Supply Run - Nov. 14, 2009
GreenDepot - No VOC sample paint, Water-based paint stripper & misc. supplies.
Harmons - Greenworks Cleaning supplies.
Yonkers Cabinets Inc. - Base and wall cabinets to match existing. Estimate given.
Various Tile store locations - Backsplash tile search
Sears - hand power tool set for DIY work. Craftsman
Central Plumbing Specialties - Water efficient kitchen faucet
Day 1 - Nov. 15, 2009
Installed CF light bulbs in bathroom
Full bathroom cleaning
Removal of existing kitchen laminate counter top, sink & plumbing fixtures
Test painted samples on living room wall
Existing appliance up for sale
SS sink up for sale [or donation]
Green Features:
All GreenWorks Cleaning products
Safecoat No VOC paint & primer
Appliances being re-used [diverted from landfill]
Sink being re-used [diverted from landfill]
Day 2 - Nov. 16, 2009
Home Depot - toilet seat (recycled wood content), dead bolt lock, bathroom faucet, tp holder, misc. supplies & tools.
Day 3 - Nov. 17, 2009
Attempted Dead bolt install. (unsuccessful)
Home Depot - metal epoxy/polymer (Faststeel), screws & drill bits.
Day 4 - Nov. 19, 2009
GreenDepot - Low VOC Caulk & Sealant, water-based degreaser, natural sponges & paint-stripper
Day 5 - Nov. 20, 2009
Schall Hardware - Gas cap.
Applied paint stripper to HM door frame and door @ dead bolt lock.
House Work:
Removed kitchen hood.
Installed TP holder in bathroom
Installed new shower head
Installed new bathroom faucet & drain (unsuccessful)
HomeDepot - Flex hose tubes, crank locks/pliers, towel holder.
Kitchen and bathroom floors cleaned
Green Features:
Water-based paint stripper
Low flow, efficient bathroom fixtures
Day 6 - Nov. 21, 2009
Successfully installed bathroom faucet & drain plug
Caulked shower handles
Stripped door paint @ dead bolt lock
Applied FastSteel to dead bolt area
Kitchen floor cleaned further
Green Features:
Water-based paint stripper
Low flow, efficient bathroom fixtures
Low VOC caulking
HomeDepot - flex piping, toilet handle, CO&Smoke Detector, fire extinguisher, Dremel & grout tool, bathroom tile & tub tape,
Day - 8 Nov. 24, 2009
Adjusted new plumbing fixture and piping in bathroom sink. Caulked as needed.
Attempted toilet handle install (unsuccessful)
Attempted dead bolts lock install over hardened Faststeel (unsuccessful)
New CO/Smoke alarm install
Removed carpet, padding and wood strips from new kitchen area
Notes:
Carpet & padding very very old and dirty. Unsalvageable.
Co-op Apt demands 90% of floor area be covered with "sound deadening" material. Refinishing hardwood floor is not feasible. Kitchen tile floor laid on hardwood floor. Possible. Or laid on wood subfloor. Will need to determine before new tiling addition commences.
True Value - Bigger Dead bolt screws
Bestbuy - Samsung Stainless Steel Energy Star refrigerator bought
P.C.Richards - Energy Efficient Frigidaire gas range stove and microwave bought
Flooring Research
Lumber Liquidators - Cork
Allen Carpet - Cork & Eco-Friendly Recycled Carpeting
Easy Carpet - Eco-Friendly Carpeting
House Work
Chipped "FastSteel" off hollow metal door & frame. Partial deadbolt installHouse Work
Copper refrigerator water line removal
Partial carpet & padding removal. Wood floor joist, wood planks and then parquet wood flooring.
Reversed terrace door knob & lock.
Removed cabinet doors & draws in preparation for sanding, priming and painting.
Grana's Scrap metal - Copper piping SOLD.
Home depot - APA rated Georgia Pacific 3/4" plywood & test floor tiles (to match existing) bought.
House Work:
Remove parquet wood flooring, old nails & debris/dirt/dust @ kitchen in preparation for new tile extension.
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Notes:
Floor consist of wood floor joist with wide wood planks spanning above them. Parquet floor is install over top of wide wood planks.
Day - 12 Nov. 29, 2009
HomeDepot - Returned test ceramic floor tiles. None matching
Day - 13 Nov. 30, 2009
HomeDepot - Returned test ceramic floor tiles. None matching
Day - 13 Nov. 30, 2009
HomeDepot - dead bolt metal plates, wood screws, Recycled content garbage bags, flex drill bit, tile floor samples (to match existing)
House Work
Removed additional parquet flooring to reach needed dimensions for kitchen tile floor. Laid plywood in, in preparation for securing
Day 14 - Dec 2, 2009
House Work
Removed additional parquet flooring to reach needed dimensions for kitchen tile floor. Laid plywood in, in preparation for securing
Day 14 - Dec 2, 2009
Schall hardware and paint - 1.25" wood screws
Debris/dirt clean up (with recycled content plastic garbage bags)
Plywood cut and laid out to size in kitchen. Ready to be screwed down, waterproofed and leveled.
