Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, Plumbing rough inspection is complete. We still need an electrical inspection, but that is now gated on the roof repairs. (See detail below). Outside, Sewer line repairs are complete. Roof repairs are scheduled for 1-14 August. Goals from Week of June 12 Finalize sheetrock selection Sign-off, plumbing rough inspectionContinue reading “Status Report, 19 July 2021”
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Garage Epoxy Floors
Someone recently asked me about epoxy floors for a garage. I’ll start by saying this is one of the best investments you can make in your garage. It will improve the usability of the space now, and it shows very nicely when you are looking to sell/ rent. There are some important caveats, though, toContinue reading “Garage Epoxy Floors”
Status Report, 12 July 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, We are waiting on a couple of little clean-ups on rough mechanicals, scheduled for ~12-13 July. Then we’ll be ready for pre-insulation inspection. Over the past 10 days, we’ve cleaned all of the exposed brick and repointing has begun.Outside, We have scheduled the sewer line repairs for 12-17 July.Continue reading “Status Report, 12 July 2021”
Status Report, 5 July 2021
Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, We are waiting on a couple of little clean-ups on rough mechanicals, scheduled for ~12-13 July. Then we’ll be ready for pre-insulation inspection. Over the past 10 days, we’ve cleaned all of the exposed brick and we are ready to start pointing.Outside, We have scheduled the sewer line repairsContinue reading “Status Report, 5 July 2021”
Status Report, 21 June 2021
OK, last week was my 25th anniversary, so there was no status report. It’s worth saying here, too, that I couldn’t be doing this crazy adventure without the support of my wife. Love you, sweetie. Thanks for everything. Big Picture: Where are we? Inside, our rough mechanicals are pretty much wrapped up. We have aContinue reading “Status Report, 21 June 2021”
Cable Railing Completed
At Pearl St, the attic is a usable bedroom, and we wanted to dress it up a bit, so I opted to fabricate and install a cable railing system. For some context, we closed in 3 sides of a stairwell opening, for a total of about 15 linear feet. Here’s a cost breakdown for theContinue reading “Cable Railing Completed”
Status Report, 6 June 2021
Goals for Week of May 24 FInalize roofing contract Finalize lighting plan so we can start electrical Take delivery of Mintwood plumbing fixtures Accomplishments Received plumbing fixtures. There are still a few more to order, but the key ones we need to pass rough inspection have arrived. Corp Update No update last week due to MemorialContinue reading “Status Report, 6 June 2021”
Status Report, 23 May 2021
Goals for Week of May 16 Hand over Hatfield to new tenants. Finalize railing on 3rd floor at Pearl Complete Mintwood Plumbing rough-in work Accomplishments Hatfield is now occupied by the new tenants. They arrived on Friday pretty much as scheduled. There were no noted deficiencies in the unit at the time of handover. RoughContinue reading “Status Report, 23 May 2021”
Status Report, 16 May 2021
Goals for Week of 9 May Finish cleaning at Hatfield. Install railing on 3rd floor at Pearl Complete Mintwood HVAC work Start Mintwood plumbing Window install at Mintwood. Accomplishments Hatfield is cleaned for the new tenants. In the cleaning process, I found a couple of minor maintenance issues (replacing all smoke detectors, etc.). I’ll beContinue reading “Status Report, 16 May 2021”
Status Report, 9 May 2021
Goals for Week of 2 May Get Hatfield ready for new tenants. Start railing on 3rd floor at Pearl if possible Complete framing at Mintwood. Start HVAC work Accomplishments Framing is complete at Mintwood. All of the core framing work is completed per the plans. The team will come back in June for some overframingContinue reading “Status Report, 9 May 2021”
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