As we mentioned in a previous post we have been using J Romano Disposal Services for all of the garbage associated with the demolition. In all we went through three 14 yard bins for a total of about 9 tonnes of garbage. Hard on the environment but what can you do? Total […]

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We finally got some immediate gratification today! Capital Floor came in to start re-finishing the hardwood floor on the second level. They made great progress. They completed the sanding, replaced some of the wood in a couple areas where it was damaged, and put on the first coat of stain.

We chose a […]

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It’s down to crunch time and we have exactly 19 days to get the 2nd and 3rd floors ready to move in. This includes ripping out all of the carpet on the 2nd and 3rd floors, refinishing the hardwood on the second floor, converting the electrical to new wiring, patching and painting the walls, baseboards […]

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We met Spencer at the house at 8am today to dicuss our oustanding quotes for the electrician as well as the patching of plaster and painting of the 2nd and 3rd floors.

We did well with the electricians quote- it came in at $13,500 and we had budgeted $15,000. About 75% of the house is still […]

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We were a little concerned about the timing of getting our hardwood floors on the second floor refinished. Our contractor’s floor guy wasn’t available until Nov. 26th… and we need to move in on the 29th.

Friends of ours had their floors done by Capital Floor (no website, 416.536.1561) and were really happy with the outcome. […]

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