Tyler and Tamara's House

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81956626195064125372011-04-21T14:32:18.185-07:00Tyler and Tamara's HouseTeatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.comBlogger191100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-52007578685741856642007-04-03T03:47:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:05.139-08:00Banister

I finallt replaced the dodgy old banister going up the stairs. We wanted a stainless steel rail but I couldn't find anyone who sold such a thing on this side of the atlantic. I was going to make one but stainless is so bloody expensive. We were at home depot and looking at lights when I saw the steel conduit used for running electrical cabeling. Our neighbour Benny had buit his own rail out

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-59270613379941125402007-04-03T03:28:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:05.997-08:00Kitchen Floors

This weekend we tore up the kitchen floor and put down a porcelain "faux" slate tile. The tile looks and feels exactlylike a natural store, but the tile is harder and much less poreous than true slate. The tile is also fireproof so we can use it in the fireplace.

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-91369509686887493992007-03-26T06:03:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:07.130-08:00Door Story

I found the original front door under our deck a week or so ago and it was in pretty good shape - all things considered. I thought we should restore it and stick it back on the front of the house where it belongs. I has a giant window in it and is nice molded Douglas Fir. We screped all the old paint off and I picked up some security plastic instead of glass - for obvious reasons - and started

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-11649291414881743952007-03-23T08:37:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:07.319-08:00Hail Cedar!

I was getting into the shower the other day and stepped onto a freezing cold tile floor and thought to my self "this sucks." My favorite thing is a long shower, and a cold floor is the pitts. The shower in our house is big. Really big. It's 58'' x 34'' and all tile. The floor tile is super haggard and gross. The grout is greying and dirty looking and the tile around the joint where the walls meet

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-5783667701855109502007-03-14T05:24:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:08.167-08:00Some More Progress Pics

Painted Stairwell Jack Dining Room From Stairs Kitty Spot The Office

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-32179590129592900452007-03-14T04:48:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:09.277-08:00Pumbling?

So I successfully pulled out the stupid busted bib, got the whole kit up and running (so I thought) Hoses connected, drainage engaged, plugs plugged, the whole 9. What do I find when I go to turn on the water? The past owner, instead of just taking the 10 minutes and $20 to fix the busted bib, went and hired a plumber to cut off the plumbing to the washer under the cabinets. For the love of gods!

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-38121061987537218442007-03-13T14:40:00.000-07:002008-12-11T07:07:10.054-08:00X-tractor

I went to hook up the Washing machine today and discovered that there was a broken hose bib on the cold water tap. The bib had busted off right at the threads and the piece was still stuck inside. I couldn't just cut the fitting off because our pipes are integrated into the cabinetry in the kitchen. I went to Home Depot to find a pipe extractor but they had no idea what I was talking about.

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-8080353444043494432007-03-09T05:59:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:10.940-08:00Roof! Roof!

Well the roofers made a surprise visit to the house this morning and started ripping up our back roof. We should be water tight by this evening! They are replacing the fascia board, all rot found in the supporting deck and putting up the proper drip edge that was missing on the last roof. Hopefully we will have the gutter man in on monday to set up a proper gutter system. I'll post up some

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-8617252153886201022007-03-09T05:36:00.000-08:002007-03-09T05:37:13.341-08:00Elctricity is to blame

A wiring problem is being blamed for a fire that levelled a landmark north-end Halifax eatery Wednesday.The former North End Diner and North End Pub complex on Gottingen Street was a mess of charred and icy rubble Thursday. The fire broke out mid-afternoon and took just two hours to reduce much of the more than 100-year-old structure to ruins."It was an electrical malfunction above a bathroom

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-20817072447902755772007-03-08T05:14:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:12.583-08:00OH NO!!! NED's DEAD

Our favourite Diner NED's that is block down from us has burned to the ground. I was driving by yesterday around 2pm on my way back from a meeting when I saw smoke and thought our house was burning down. It turned out that it was the diner on fire a block down. This was our favourite place to eat breakfast and one of the best venues for bands in the evening. I hope they decide to rebuild!

