so i pretty much spent the majority of my weekend in tremont. my mom and i went friday night after work to get some projects done. i assumed my mom would bring her spotlight but she assumed i had lamps so we were fighting with time for daylight. The light fixtures I purchased still haven't been installed because my neighbor had foot surgery on Saturday. Nothing too major. So we walked around the house in the dark with a flashlight and filled in nail holes. I took off all the outlet covers. Beyond that, we were limited. I started to pull up some of the dining room carpet, only to discover the 'hardwood floor' underneath looks like laminate wood flooring. My mom thinks the real hardwood might be underneath that layer. I must say I was a bit disappointed and now need to decide how to proceed.
Saturday, Adam met my mom and I over for what we hoped would be a full day of work. My mom worked on sanding and priming the places she
had patched previously - a big help! Adam installed the exterior deadbolts and door knobs that he was able to. The old doors have skeleton key mechanisms so by removing them, they would leave large rectangular cutouts - not what we need for regular door knobs. So we either need to fill them or buy new doors. For now, the skeleton key holes are what it is with new bronze deadbolts. Adam installed a new screen storm door handle (with my help) too - the other was missing a handle. We also cracked open some of the paint cans in the basement. We came across what looked like the dining room paint, living room trim, some weird gold color, and the outside house paint. I guess when it comes to painting up the patched areas in my living room, I'm either trying to match the brown on the wall or repainting. Lovely.
Adam and I made a trip to Home Depot to buy 2 new hydraulic pumps to keep the screen doors from flying open ($14.99/each) and utility doors. The utility doors come in two different heights, 1 is 77" with a total height (including track of 78 3/4") and the other 79" with a total height of 80 3/4". We need the smaller of the two and since the 80 3/4" is standard, Home Depot (and Lowes) would have to special order the 77" doors. It takes 17 days and is an extra $30 charge. That brings door costs up from $53 to $83. They have 'hollow core' or 'safe and solid core'. The latter of the 2 helps to block sound and is an extra $40. I think my mom and I will look elsewhere before purchasing. After returning, the last of our projects was installing the hydraulic pumps we had just bought and my mom and Adam were happy to tackle. We'll put the chains on next time I'm sure.
Amongst all of the house work, the Cleveland Water Company came out Saturday as well to reset our meter and turn the water on. I guess it has to be facing a certain way and it was positioned wrong. What I hoped to be a pretty smooth visit, turned into the discovery of a leak. There was water running out the side of the house by the air conditioner. Luckily, they didnt haven't to completely turn off the water. There is just a valve we have to turn on after the leak is fixed. It isn't connected to the pipes running in the kitchen so for now, until we get a plumber or contractor out there, we have kitchen water but no bathroom water. I can deal with that because at least it allows me to paint, but I'm also unaware of what fixing water leaks can cost. Hoping for the best.
Saturday, Adam met my mom and I over for what we hoped would be a full day of work. My mom worked on sanding and priming the places she
had patched previously - a big help! Adam installed the exterior deadbolts and door knobs that he was able to. The old doors have skeleton key mechanisms so by removing them, they would leave large rectangular cutouts - not what we need for regular door knobs. So we either need to fill them or buy new doors. For now, the skeleton key holes are what it is with new bronze deadbolts. Adam installed a new screen storm door handle (with my help) too - the other was missing a handle. We also cracked open some of the paint cans in the basement. We came across what looked like the dining room paint, living room trim, some weird gold color, and the outside house paint. I guess when it comes to painting up the patched areas in my living room, I'm either trying to match the brown on the wall or repainting. Lovely.Adam and I made a trip to Home Depot to buy 2 new hydraulic pumps to keep the screen doors from flying open ($14.99/each) and utility doors. The utility doors come in two different heights, 1 is 77" with a total height (including track of 78 3/4") and the other 79" with a total height of 80 3/4". We need the smaller of the two and since the 80 3/4" is standard, Home Depot (and Lowes) would have to special order the 77" doors. It takes 17 days and is an extra $30 charge. That brings door costs up from $53 to $83. They have 'hollow core' or 'safe and solid core'. The latter of the 2 helps to block sound and is an extra $40. I think my mom and I will look elsewhere before purchasing. After returning, the last of our projects was installing the hydraulic pumps we had just bought and my mom and Adam were happy to tackle. We'll put the chains on next time I'm sure.
Amongst all of the house work, the Cleveland Water Company came out Saturday as well to reset our meter and turn the water on. I guess it has to be facing a certain way and it was positioned wrong. What I hoped to be a pretty smooth visit, turned into the discovery of a leak. There was water running out the side of the house by the air conditioner. Luckily, they didnt haven't to completely turn off the water. There is just a valve we have to turn on after the leak is fixed. It isn't connected to the pipes running in the kitchen so for now, until we get a plumber or contractor out there, we have kitchen water but no bathroom water. I can deal with that because at least it allows me to paint, but I'm also unaware of what fixing water leaks can cost. Hoping for the best.
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