House may blow down but these impact windows will still be in place!
Tuesday, February 13
We placed an order for custom cherry windows and doors for our beachside renovation. Due to its location near the water, by code we need either shutters or impact windows. I spent some time making inquiry on BiggerPockets as to what others have installed and why. I got a quote for a PVC produc...
Red Tag Means STOP work now!
Tuesday, February 13
My electrician said the inspector would not be happy with the condition of the house. He was angry that the kitchen walls came down without a demo permit. To my credit, we had a large amount of water intrusion, and didn't expect that the walls would come down. Water was dripping through the cann...
Preparing the kitchen for new tile by removing substrate
Thursday, January 11
We have sourced a specialty tile importer to do the flooring on our renovation. The owner is Italian and has an amazing range of European tiles at his shop. The first step, he said, is to remove the tiles from the kitchen. We rented a piece of equipment from Home Depot a hammer drill. This a...
Found a Specialist for Copper Roof Repair
Thursday, January 11
Have had Pit Crew over to look at the roof for post-hurricane repair work. After the hurricane, the roofers were absolutely swamped with work. I had difficulty getting someone out to look at this metal roof, as many local roofing companies were cherry-picking deals that they wanted to do. Repa...
Had to Go Back to the Drawing Board: Plans
Monday, December 11
After much delay...something about a huge hurricane in the middle of our project...we finally received the plans from the draftsman. Here's the skinny: We needed to get plans to give us the specifications for the several openings that will need an adjustment in the header. As an example, severa...
Hurricane Irma Caused Damage to the Copper Ridge Cap
Monday, December 11
The ridge cap on our house was damaged during Hurricane Irma. First, I called our insurance company, and the deductible is $28,000. The estimates for repair were quite a bit under that. Here’s the rundown on the roof:When the termite treatment crew removed the tent from our house, they damaged ...