November 6-10, 2006
James finishes up the kitchen plumbing and installs the sink, faucet and dishwasher. We now have running water in the kitchen, yipee! He also takes a look at the stove and fixes the gas connection.

We start to unpack all the kitchen boxes. We need to wash everything since it has been sitting in boxes in the basement for months (thank goodness for the dishwasher).













As we are unpacking everything, we realize how much 'stuff' we have and start to purge the unecessary items. After a little juggling of locations, everything has found it's designated spot and we are ready to start cooking.

Marty glues the cap and will install it early next week once everything is dry and bonded.

We find navy blue sheers to incorporate some colour into the small bathroom, and a mat to keep our feeties warm.

Our neighbours Carolyn and Stephen give us the name of a friend of theirs (Joseph) who does bannisters. He did their porch this summer, so we know his work is great. Joseph comes by to give us an estimate, and is able to start next week (lucky for us). He will install the bannister in a few days, which we will paint white to match the stairs.

November 1-2, 2006

David and Kyle finish up all the electrical work including installing the undercabinet lighting in the kitchen, and all the remaining switches, plugs and boxes.

David removes the dining room fixture to figure out why it's not working. He cannot find the source of the problem and suggests we return it to Royal Lighting. We return the light, and they exchange it for a functional one. We put it up and it works!

Andrew finishes up the kitchen cabinet handles and hooks up the gas for the stove. Despite a good seal, we are smelling gas. We will have an gas guy come by for a look.

Deb continues to silicon all the gaps in the baseboards and quarter round and then gives them a fresh coat of paint.

We install the hallway and above-stove light fixtures.

Our dining room table is delivered. It goes well with the house decor/design and fits well in it's allocated space.