentation.

LEFT, Brad the Plumber is ready to install all the fixtures and sinks after the counter tops were set on top of the cabinets.

BELOW, You can see all the parts and accessories you need on the job and we still are short some pieces we have to order.

LEFT, Darrell explains to who ever will listen how he sees the gas line getting hooked up to the cook top and misses the down draft ventilation system.

After a spirited discussion orders are given and the connection process begins. This same process is repeated on each major item as the plumber moved to the next item to be installed and connected with water, gas and/or drained.

ABOVE, This is our goose neck faucets with pull out hose. Note that the apron sink fixture is the sister fixture to the island unit.

RIGHT, This is the one and only garbage disposal in the house. This will grind-up everything feed into its mouth. This unit will be turned on by an air switch on the right of the faucets.

BELOW, the those two knobs on either side of the faucet is the hand and dish washing soap dispensters.

As usual, we had another four truck day in the drive. Someone dared to drive Chevy amidst all the Ford utility trucks.

LEFT, BELOW, Victor touches up the bathroom as Darrell points out where he had to raise the mirrors 3-1/2" high to clear thee new vessel sink faucets. Victor is always with his favorite beverage, coffee.

BELOW, Darrell and Stacy complete the trim around the three windows into the Family Room.

Stacy measures the corbels that will support the granite counter top. This is our buffet counter which we will use to stage food and drink from the Kitchen.

BELOW, Stacy checks for exact levelness while Darrell prepares to move the frig into it's new home in the utility room. The doors may have to be remove to get it through the door ways.

BELOW, Darrell and Stacy figure out the best way to install the down draft vent. 

 

One problem to be resolved is the remote fan switch is not wireless so where do you install it without drilling into the granite?

 

 

ABOVE, the sink cabinets with a drawer pull for the garbage containers (left) and door knob for the pots (center and right) and pans storage.

Darrell use a fixture template to locate the correct location for the door knobs and drawer pulls.

BELOW, this is an example of the pantry cabinets and how the knobs are installed in the upper doors.

NEXT: More of the same next blog...