> -----Original Message----- > From: Robert Munn [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Monday, February 27, 2006 2:59 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Well - I'm now part of the Landed Gentry > > Sounds to me like you did OK overall. New windows and doors are a major > bonus. That's thousands of dollars worth of materials and labor. It sucks > about the cabling, but that sounds like more a of PITA than any real > problem. Just time and effort to remove.
Yeah - I was a little worried about them. We have "new windows" in our apartment: but only new windows. They didn't replace any of the casements or sills. So the windows are difficult to open and lock (due to the old casements being warped) and still drafty as hell around the windows). The windows in the new house are all really, actually new - new frames, casements, sills and windows. They're all incredibly well balanced (you can unlock, open, close and re-lock them with your pinky finger) and double paned. The doors, especially the outer doors, are really gorgeous and heavy (it was 20 degrees outside and you could leave the front door open without a draft - the screen door is that heavy and well insulated). The inner front door is nicer than the others with a scalloped, leaded-glass window (the other inner door lack windows). The cable is just a pain the ass. I'll be ripping it all out anyway... luckily it looks like he didn't believe in tacks since almost all of it taped to the wall/ceiling with packing tape. ;^) > If the garage floor really bothers you, you might want to consider laying > down an epoxy surface before you put your stuff in there. It takes 2-3 > days by the time you clean the existing surface, acid-etch it, and lay > down the epoxy, but it makes a beautiful and very durable floor. Materials > should cost you maybe $200 depending on the size of the garage. I was looking into options - it's bothering me enough that I'd like to fix/cover it but not so much that I want to spend a whole lot of money on it. If this is a DYI thing for as little as you say then it may be my first big project. ;^) (Right now the garage is a staging area for all our boxes so we'll have to unpack first... but after that it's mine!) Jim ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:198219 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
