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“Breaking News” – Tile Arrives & Northern Lights Shine
In the category of “can’t make this stuff up” my tile has arrived, sort of. The mystery of why it took so long to get here is now solved. The truck was in an accident and you guessed it, my… Read More ›
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Don’t Let What Didn’t Happen Yesterday Consume Too Much of Today
So we are in a holding pattern on tile installation. Turns out my tile is on a truck somewhere in the Northeast. Despite being told that it would be here last Thursday, then Friday, then Monday and yesterday, it is… Read More ›
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March of Dimes Walk
It was a beautiful day for the March of Dimes Walk. Tom’s company had a booth at the event and several members of his team participated. The walk was held at Colt Park in Bristol. The venue is right on… Read More ›
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Tools of the Trade
Lloyd and Mark began the work of preparing the kitchen floor for electric radiant heat and porcelain tile (Kyoto by Emil). I was most struck by their van and their tools. The van contained an artist’s workshop of fodder of… Read More ›
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Fondant Like No Other
Yesterday, the plastering team from John’s Drywall and Plaster truly put the icing on the cake. Their artistry in working with plaster was lovely to witness and hear. There’s always a rhythm to the day, today’s was a “boot skootin’,… Read More ›
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It’s Awfully Blue Around Here
The wall boards are 95% complete. I hadn’t realized the boards were all blue. John’s team from John’s Drywall & Plastering (401-323-0241), especially Mark and son Matt got it done! They ran out of boards for a bit of the… Read More ›
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Geppetto Bring My Cabinets to Life
So we’ve started the process of combining the custom Semihandmade bamboo drawer fronts and doors with the IKEA boxes. I must say the results so far are stunning. The wood grain on the fronts are matched across cabinets to bring… Read More ›
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‘Twas the Night Before Plaster
‘Twas the night before plaster and let it be said; all wires are tucked in and spec sheets re-read. Insulation in place, and floor boards adorned; with red cover paper and Deb’s tapings galore. No nail guns or playlists, songs… Read More ›
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Inspections, Rough Plumbing & More Wires
Today we successfully passed our electrical inspection for the rough work. Dave Fletcher of DS Fletcher Plumbing came out and reworked some venting and old pipes. Did a great job cleaning up all the old configuration. Sam and Mike finished… Read More ›
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Um Deb, it’s not Friday
Yesterday was about installing and placing cans/pendants and starting the rewiring for the new intercom system. The guys at Northern Lights worked to pull wires, place rough-in cans and of course run more wire- CAT 5 I think. Meanwhile I… Read More ›
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