We need to decide on which countertops we will be going with as they are coming to template our kitchen on Monday and we’re still undecided as to which material to go with! (Ok, I should clarify that I’m the one who is undecided- Kirk definitely wants the Caesarstone). I’ve been absolutely obsessing about it. […]
Entries Tagged as 'The new house'
Kitchen countertop debate- Marble or Caesarstone?
March 7th, 2008 · 24 Comments
Tags: Countertops · The new house · Kitchens
Researching and buying a new boiler and hot water system
February 21st, 2008 · 2 Comments
After the quote from Cordell Mechanical that I outlined in a previous post I decided to do some research and get some other estimates. A gentlemen named Dan was nice enough to submit a comment with the name of someone he recommended and I received another referral from my sister.
Wow…lots of varying information about […]
Tags: Heating · Plumbing · The new house
One step closer- our floors are finished
February 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We came home last night to a great sight- our finished hardwood floors. Capital Floors worked over the long weekend to accomodate us being able to get out of the house with the kids to escape the fumes. They sanded on last Thursday and began the staining process on Friday and varithaning on Saturday and […]
Tags: Hardwood Floors · The new house
Finally…hot water!
February 13th, 2008 · No Comments
After Aaron (the plumber) and Spencer worked hard last night getting more heat on the pipes we had a nice surprise at 6:20 this morning when hot water started flowing out of the kitchen sink. It was a VERY nice way to wake up!
We still don’t have hot water to the bathroom vanity or […]
Tags: Plumbing · The new house
Frozen Pipes!
February 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment
We woke up this morning to discover that we had no running water in our kitchen sink or bathtub and only the cold water was running out of the bathroom sink faucet. It’s unbelievably cold outside and with no heat flowing through the main floor or basement, the pipes behind the bathtub froze.
We called Spencer […]
Tags: Plumbing · The new house