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-22776465313469550092007-03-06T04:21:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:14.756-08:00Kitchen and Bath

We spent this weekend painting and reparing stuff in the kitchen and bathroom. We discovered that the leak in the roof is more of a torrential downpour - right into the shower thank goodness. I was up on the roof on sunday shoveling off the ice and snow that was melting. This stopped the leak for now. So here are some pictures from the weekend...

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-91548663704836500192007-03-02T06:09:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:17.446-08:00

Here Are Some Pics From the Weekend of Work This is the new and improved entry way - notice the lack of carpet! I had to replace some of these floorboards, but it was really in pretty good shape all things considered. This is the living room in mid-shred. This subflooring was the most ifficult of all the rooms. It was double nailed every six inches. It came up in little tiny slivers and

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-9269718289107250122007-02-26T06:11:00.000-08:002007-02-26T06:26:03.149-08:00Weekend 1 - The Floors

We had our first weekend madness of renovations and I have brochitis now - despite the respirator. I guess that gives a bit of an idication of how filthy the place was. Dusty can't describe the filth floating around the air as we pulled up carpet throughout the house. Then It was sub-floor time! Double Nailed every 6 inches. Crow bars and cat's paws and broken backs. We managed to get all

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-70554656770423922152007-02-19T07:44:00.000-08:002007-02-19T07:48:26.498-08:00Tomorow's the big day

So we sign the papers today and drop off a cheque to the lawyer - then tomorow we do the final walk-through with the realestate agent and get our keys. The madness of floors begins Tuesday night. Since everyday's your birthday when you're hanging out with Rob, He (Rob) mentionned that he owns a drum sander. Sweet, that means we won't be renting one from Home Depot and we can take more time to

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-40184664357963623082007-02-03T12:19:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:17.467-08:00SOLD

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-13912157576177513912007-02-03T10:51:00.000-08:002007-02-03T10:52:05.417-08:00Bloomfield Street in the Coast

Proven strategyMargie Zeidler comes to town with a blueprint that could revive the ailing Bloomfield Centre. Sue Carter Flinn goes over the plans.by Sue Carter Flinn More than meets the eye Imagine Bloomfield is looking for transformative ideas.photo Rob FournierIf you visit Toronto, pop into 401 Richmond, a century-old renovated tin factory, on a busy downtown Spadina intersection. Check out

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-45303842500699390202007-01-31T05:24:00.000-08:002007-01-31T05:44:54.091-08:00Deadline Wednesday

Today is the day of deadlines. We have to have all of our financing in place - CheckInsurance has to be acquired - CheckInspection done - CheckLawyer Stuff (stuff pretty much covers it) - CheckAt the end of toaday the SOLD sign goes up and then we wait - and pack - until the 20th of Feb. The bank was pretty helpful with the financing. Our mortgage specialist Cathy-Tracy (not to be confused with

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-5662525281111410152007-01-29T15:13:00.000-08:002008-12-11T07:07:19.368-08:00House Inspection

Inspections of an 85 year old house are bound to turn up some worms. We were expecting to find some old wiring, crappy pipes, leaky foundation, mouldy basement, asbestos tile and a dead nanny in the upstairs closet. Fortunately, none of the above turned up, reared their ugly heads or peeked out from behind the dryer. What we did find was a leaky roof, rotting shingles, and a really stupid patch

Teatimehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02878525311630695633noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8195662619506412537.post-19743605653295300892007-01-29T10:11:00.000-08:002007-01-29T17:24:15.875-08:00Moving Almost - Papers signed

5655 BLOOMFIELD ST HALIFAX, HRM, Nova Scotia B3K 1T1 Affordable Halifax peninsula living! This 3 bedroom, 2 storey detached home features many upgrades within the last 5 years. Upgrades include: electrical, windows, doors, some drywall, some plumbing and paint. Furnace and roof are approx. 10 years old (this by the way is a lie, the furnace was installed in 1979). Main floor features a 5 piece

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