Hi guys,
I know you are probably anxiously awaiting updates on the kitchen. Well… here is one photo of how it looks pretty gutted.
That’s my cute little fur ball, Pippa, doing an inspection of the demo. Notice that all of the bulkhead is gone. The floor was still in place there though. The next one is after Jimmy (and Stanley) smashed their way through the floors.
What a filthy, dusty mess that left. Like a giant litter box for the cat (thank God she didn’t see it that way!)
Tomorrow, my electrician will be here to start running the new lines for lighting, for the dishwasher, etc. Afterwards, Jim will have to insulate that wall and drywall it. I can’t wait to have a beautiful kitchen. I have been using Lowe’s virtual kitchen planner to plan the layout, so I know exactly what it will look like!
Besides the kitchen, I have been working on a few little things…
I went to the Habitat for Humanity Restore on Saturday, up in Brampton, and picked up a couple drying racks. These are made to screw into your ceiling and you can raise or lower them as needed. I bought two and installed one over the dryer and one over the laundry tub. I may not have as much need of them once the dryer is running, but for only $15 each, they were totally worth it!
Yesterday, I decided to take on a task that I’d been wanting to do for a while… install a programmable thermostat. I was fortunate, a year or so ago, to pick one up for almost nothing (under $2) when Rona was going out of business near me and had 90% off the lowest price… I just needed to install it. I googled instructions, and it was easy:
1) Turn off the power at the furnace. I just flipped the switch, so I didn’t need to pull the fuse from the electrical panel.
2) Remove the face plate from the old thermostat… it even had mercury unit!
3) Remove the screws holding the thermostat into its base.
4) Remove the screws holding the wires in place, while being careful to note which wire was attached to which terminal… W, Y, RH, etc.
5) Fully remove the mounting plate from the wall and replace it with the new one. I was lucky there… I could use the same screws and holes (plugged).
6) Once the new plate was mounted, insert the wires into the new terminals and tighten the tiny screws.
7) Install the batteries.
8) Program the temperature settings.
9) Turn the furnace power back on.
That’s it. Pretty simple.
Now, I think it is time to sign off. More on the kitchen next time!