No photos today since they would be very depressing. The yard is such a mess with garbage all over the drive and around the house. The bin was only delivered today and it is very small and probably won't fit all the garbage.
Today was filled with people giving us estimates on garage doors, soffits and insulation.
We were floored at the cost of blown in foam. Even if Mike Holmes uses it all the time it is incredibly expensive. The first quote is about $20,000. that is just for above the ceiling in the upstairs and foam insulation in the garage, workshop and sunroom roofs as the walls are already insulated. The second was $17,000. and we have two more to come in. The soffits were quoted at $20.00 a foot unpainted and $28.00 a foot painted add $5.00 a foot for eaves troughs Adds up when it is 300+ feet.
The plumbing supplier was also here to try and get us to make some choices for valves mostly. I can pick out trim pieces later.
Then Dave the heating and venting guy showed up to give Brian a list of things that need to be done for when he comes next.
That means wiring is going slow so we cannot drywall yet and that means we remain cold.
The guys will rip down more stucco while they wait for Brian to catch up on the wiring. They can't work out in the yard much since the clay is dangerous. They slip and slide so we are waiting for it to freeze.
It is slow because of the interruptions and we are making changes as we go.
The house should firm up in the next few days though and they have moved the closing to March 8th which will not be too bad.
E/B
Today was filled with people giving us estimates on garage doors, soffits and insulation.
We were floored at the cost of blown in foam. Even if Mike Holmes uses it all the time it is incredibly expensive. The first quote is about $20,000. that is just for above the ceiling in the upstairs and foam insulation in the garage, workshop and sunroom roofs as the walls are already insulated. The second was $17,000. and we have two more to come in. The soffits were quoted at $20.00 a foot unpainted and $28.00 a foot painted add $5.00 a foot for eaves troughs Adds up when it is 300+ feet.
The plumbing supplier was also here to try and get us to make some choices for valves mostly. I can pick out trim pieces later.
Then Dave the heating and venting guy showed up to give Brian a list of things that need to be done for when he comes next.
That means wiring is going slow so we cannot drywall yet and that means we remain cold.
The guys will rip down more stucco while they wait for Brian to catch up on the wiring. They can't work out in the yard much since the clay is dangerous. They slip and slide so we are waiting for it to freeze.
It is slow because of the interruptions and we are making changes as we go.
The house should firm up in the next few days though and they have moved the closing to March 8th which will not be too bad.
E/B
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