I started out this morning at Superior Trim and Door. Met a very nice man named Justin who walked me through the factory. I love that kind of thing - big machines, turning slabs of wood into molding and trim. Men building door jambs and driving forklifts. (Sorry Judy, nobody was wearing hard hats!) I brought the three deadbolts I had bought over the weekend in so they could re-key them, and we were walking to a little office in the corner. Inside was a man named Dave, surrounded by paperwork and locks and keys of all kinds. I felt like I was behind the curtain with The Great Oz - too bad I didn't have my camera.
Dave was very nice and looked the locks over - he said he remembered when they put these out for sale he noticed that a piece was loose and told me he would give all three the once-over and re-key them all alike, so I would only need one key. I left him with the locks and my phone number. As I walked out with Justin, I asked him about the garage door - my problem was that the door opening was 80" high, but I was buying a door with a jamb already made that was 80 3/4" tall. I told him I planned to take the top piece of the jamb off so the whole thing would fit and he said that would be fine but I would need a piece of casement molding which he would give me for $1 when I picked up the deadbolts tomorrow.
Then I returned home and started drawing a sketch of the work to be done, so I would know how much lumber to take with me on Wednesday. As I did this, I had a little thought in the back of my head that I might need a permit to do this. For some reason I was thinking since it's at the back of the house I wouldn't need one. Being the conscientious citizen that I am, I called the City Building Department who confirmed my suspicion. I don't want have to look over my shoulder, and I would much rather the City and neighborhood on my side, so I'm postponing the work until I have a permit in hand. I will make the application on Wednesday. I won't be able to do the fence app because it doesn't look like I will have my survey until next week. *deep breath*
It's ok - I'm not in any big hurry. It's wonderful to be able to pace myself and enjoy the project - I forget that sometimes.
Now for the good news, Visited St. Vincent's thrift store today and what do you know? There were two light fixtures, new in the boxes - that almost exactly match this super-cool fixture that is on the porch at Grandview!! All that's missing is a little rust. One of them is a chandelier that I will use in the foyer. One will go over the bar that I will build when I remodel the kitchen. And I got them for $10 each!! I know I can hardly believe it myself. See below!
Balance forward: $272
$20 two awesome light fixtures
Remainder: $252
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