I kept putting off a recap update, thinking there wasn’t much to report on. I just went through my pictures and it seems we actually have quite a few little things that shaped up while we were waiting for that building permit.
The plumber finished off all of the plumbing rough-in, and we passed that inspection with flying colors. The guys then cleaned out the whole basement, scrubbed and painted it. I suppose this picture could come with the caption “you shoulda seen it before” because although the picture doesn’t convey much, the 15 gallons of white paint that went into the place really reduced the creep factor down there.
I also got myself into a grand adventure when I decided to expose 2 more chimneys. I actually had a lot of fun and am really happy with the result. In the following 2 pictures you can see a little more progress that wasn’t captured in the original post about these chimneys. The first photo is when I decided to ditch the tile surround. Don’t worry though, I knocked off all the tiles I could and kept them. We’re going to keep the surround in the bedroom, but the tiles here were an ugly mix of green, brown, and purple that I wasn’t crazy about. Once the surround came down I definitely didn’t miss it. I now have a total of 10 hours into one chimney and have about 2 more to go. Right now I am working on brushing the bricks by hand with water and a brass wire brush. You can see the line about half way up where I stopped. My dog, Ossie, also stopped by in the evening to give laying by the fireplace a trial run. She gives it a 10/10. Obviously.
The guys also got busy continuing with the repair of the fire escape landing. They had the whole steel landing and steps rebuilt. We used some pieces of the existing landing, and some new pieces to get together a decent looking deck!
And we FINALLY, FINALLY, FINALLY got the building permit! We then promptly passed the electrical inspection, and general building inspection… so now the ball is officially rolling again! There’s a whole lot of action coming up next week… I think finally there will be marked visual improvements for you to feast your eyes on… stay tuned.
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