Panic hit our household, at least the oldest two-thirds, late this week. We have been in full fledged triage mode for the past several weeks, putting out fires as they surface, assessing priorities on the fly. This is not the way we like to operate around here. We are two Type-A’s (although our processes differ…
Tag: renovation
Vol. 4: August 2000-February 2001
We were six weeks away from our wedding and we still had a lot left to do on the house. We were both out of our apartments, we had no money to get a new one together after the wedding, and we didn’t want to impose on our friends any more than we already had….
Vol. 3: July-August 2000
After the interior framing was complete it was time to get serious with the subcontractors. Mechanical, electrical and plumbing subs all moved in and jockeyed for space in the floors and the ceilings. Designing the systems that were to go into this old house was not easy. We knew one thing for certain – we…