Home Remodel - Day 3
December 21, 2006 Posted by Al Castle

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Ugh. Right now, directly below my bed as I sit here and type this, a contractor or two are taking a jackhammer to my basement floor. Still that’s not as bad as Day 1 and Day 2 where they were using some sort of concrete chainsaw to cut larger windows in my basement walls at 8am. And to think I’m paying these people a lot of money to do this to me. If my neighbors didn’t already hate me I’m sure they do now. I’m not expecting the usual plate of Xmas cookies and brownies from them either.
My bed has become like Noahs Ark, all the household animals are hiding from the noise, by trying to burrow under my pillows and blankets.

I did go downstairs yesterday and looked, it’s wierd without all my junk down there. They’ve got some framing done so you can see where the rooms are going to be. We also made a quick jaunt to Lynden Floor Designs or whatever the place is called and picked out our flooring. Some really cool looking wood flooring for the bedroom, hallway and entertainment room. We were going to go with marble tile floors for the bathroom and laundry room but the cost was a bit much. So instead we just picked out some tile for the shower walls and then the floors will be a linoleum that looks and is textured like tile. It’s going to be pretty cool.

We also picked up some brochures on exterior and interior doors, shades, and cabinetry.

….did they stop the jackhammer or am I finally deaf? Nope there it is again. If they cut any more concrete away my house is going to collapse.

Also my idea of having a secret underground tunnel from my basement to the garage has been shot down, by everybody. I don’t think Bruce Wayne had to deal with this when he was trying to expand the Batcave.