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dancerjodiAs my brother said last night, our new place is "just like our house was 10 years ago" (meaning my parent's place during construction of the addition).
Lots of walls are stripped down to bare plaster.
The dumpster has lots of stuff in it already (I wonder if we should have gotten a bigger one).
There are holes with wires sticking out of them all over the place.
Its not so much construction that bothers me since I'm used to that; its the fact that I'm a super anal-retentive neat freak and that B is an 'all over the place' slob. I came home from work to find food wrappers, empty plastic cups and trash scattered all over the house. I know it takes time to clean those things up but if you have to do them ANYWAY at some point, why not do it at the time to get it over with?
We discovered that the washing machine hookup is off of the kitchen but the vent for the dryer is in the basement - weird. Ultimately we'll have both the washer and dryer off of the kitchen in the large pantry area but for the time being to make things easier construction wise they'll be on different floors. I guess carrying wet clothing downstairs will make me a bit buff . . . that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Our stove is confirmed to get hooked up on Saturday (yay)! and hopefully we can throw out their old crappy fridge and washing machine on Thursday (that is IF they still do pickup on the holiday - we'll find out today). Then at least our kitchen table will be back in the kitchen and usable (rather than in the kitchen-dining room doorway).
I'm such my father's daughter - we decided last night to rip out the pantry closet and the closet in the den and then move the doorway to the den over to the left a bit to better accommodate our stuff. That way we'll have one big pantry room to fit the washer, dryer and a bunch of cabinets . . . and the entry to the den will be in the middle of that room (instead of the right side as it is now).
I love homeownership (despite the plaster dust, box, crap, staple covered mess that it is right now) :)
Lots of walls are stripped down to bare plaster.
The dumpster has lots of stuff in it already (I wonder if we should have gotten a bigger one).
There are holes with wires sticking out of them all over the place.
Its not so much construction that bothers me since I'm used to that; its the fact that I'm a super anal-retentive neat freak and that B is an 'all over the place' slob. I came home from work to find food wrappers, empty plastic cups and trash scattered all over the house. I know it takes time to clean those things up but if you have to do them ANYWAY at some point, why not do it at the time to get it over with?
We discovered that the washing machine hookup is off of the kitchen but the vent for the dryer is in the basement - weird. Ultimately we'll have both the washer and dryer off of the kitchen in the large pantry area but for the time being to make things easier construction wise they'll be on different floors. I guess carrying wet clothing downstairs will make me a bit buff . . . that's not necessarily a bad thing.
Our stove is confirmed to get hooked up on Saturday (yay)! and hopefully we can throw out their old crappy fridge and washing machine on Thursday (that is IF they still do pickup on the holiday - we'll find out today). Then at least our kitchen table will be back in the kitchen and usable (rather than in the kitchen-dining room doorway).
I'm such my father's daughter - we decided last night to rip out the pantry closet and the closet in the den and then move the doorway to the den over to the left a bit to better accommodate our stuff. That way we'll have one big pantry room to fit the washer, dryer and a bunch of cabinets . . . and the entry to the den will be in the middle of that room (instead of the right side as it is now).
I love homeownership (despite the plaster dust, box, crap, staple covered mess that it is right now) :)
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Whoa
Date: 2002-07-02 06:40 am (UTC)I'm not sure I can visualize this, but it's not important for me to visualize.
*grin*
I WAS wondering how you were going to deal with a week of "B & A Construction", but it's pretty much how I expected. You running around behind them fixing what they didn't do right the first time *grin* It's OK to be anal. *hugs* We love you.
I can't wait to see it when it's done, it's so YOU.
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Date: 2002-07-02 07:13 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2002-07-09 12:44 pm (UTC)the thing that skewed our apartment perspective was that we did just move things as needed. not this extreme, but i did run network jacks everywhere, added electrical circuits, etc...
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Date: 2002-07-02 08:18 am (UTC)Hey there
Date: 2002-07-02 09:00 am (UTC)I'm sorry I missed helping with the move, but life has been "interesting" (in the chinese sence of the term) lately.....
Btw - Since you are going to be redoing your kitchen, and I need to move. I have a Large fridge, a dishwasher, and washer and dryer. All in very good shape..... :-) Maybe we can make a deal.
Re: Hey there
Date: 2002-07-02 01:22 pm (UTC)Having a contractor in the family is a good thing (our cabinets will be free too - they are in my grandmother's garage at the moment, Dad took them out of another kitchen for a customer's remodel) :)
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Date: 2002-07-02 10:22 am (UTC)my house was the same exact way. when i was a kid, the washing machine drained into the kitchen sink. heee. my parents remodeled, so they're both in the basement now.
maybe it's some weird framingham older house kinda thing.
p.s---my mom made a point to tell me to invite you guys to a giant barbeque they're having. there'll be lots of meat, but my crazy family will all be there. eep.
Aw,
Date: 2002-07-03 05:51 am (UTC)And when you come home and come by to visit us you're welcome to bring Mom and Dad too!