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On Thursday we went back to the house for the first time since last fall. We are going to finish the renovations this year. We cut the lawn, called to have the internet hooked up and went to city hall to have them turn the water back on.
The big plan for the summer is:
Drywall (pay a contractor to do this)
Painting (DIY)
Finish Electric (DIY)
Sand floors (either DIY or contractor)
Install a Kitchen (DIY - get Ikea cabinets from Dallas? or have frames built for the drawers from the cabinets we took out discuss further in later blog])
All of the other odds and ends on our Tasklist (see:
Tasks)
All of this with a deadline of July 30th at the very latest. (We must go back to Canada for a very special couple's wedding) The very special couple contains: my sister and my future brother-in-law :D.
Everything looked and smelled great out at the house on our inspection. That is, until I looked at the bathroom floor and noticed signs of water damage on the linoleum near the vanity cupboard. "It looks like we had a leak". The floor in the hall and in the back bedroom near the bathroom showed some signs of water damage as well. It had obviously been a while since it was cold enough to freeze, (some mold on the raw wood floors). What could we do but finish our tasks for the day and mentally prepare to pay for a plumber!
A few minutes later, while PJ was in the side yard with the lawnmower, I walked out the front door to see the water guy crouching over the water meter with a concerned look on his face. "I'll go check if anything is leaking" I shouted towards him and rushed into the house towards the bathroom. I heard a gushing sound coming from under the house. Not good. I yelled out "Something is leaking" and ran towards the front door. When I got there, PJ was walking towards the water guy. Said water guy then told PJ that when he turned on the water, 8 gallons came out within a matter of seconds.
Water guy turned the water off. We got the good plumber's name off the sticker on the water heater. The plumber will come out on Tuesday. That means we won't start living out there until then. (Edit: we went out today, Tuesday, and the plumber got ...backed up...with work, and cannot come out till Thursday.
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