We were worried that construction would be delayed again because of possible problems caused by the heavy rain on Saturday. Everything checked out so the bricks are now being layed. Continue reading →

I didn’t think they would finish laying the brick before the start of construction holiday. The weather has been foul, but they managed to work around the rainstorms. Continue reading →

Work is progressing nicely so far. Today was a big day. The insulation has been installed on both walls and the bricks were delivered. They will start laying bricks on Monday Continue reading →

All the old bricks have been removed. Moisture had started to seep behind the bricks above our back door and along the side and back walls. Fortunately it had not infiltrated the interior of the building. Continue reading →

The demo crew arrived this morning at 7 am sharp with a dumpster and a Teletruk. Our windows were boarderd up and then the pounding began. By 3 pm, 1/3 of the bricks were removed. Continue reading →

Today construction workers from Technobrique Inc, a CAA recommended company, installed scaffolding around the building, signaling the start of major brickwork on the house. They will be removing all the bricks from the rear and side of the house, installing insulation and then new clay bricks. We bought the house knowing that “some” work to … Continue reading →

We’re going to try one last time at growing sunflowers. We dug a new bed in the backyard and planted a few sunflower seeds along with three squash plants. The peonies are in full bloom, their massive petals set the whole backyard on fire. Continue reading →

Using some of the rocks we found buried around the lilac bush, we’ve created a small rock garden. Continue reading →

My mother suggested this organic solution to our lilac bush problem. We dumped a 2 kg bag of course salt on top of the expose roots and hacked up branches. It will rain later this evening and tomorrow, which will help the salt pour into the wounds. Continue reading →

My mother suggested this organic solution to our lilac bush problem. We dumped a 2 kg bag of course salt on top of the expose roots and hacked up branches. It will rain later this evening and tomorrow, which will help the salt pour into the wounds. Continue reading →