Here we are in our hazmat suits....we kinda look like "Canadian Gothic".We're hoping to get our permit application in tomorrow. Another delay on Monday occurred because we didn't have our stamped truss drawing. It's always something.
Our most disgusting job thus far is the removal of the ceiling insulation. We had a quote for $1800-2300 plus about $500 for dumping fees. I thought it was a s*%t load of money ...so we decided to do it ourselves. (well Ross wasn't as keen ...I'm the cheap one). We fi
gured we could use the leaf blower/vaccuum, attach a long dryer vent hose, drop a sonotube through the ceiling and have me fill garbage bags with the insulation. It was a good idea in theory. In practise, it macerated the insulation into a fine dust the blew through the tube into the bag, out of the bag, up in the air and rained down on top of me from every angle. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!! So we adapted our plan and just shovelled the crap down through the holes in the ceiling into a giant pile and after the dust settled, we shovelled it into bags. PRESTO!!! 10 hours later.....job accomplished!!! That's like paying ourselves $230/hour. TAKE THAT POWER VAC...ha ha. It was a dirty job and the dead birds...and I'm talking big birds....numbered at least 100-200 totaly freaked me out.
gured we could use the leaf blower/vaccuum, attach a long dryer vent hose, drop a sonotube through the ceiling and have me fill garbage bags with the insulation. It was a good idea in theory. In practise, it macerated the insulation into a fine dust the blew through the tube into the bag, out of the bag, up in the air and rained down on top of me from every angle. DON'T TRY THIS AT HOME!!!!! So we adapted our plan and just shovelled the crap down through the holes in the ceiling into a giant pile and after the dust settled, we shovelled it into bags. PRESTO!!! 10 hours later.....job accomplished!!! That's like paying ourselves $230/hour. TAKE THAT POWER VAC...ha ha. It was a dirty job and the dead birds...and I'm talking big birds....numbered at least 100-200 totaly freaked me out.
This our home away from home at our future home...or something like that. I call it the "igloo". We spent our first night in it on Monday. It was friggin' just above zero that night. Thinking the end of April would be somewhat warm(should have known better) I only took a couple of light blankets...we froze our asses off and Ross froze his poor little bald head off. Next day, after a n
ice hot coffee, Ross went into town and purchased a heater. Best sixteen dollars we've spent in a long time. Although the igloo was nice and warm the next night, the wind continued to howl at a good 50km an hour....there was some bitchin' rockin' all night long. It continued the next day....we tried to cook a nice breakfast on the bbq but couldn't get any heat from the burner. We haven't put up the canopy tent either because of the strength of the wind.
ice hot coffee, Ross went into town and purchased a heater. Best sixteen dollars we've spent in a long time. Although the igloo was nice and warm the next night, the wind continued to howl at a good 50km an hour....there was some bitchin' rockin' all night long. It continued the next day....we tried to cook a nice breakfast on the bbq but couldn't get any heat from the burner. We haven't put up the canopy tent either because of the strength of the wind.
One of the many carved names in the schoolhouse brick. This is David Alder(wordy)? dated 1912. David carved his name in a few different places. This is one of the oldest. They date up to 2009. The older ones are done in beautiful cursive. I wonder if the teachers back then punished the students for vandalizing the schoolhouse.
Where's Rossco?
Ross looks like he's surfing in this picture but I think he's just tossing a piece
Ross and I have returned from our vacation to Florida and are ready to get back to work. We finally made contact with the NVCA and as predicted, we are required to apply from the more expensive $500 permit. So....hopefully in 2-3 weeks we will have a permit or a problem. Until then, we wait.
