April 2007 - Posts
Nick was able to finish polishing two of the countertops yesterday, and then he sealed and waxed them. We called our good friend Justin, and he came right over to help carry them into the kitchen. (Thanks again, Justin!) Nick and his dad did a great job
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Nick is grinding (or actually polishing) the countertops today. There's a possibility that we'd get to the stage of sealing and waxing a couple of the counters which means we might be able to install one or two... today! If not today, that means I might
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As I type this Nick is "plugging" any of the little holes in the concrete countertops with slurry. Or he's buffing some of the counters, I'm not sure. Anyways, we're plugging away on a couple of projects: Nick laid tile around the fireplace last weekend
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Unfortunately, I think they've already won. After I finish eating I am going to plan a careful, sneaky attack on the dandelions in our yard. (That's not our yard & hopefully I will get most of them before they go to seed.) I could probably take out
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Well, I'm done varnishing the overhead cabinets by the sink. I think I'm going to put an extra coat on the rest of them, since they will see a bit more use. Then I can put the shelf liner on and put things away. It's not the most exciting work, but it
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I sanded the bases for all the cabinets (except the face front by the fridge) and put the first coat of varnish on all of the cabinets, except the island. It went pretty smoothly, but I forgot how long it can take. Nick and I will move the countertop
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Today I cleared out all of the upper cabinets to get ready for the sanding and varnishing. I don't have anything planned tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get all the upper cabinets sanded, vacuumed and at least one coat of varnish on therm. If I can accomplish
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I'm giddy just thinking that I will have real countertops installed in the next couple of weeks. Nick and his dad have made great progress. I'm sure Nick will explain the process in more detail when he's recovered from all the work this week. After measuring
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Nick's parents get in tonight, so that means two things: Atticus will be spoiled by his grandparents and get to skip "school" a couple of days; and Nick and his dad will make great progress in the kitchen. Nick finished installing the trim and hardware
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