Update on the house

So, it's probably time for an update on the house. What has has been done so far. Well, a couple of things here and a couple of things there.

1. We had our AC unit installed last Wednesday and then temperatures in the GTA fell to below 10 degrees. Great timing, ehh? No worries, better to have it installed now than wait till it gets warm when everyone known to man will be calling up the contractors to do the installations. Got ourselves a Lennox model which will complement our furnace of the same brand. Decided against the Carrier model since it cost $100 more and was told that it was a noisier unit than the Lennox model we bought.

2. Still haven't got our first water bill yet so I contacted the Town of Richmond Hill and they said that it should be arriving anytime soon. It's funny b/c they send out a bill once every 3 months so you have no idea if you should be conserving or not. I guess we have lots of water and this is not a concern for Richmond Hill.

3. Oh yeah, remember, the rule to cut cardboard boxes to 60cm by 60cm dimensions in order for Mr. Recycle Man to pick up. Well, I got around to doing this a couple of weeks ago and sure enough, no stickers this time. Then again, maybe he ran out b/c we have several neighbours who still dump entire cardboard boxes out in front of their house expecting him to pick it up.

4. Almost all the deficiencies in the house have been resolved. All that is left is the power sanding of one of the steps on our stairwell and some drywall patch up in the second floor bathroom. Other than that, the builder still needs to finish up the outside of the home. They have begun painting the garage doors on our street and ours should be done sometime this week. It'll be interesting to find out what colour they will use. It better not be PINK or else someone is sure going to get it.

5. We picked up some bathroom fixtures from Pottery Barn over the weekend in Rochester. Yes, we went over to the US again ... prices are cheap, the exchange rate is good, and a quick getaway during the long weekend all made it well worth it. Anyways, just got those installed today. Some advice, the Chelseas Waterloo Outlets are not worth the time for shopping but the Eastview Mall in Rochester rocks. I picked up some dress shirts from Banana Republic and Janny got some clothes from Abercrombie and Finch. Killer deals !

6. The number 71 is on the front of the house. I had to drill into the brick in order to put the numbers up and boy, was that a task ! Drilling into brick is much more difficult than drilling into, let's say, drywall. Good thing I had an old drill bit for concrete that helped quite bit. When it was all said and done, the number is up.

7. They have padded down the ground around the area so I assume they are preparing for grass this summer. Hopefully, they will also install a couple of patio stones so that I can start up the bbq. Then again, I need to buy a bbq first. First things first, patio stones and grass, then bbq.

8. Some contractors came over to nail down one of the hardwood floor reducers. They then decided to advertise some of their other contracting services such as painting, pot light installs, backsplash, finished basements, etc. The one service that really made me laugh was that he could replace our light fixtures for us. No, not pot lights, but take out the current light fixture and install another one. Okay, I know I'm no home renovator but I'm sure I know how to uninstall a light and then put up a new one. Hilarious ! I almost started laughing. That's one service you might as well keep to yourself unless the customer asks about it. Needless to say, this won't be a contracting I will be contacting.

9. Did I mention that we have curtains for the front of the house on the main floor? Can't remember. Well, we got curtains from our outlet shopping trip to Michigan and silly me, I got the wrong length. Long story. The short story is here. If you want the long one, speak to Janny. Anyways, my fault and I had to fix it by using curtain rings. It didn't turn out that bad at all though or at least that's what Janny made me think :P

10. That's if for now...