soleilcouchant

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October 20th Update

Saturday Project Update: Æsa Sturludottir continues to linseed oil the joists. She discovered the sump pump hose out of the sewer drain again, and caught the water filling up the basement. We added a few more bungee cords to hold it in place. The dehumidifier was giving a P6 error and […]

October 15th Update

Monday morning project update: We have internet again! A 15 minute fix for the coaxial cable that was cut during the joists replacement was done today. I also closed all the windows that I could in the house to start keeping some warmth in. There’s a light rain today, but […]

October 14th Update

Sunday afternoon project update: Well, today wasn’t that good of a day. The maple hardwood flooring that we were going to get had already been sold. It was enough to cover both floors for $100.00, but we were too slow to catch it. Also, the pellet stove we were going […]

October 9th Update

Basement lockdown update: Went back to Liberty after work too check on the sump pump. Everything was quiet, and the hose was still in place. When I left for work, there was almost a half inch of standing water on half of the floor. When I got back, it was […]

October 8th Update

Went to the Liberty house this morning to lockdown the basement. Good thing I did because the sump pump hose popped out of the sewer drain and was flooding the basement. At least I caught it before the whole place was under water. I have a bungee cord holding it […]

October 7th Update

A great weekend working on the house! The Grand Old Dame has an entirely new support system of joists and girders, and new sub flooring for the two floors we just couldn’t save. Today was the dirty, but satisfying job of oiling her up. (Heh) Added a coat of linseed […]

October 5th Update

Project Joists update: Holy Hera. As predicted, two rooms worth of floors had to be removed. Literally. The dry rot, real rot, and flooring damage was not able to be salvaged. But, by the Gods, this contracting team went all gangbusters on it, and the house is still standing! Even […]

October 3rd Update

Project update: Last week was measuring the space in the attic, so not much to report there. Today however, the wait is over. The joists and girder replacement has begun! After fighting for several weeks with multiple banks for a loan, the funds are in place and the work started […]