Tag: garage conversion
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Framing
Framing has begun and it goes quickly! There’s an actual building in the backyard which is exciting. A tenant has not been found for the empty unit, yet. That is a causing a bit of stress but, at the moment, there is no gas or water service to the unit because we have to wait…
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Concrete Poured
The concrete has been poured! I did not get a chance to visit the site to get pictures of the rebar job. It is fun and educational to watch something being built from the ground up. I used to work for my Dad around twenty-four years ago. I did not have the interest in the…
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Time For Rebar
It sure is going to be tight back there. The additional room for the garage conversion is pretty tiny but it will work, nonetheless. I don’t know what the task is called to bury all of the plumbing, but that has been finished. It looks really nice. The next step is to construct the rebar…
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Underground Complete
My Dad finished plumbing the underground and it passed inspection. It looks great! I think he’s enjoying himself. He’s very proud of how he can cleverly plumb. I just got the invoice from the MEP engineer for the change to the laundry room. Because it’s now going to be a rentable room, the engineering had…
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First Inspection
We passed the first inspection! The passing of the first inspection is huge for me. It has been a long time in the making to get a shovel in the dirt. Underground plumbing in the garage conversion was the subject of this inspection and what my Dad and I were working on last weekend. He…
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Busy Plumber
My childhood friend is also the person who is supposed to be plumbing this project. Since the project has started, he has not been able to commit any time to working on it. Getting him to come out and mark trenches for the underground plumbing was difficult enough. In his defense, we did not agree…
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Monday, May 15
I’m excited to share that the first review of the construction plans for the ADU and garage conversion is complete! The architect emailed me this morning with a list of minor changes that need to be made, and she estimates that she will have the updated plans to me within two weeks. I’ve already spoken…
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Thursday, April 27
As a landlord, there’s nothing quite as exciting as welcoming a new tenant into your property. This weekend, I’ll be doing just that as we prepare to welcome a new resident to one of our units. However, before our new tenant can move in, there are a few things that need to be taken care…
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Tuesday, February 28
Two days in row I have gotten my butt out of bed at 4:30! The puppy does help, though. I HAVE to get up and let him out to pee. It’s what I do after he’s done his business where it all falls apart. Anyways, two days in a row feels good. I’m excited to…
Winning the Rat Race 