Its pretty cool how continuous aluminum gutters are formed - a machine in the back of a van.
Friday, April 23, 2010
Money into the gutter(s)
Finally got a gutter guy to come out and add a gutter over the garage. Before that, whenever it rained, water would cascade down over the garage door, which was very annoying. I also had 2 sections replaced - those were old galvanized sections, probably original.
Its pretty cool how continuous aluminum gutters are formed - a machine in the back of a van.
Its pretty cool how continuous aluminum gutters are formed - a machine in the back of a van.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
House Painting - Finale
I just paid the painter- $4000. I was expecting to pay a lot more!
The breakdown:
$3000 for all the painting (wash, prep, masking, 1 coat primer, 1 coat paint)
$ 800 for the labor to replace all the rotten wood (almost 3 days of labor)
$ 200 - tip (kinda low, but don't think I needed to tip; however, the crew was good)
On top of that, there was $1256 for the lumber costs which I paid for at time of purchase, so the grand total comes to $5256.
Based on the research I did, I think I got a pretty good deal, especially on the wood replacement labor. They did a lot of work on the wood.
And, on top of it all, they even touched up the varnish on the front door. Just a light sanding and restain/re-varnish. It doesn't look like new, but it's much better than before and I don't have to deal with it for another several years.
The leftovers (all the rotten wood that was removed)
The breakdown:
$3000 for all the painting (wash, prep, masking, 1 coat primer, 1 coat paint)
$ 800 for the labor to replace all the rotten wood (almost 3 days of labor)
$ 200 - tip (kinda low, but don't think I needed to tip; however, the crew was good)
On top of that, there was $1256 for the lumber costs which I paid for at time of purchase, so the grand total comes to $5256.
Based on the research I did, I think I got a pretty good deal, especially on the wood replacement labor. They did a lot of work on the wood.
And, on top of it all, they even touched up the varnish on the front door. Just a light sanding and restain/re-varnish. It doesn't look like new, but it's much better than before and I don't have to deal with it for another several years.
The leftovers (all the rotten wood that was removed)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
House Painting - Day 5 : Color me buckskin!
The painters are done with the majority of the work. Just a few finishing touched to be done tomorrow.
Buckskin - thats the color I picked. Funny how different it looks in indirect light vs sunlight.
Boris at 9 months
Boris is 9 months of age today. 
He seems to have stopped growing, since he has been at the same weight for the last couple of months. He weighs about 38 lbs, which is a good bit short of the predicted 50 - 60 lbs that the breeder expected.
At the dog park today, I saw another aussie who was 10 months and weighed 60 lbs. He looked just a little taller than Boris, but definitely "thicker". His owner called Boris a "mini". Hah!
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