It has been three weeks since we moved home and it feels like the renovation has ground to a complete hault...
We have been making progress... but it is all small (un-photo-worthy) tasks to make the house more livable.
Hanging bathroom accessories, hanging doors, installing closets shelves, fixing the dishwasher (thankfully only a $30 valve), evicting unwanted house guests (thankfully moved out)... and a lot of cleaning!
We have a couple big projects in the planning stages so hopefully we will be back up to full renovation speed in the near future.
Amy
Monday, May 9, 2011
Thursday, May 5, 2011
ecoENERGY Retrofit Program Rating
In our original assessment, our house was given an EnerGuide rating of 29, mostly due to the fact that our house was almost completely uninsulated.
If we completed the list of recommended improvements, the evaluator predicted that we could improve the rating of our house from 29 to 70. We completed the follow up assesement in February and last week we received an official EnerGuide sticker stating that our house now has an EnerGuide rating of 70.
We were actually surprised that we received a rating of 70 since we did not complete all of the recommendations on the list, especially a few major items like insulating the basement (actually makes us skeptical of the validity of the whole assessment scheme beyond a federal government employment scheme...)
We still are waiting to see how much we will get back in rebates. If my dealings with the federal government at work are any indication, this weeks election will have us waiting a long time to see our cheques...
Amy
If we completed the list of recommended improvements, the evaluator predicted that we could improve the rating of our house from 29 to 70. We completed the follow up assesement in February and last week we received an official EnerGuide sticker stating that our house now has an EnerGuide rating of 70.
We were actually surprised that we received a rating of 70 since we did not complete all of the recommendations on the list, especially a few major items like insulating the basement (actually makes us skeptical of the validity of the whole assessment scheme beyond a federal government employment scheme...)
We still are waiting to see how much we will get back in rebates. If my dealings with the federal government at work are any indication, this weeks election will have us waiting a long time to see our cheques...
Amy
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Spring
Spring has arrived!
The sun finally came out long enough for us to clean up a winter's worth of dog and construction debris out of the backyard. We also got the first carrots, beets and peas planted in the garden.
It is so motivating to see the signs of green peaking through.
Amy
The sun finally came out long enough for us to clean up a winter's worth of dog and construction debris out of the backyard. We also got the first carrots, beets and peas planted in the garden.
It is so motivating to see the signs of green peaking through.
Amy
New Blog
With the renovation winding down, we are beginning to resume our normal life. When we are not working on the house, we enjoy spending our time cooking, gardening and experimenting with food.
Therefore, we have decided to start a second blog:
We will be continue this blog to document all of our renovation adventures but hope that you take the time to check out our food adventures as well.
Amy and David
Therefore, we have decided to start a second blog:
We will be continue this blog to document all of our renovation adventures but hope that you take the time to check out our food adventures as well.
Amy and David
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