tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post2293302463500815601..comments2024-03-05T03:21:10.473-05:00Comments on Shim Farm: Rainbow SceneryShim Farmhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18148782353052767022noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-63001739159797526212011-08-19T08:16:11.897-04:002011-08-19T08:16:11.897-04:00Isn't it scary how time flies? We mark time b...Isn't it scary how time flies? We mark time by pre-gyproc and post-gyproc, pre-destruction and post-destruction. It's like there's a black hole time disappears into when tools are involved.<br /><br />Why is that?Shim Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148782353052767022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-52816149241681994952011-08-03T03:09:35.180-04:002011-08-03T03:09:35.180-04:00We have wiring, insulation, and some plumbing vent...We have wiring, insulation, and some plumbing vents before we can start on drywall. We suddenly realized a few days ago that the summer clock is ticking down and winter will be here soon. We had better get on the ball. :)Robinhttp://www.farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-33738766775069791422011-07-04T11:33:08.776-04:002011-07-04T11:33:08.776-04:00I think it's been 2.5 years. We started the k...I think it's been 2.5 years. We started the knotty pine purge in January of 2009, and finished most of the structural work in May of that year, in time for our energy audit. All of the structural work and re-insulating is done upstairs now. Eric decided to get serious about the drywall in his office about 2 months ago. He did all the work himself, except a few days I got home from work and was asked to help bring up a few sheets of drywall and help hold them in place while he drove the screws in. There is one thing worse than dry-walling a ceiling, and it's dry-walling walls that are angled. Those bloody pieces of drywall were so hard to hold in place. I kinked my neck while trying to hold them in place while Eric swore at the drill. Oh precious times!<br /><br />What do you two have left to do upstairs with your renovations? You're at the drywall stage, aren't you?Shim Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148782353052767022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-31254996544090460902011-07-04T04:59:04.189-04:002011-07-04T04:59:04.189-04:00Oh that looks so lovely. I think I'm in love w...Oh that looks so lovely. I think I'm in love with your drywall. What an amazing amount of progress you made. How long do you think it took you to get from step A to step B? <br /><br />Lee hates those questions too. It drives him up the wall.Robinhttp://www.farmfolly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-38655290177071658602011-06-27T13:57:20.037-04:002011-06-27T13:57:20.037-04:00Hi Ron, thanks for stopping by!
I think Granny...Hi Ron, thanks for stopping by!<br /><br />I think Granny's comment strikes a universal chord among builders/renovators. It's invariable that visitors hone in on the <i>one</i> detail that remains undone. After trading in a shower-curtain for a real wooden bathroom door complete with hinges and a door-handle, visitors only noticed the 18" baseboard molding missing on one side. It seems it's human nature. I've learned to stop rolling my eyeballs and slapping my forehead at comments like that!<br /><br />Nature abhors a vacuum, and missing trim, it seems!<br /><br />Now if people would just stop asking why we don't just pay someone to do our dirty-work, I'd be eternally grateful! That's a whole different battle, though!<br /><br />LOL...Shim Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18148782353052767022noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-136541991481312371.post-46874363114302680892011-06-27T12:32:07.781-04:002011-06-27T12:32:07.781-04:00You guys have done an amazing amount of work on yo...You guys have done an amazing amount of work on your place. It looks great. It sure is challenging to do repair work.<br /><br />I wanted to bite granny's head off when she visited the first time, after we had built our house while living in a dirt-floored pole barn for 6 months. Her first comment was to point out that I didn't have the trim on the front door yet. :)Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13630929746033282061noreply@blogger.com