Friday I ordered a new one: 36", 6 burner, dual fuel. Also bought a stainless steel dishwasher and built-in microwave drawer.
Monday, April 9, 2012
$pend it like ya' got it...
Originally I was going to buy a 48" professional gas range but I realized it is just too large for our kitchen so decided to go with a 36". I have been searching for a used one but with no luck.
Friday I ordered a new one: 36", 6 burner, dual fuel. Also bought a stainless steel dishwasher and built-in microwave drawer.
Friday I ordered a new one: 36", 6 burner, dual fuel. Also bought a stainless steel dishwasher and built-in microwave drawer.
Sunday, April 8, 2012
Refrigerator #2
I posted earlier about the refrigerator we bought from Craigslist. Tim and I were both a bit hesitant about buying it and we should have went with our gut feeling.
When we plugged it in nothing happened! We tried to call the seller and he told us a couple of things to try. Still nothing. Had a repairman out who got it running for a few seconds and said it needed a new power supply board. Told me where to order, the part # and how to replace it. Did all that and sure enough it came on so we let it run for a day then checked it but it wasn't cooling. Tried to adjust te temperature and now it acts like the power supply is bad again. I downloaded the complete repair manual and diagnostics and I think we can get it running and re-sell it (on Craigslist).
In the meantime I found this Viking on Craigslist. Tim went to look at it and it was still in the sellers house and working fine.
These things are heavy beasts to move so Tim has been getting a real workout!
When we plugged it in nothing happened! We tried to call the seller and he told us a couple of things to try. Still nothing. Had a repairman out who got it running for a few seconds and said it needed a new power supply board. Told me where to order, the part # and how to replace it. Did all that and sure enough it came on so we let it run for a day then checked it but it wasn't cooling. Tried to adjust te temperature and now it acts like the power supply is bad again. I downloaded the complete repair manual and diagnostics and I think we can get it running and re-sell it (on Craigslist).
In the meantime I found this Viking on Craigslist. Tim went to look at it and it was still in the sellers house and working fine.
These things are heavy beasts to move so Tim has been getting a real workout!
Floors are ordered
Flooring has been ordered and should be installed in about 3 weeks. The first floor will be 12x12 Saltillo tile and the second floor will be 5" hand scraped oak. We are leaving the carpet in the third floor bedroom.
Joy Ride
We take Tucker and Ty to the house almost every day. Tucker loves to ride in the truck and we let him stick his head out the window if we're not going very fast.
Gentlemen...start your chain saws.
It took 4 guys 3 full days to remove and trim the overgrown back 'yard'. These are some 'before and after' photos)
Old cedar hedge was removed and replaced with Red Tipped Photinias.
View when sitting on the deck before and after.
Looking down the stairs before and after. We also removed the center and left side railings.
This area will be the grass dog yard (our only grass). The two trees are Crepe Myrtles. There is another small terranced area below the dog yard that will be a garden next year. And below that is the 'party deck' at water level.
Below is the side yard. The tree byond the gate had a huge root trying to grow under our foundation so it had to come out. The trees in the foreground are Crepe Myrtles (Lilac of the South!).
The railing and building on the right of this photo are the entrance to the community pool and dock.
Old cedar hedge was removed and replaced with Red Tipped Photinias.
View when sitting on the deck before and after.
Looking down the stairs before and after. We also removed the center and left side railings.
This area will be the grass dog yard (our only grass). The two trees are Crepe Myrtles. There is another small terranced area below the dog yard that will be a garden next year. And below that is the 'party deck' at water level.
Habitat for Humanity Restore
We took an entire trailer load of materials from the house to the Fort Worth Habitat for Humanity Restore. We donated cabinets, counter tops, sinks, interior doors, light fixtures, washer, dryer, dishwasher and microwave. It was better than throwing them away and we can take the tax deduction!
It's a pretty cool store - we were there on a Saturday and it was BUSY.
We also bought this old door while we were there. I saw a cute idea on Pinterest to use it as a divider between the vanity and toilet in the master bathroom.
It's a pretty cool store - we were there on a Saturday and it was BUSY.
We also bought this old door while we were there. I saw a cute idea on Pinterest to use it as a divider between the vanity and toilet in the master bathroom.
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