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On Monday, people are coming to replace the three front windows of my house. This is a totally new experience for me, since my parents did most of the work on their house themselves. Considering that none of us knew about aluminum siding OR aluminum windows (I have teh amazing metal house. Throw up horns here), though, my Dad suggested a totally foreign technique -- paying someone to do it.
Go-go-gadget checkbook!
Except for the part where my credit card is moaning under the weight, it's pretty cool! Turn around time is remarkably fast, and they'll have the job done in a day, rather than the week of fumbling it probably would have taken me.
All this leaves me clear to fumble at OTHER home projects which are rather more exciting than windows: The yarden* and the garage-into-studio transformation.
The yarden plans you've been hearing about. I won't do the whole thing at once, but I'd like to take advantage of bare-root-season to get some shrubs in the ground, and it'd be nice to have at least one raised bed ready for veggies. I'd LOVE to start on the patio, but that's a little less time-dependent.
The first task for the studio is theoretically re-finishing the cement floor. That means the first task for the studio, realistically, in cleaning out all my left-over unsorted moving stuff, including the things that will *eventually* live in the finished space. That means finding room for them...somewhere. Among the things-to-store is an unpright freezer that really ought to go in the laundry room, but won't fit in the current closet. Not a problem, really -- shove the shelves that fill half the closet over into the hard-to-reach space, wire an outlet, and there should be a perfect freezer space.
Of course, part of me is bemused by how my 'turn garage into a studio' project starts with rebuilding shelves in the laundry room, but I've too much remodeling experience to be surprised.
*My 2-year-old cousinling, Reilly, just came up with this word. Since I'm hoping my entire yard will be garden, I think yarden is quite appropriate.
Go-go-gadget checkbook!
Except for the part where my credit card is moaning under the weight, it's pretty cool! Turn around time is remarkably fast, and they'll have the job done in a day, rather than the week of fumbling it probably would have taken me.
All this leaves me clear to fumble at OTHER home projects which are rather more exciting than windows: The yarden* and the garage-into-studio transformation.
The yarden plans you've been hearing about. I won't do the whole thing at once, but I'd like to take advantage of bare-root-season to get some shrubs in the ground, and it'd be nice to have at least one raised bed ready for veggies. I'd LOVE to start on the patio, but that's a little less time-dependent.
The first task for the studio is theoretically re-finishing the cement floor. That means the first task for the studio, realistically, in cleaning out all my left-over unsorted moving stuff, including the things that will *eventually* live in the finished space. That means finding room for them...somewhere. Among the things-to-store is an unpright freezer that really ought to go in the laundry room, but won't fit in the current closet. Not a problem, really -- shove the shelves that fill half the closet over into the hard-to-reach space, wire an outlet, and there should be a perfect freezer space.
Of course, part of me is bemused by how my 'turn garage into a studio' project starts with rebuilding shelves in the laundry room, but I've too much remodeling experience to be surprised.
*My 2-year-old cousinling, Reilly, just came up with this word. Since I'm hoping my entire yard will be garden, I think yarden is quite appropriate.
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Date: 2010-02-09 09:56 pm (UTC)From:Also, you've played Video Games. You're familiar with Side Quests ;)
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