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Entries from October 2007

Booking trash removal bins

October 25th, 2007 · No Comments

Our demolition day on November 3rd is fast approaching and we need to book a large garbage bin to load up all of the debris in. I spoke with our Contractor Spencer Dennis today and he recommended Romano Disposal Services Inc..

I spoke with John the owner and he quoted me on a 14 yard bin […]

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Tags: Disposal Service · The new house

Purchased new appliances

October 23rd, 2007 · 2 Comments

So we decided on the new appliances. We went with all stainless steel and all KitchenAid appliances. We splurged on the range and the refrigerator since we feel these two appliances in particular create focal points in the kitchen.

We bought them from Sastri at Sears since he discounted them by about 20%. […]

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Tags: Slideshow · Kitchens

Asbestos Removal

October 19th, 2007 · 8 Comments

I called Ken Haller our home inspector today to find out if he had any companies that he could recommend to remove the asbestos that we have covering some of our pipes in the basement. He gave me two companies names:

Fisher Environmental 905.475.7755 (he highly recommends)

A & A Asbestos 1.800.953.0252

The asbestos is contained but we […]

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Tags: Asbestos Removal · The new house

2nd and final walk through of the new house

October 19th, 2007 · No Comments

O.k so I had a bit of a meltdown after our second walk through of the house last night. I felt REALLY overwhelmed by the amount of work that needs to be done, how long it will take, how much it will cost and how it’s going to affect our lives as a family. It’s […]

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Tags: Carpeting · The new house · Contractors

In search of broadloom

October 17th, 2007 · No Comments

I went to Elte in search of broadloom today for the staircase leading up to the 3rd floor as well as the 2 bedrooms up there. I had also checked out the Flooring Giant as we had used them to install carpet in our current house. I found that Elte was right in line […]

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Tags: Carpeting · The new house