No pics today. Spent the better part of 10 hours working in the attic to install new wiring, and reroute existing wiring out of the walls that will be removed. 10 minutes in that attic is a huge pain in the butTOCKS, let alone 10 hours. Hated it! This was one of those experiences that I've blogged about before, here, where something I didn't foresee took over my whole day, chewed me up, spit me out, and made some demeaning comment about my momma.
Doug if you're reading this, thanks for taking my many calls and your very helpful "technical support"!
The idea of a "green remodel" started after I got laid off. Yup. Me no workie. Which the "no workie" part was quickly leading to insanity with all the time at home and me being, well, restless.
I've been intending to remodel my kitchen, living and dining rooms now for over a year. I decided to make good on those intentions with all my new-found time. But with no job, I was forced to seek alternate ways to complete the project without spending a lot on materials.
So I came up with the notion of doing the remodel with used materials. All of our kitchen cabinets can be re-used, and Portland has an amazing resource, the Rebuilding Center, where I can buy most of the rest of the materials I need at 10-30% of market value.
There will, of course, be some items I will buy new, for example the counter-top granite. But the bulk of the materials from flooring to sheetrock to lumber to the kitchen cabinets I will seek from stuff I already have in my house or from the Rebuilding Center.
This blog charts my progress and will log all my expenses along the way. Hopefully this experiment will be a good example that you can learn from for your own future projects. To learn more about my project plans, click here.
I've been intending to remodel my kitchen, living and dining rooms now for over a year. I decided to make good on those intentions with all my new-found time. But with no job, I was forced to seek alternate ways to complete the project without spending a lot on materials.
So I came up with the notion of doing the remodel with used materials. All of our kitchen cabinets can be re-used, and Portland has an amazing resource, the Rebuilding Center, where I can buy most of the rest of the materials I need at 10-30% of market value.
There will, of course, be some items I will buy new, for example the counter-top granite. But the bulk of the materials from flooring to sheetrock to lumber to the kitchen cabinets I will seek from stuff I already have in my house or from the Rebuilding Center.
This blog charts my progress and will log all my expenses along the way. Hopefully this experiment will be a good example that you can learn from for your own future projects. To learn more about my project plans, click here.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
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