I met with Spencer yesterday morning to go over the last of the missing quotes for the masonry work and plumbing that needs to be done as well as review the lighting plan with the electrician. We also re-jigged the windows once again!
Spencer came up with a great idea for our large banks of windows. […]
Tags: Plumbing · Masonry · Windows · The new house · Contractors
When you’re in the middle of reno hell it’s sometimes hard to stay positive that the end results will be worth the effort and stress.
We’d love it if you’d send some of your before and after reno shots to be posted on the site. Ideally we’d mention your name, what you did and your […]
Tags: Inspiration
Kirk shot a home video of the first floor after the demolition. He hates his voice-over but oh well the visuals help paint the picture of what we did to take it right down to the studs.
Tags: Video · The new house
There have been some issues with obtaining our Building Permit which is pushing our time line back. The city requires a survey of our property because putting in the french doors and transom at the back of the house is considered to be making architectural changes to the outside of the house. Spencer has looked […]
Tags: Building Permit · The new house
I was unsettled about our original Kitchen layout plan. Somehow the upper cabinetry seemed disjointed to me. We have approximately 10ft on one wall to work with and 13ft on the other (the 13ft runs along the back wall of the house) creating an L. In addition to this we’re planning a 7ft island to […]
Tags: The new house · Kitchens
