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”

Status Report, 2 May 2021

Goals for Week of April 19 Get packed out of Orange Ave.` Accomplishments Completed pack out from Orange Ave. Movers came and picked up all of our stuff. One vault is coming to Pearl St. the week of 15 May. The other vaults will be stored in California until we’re ready for them at Mintwood.Continue reading “Status Report, 2 May 2021”

Status Report, 18 April 2021

Goals for week of April 11 As much as I can on 3rd floor railings (no progress) Head to California to pack out! (done) Sign a tenant for 580 Orange Ave. (done) Accomplishments Tenant has been selected for Orange Ave. We had a number of highly qualified applicants, and choosing the right fit was notContinue reading “Status Report, 18 April 2021”

Status Report, 11 April 2021

Goals from week of Mar 22 Finalize move date from California Install railings on 3rd floor Accomplishments Move date is locked. Packing will be April 21, and truck leaves April 22. We’ll be moving a small load to Pearl St. right away. The remainder of the Los Altos house will be in storage in CAContinue reading “Status Report, 11 April 2021”

Status Report, 4 April 2021

Goals from week of Mar 22 Framing start at Mintwood. Pearl St. railing on 3rd floor Continue to source roofing bids for Mintwood. Meet with mom to finalize the reconciliation entries in the books. Accomplishments Framing underway. Basement stairs and powder room platform complete. Footing poured for post in basement Reconciliation of books underway. Corp UpdateContinue reading “Status Report, 4 April 2021”