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Day 15 - Dec 3, 2009Debris/dirt clean up (with recycled content plastic garbage bags)
Plywood cut and laid out to size in kitchen. Ready to be screwed down, waterproofed and leveled.
Lets see it! [Click Here]
GreenDepot - recycled foam rollers, reusable metal paint stirrer, No/Very low VOC wood filler
Partially secured plywood to subfloor.
Cabinets degreased and ready for sanding
HomeDepot - bucket, paint roller handles, metal paint roller pan, RedGuard Low VOC crack isolation/waterproofing membrane, small utility saw
House work Partially secured plywood to subfloor.
Cabinets degreased and ready for sanding
Notes:
Screws caused problems.
Day 16 - Dec 4, 2009
Easy Carpet - Ordered Recycled content carpet for entire apt
Screws caused problems.
Easy Carpet - Ordered Recycled content carpet for entire apt
Bob's Furniture - Ordered Bedroom set
HomeDepot - more screws & plumb chalk line
Day 17 - Dec 5, 2009
Schall Hardware and Paint - Proper wood screws
House work
Schall Hardware and Paint - Proper wood screws
House work
Secured plywood to subfloor
Used wood filler to fill unleveled areas in wood
Partially removed existing grout from kitchen tiles
Partially sanded cabinet doors
Day 18 - Dec 6, 2009
Removed remaining grout from existing kitchen floor tiles
Sanded wood filler from plywood
Cleaned and prepared plywood
Taped off surrounding areas
Applied waterproofing to entire plywood subfloor
Home Depot - returned unneeded items - screws & small attempted match tiles.
Notes:
Existing 13.5" floor tiles will be hard to match, size wise. color match found
Existing 13.5" floor tiles will be hard to match, size wise. color match found
Day 19 - Dec 8, 2009
Tile Research
Tile & Floor Center
Marino Ceramics Tile - samples taken
Day 20 - Dec 9, 2009
Home Depot - "Matching" kitchen floor tile [12" size though], Flexbond polymer-modified motor, ready mixed grout, tile installation kit, mixer.
Day 21 - Dec 10, 2009
Home Depot - LevelQuik Low VOC leveling compound & surface primer, rubber gloves & ryobi sand paper.
Home Depot - metal lath, lath screws
House work:
Cabinet sanding
Metal lath secured to plywood
Leveling compound mixed, poured & troweled out in kitchen expansion
Cabinet sanding
Metal lath secured to plywood
Leveling compound mixed, poured & troweled out in kitchen expansion
Day 23 - Dec. 12, 2009
Home Depot - 1 additional case of floor tiles & 2 bags of flexbound motor. 2 trips
Yonkers Cabinets Inc. - Ordered all necessary cabinets for kitchen expansion
Yonkers Cabinets Inc. - Ordered all necessary cabinets for kitchen expansion
House work
Cabinet sanding & cleaning
Floor tiles go down in kitchen, 90% complete (Father in law)
Refrigerator and stove cabinet removed in preparation for smaller ones.
Cabinet sanding & cleaning
Floor tiles go down in kitchen, 90% complete (Father in law)
Refrigerator and stove cabinet removed in preparation for smaller ones.
Day 24 - Dec. 13, 2009
Home Depot - Ceiling plaster, compound and joint tape
Home Depot - attempt to get apt paint. Unsuccessful.
Home Depot - attempt to get apt paint. Unsuccessful.
House work:
Ceiling plastered & finished off and prepped for primer & paint (Father in Law)
Cabinet sanding
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Ceiling plastered & finished off and prepped for primer & paint (Father in Law)
Cabinet sanding
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Day 25 - Dec. 14, 2009
Home Depot - Purchased paints and primers: Fresh Aire Choice Brand NO VOC/Non-toxic
10 Gal Primer, 3 Gal ceiling paint, 1 Gal accent color, 5 Gal white, 1 Gal bathroom
Day 26 - Dec 16, 2009
Plastering ceiling & walls (Father-in-law)
Sanding & Priming walls (Father-in-law)
Cabinets picked up
Borrowed tile cutter to complete tile floor
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Day 27 - Dec 17, 2009
Minimal Plastering (Father-in-law)
Sanding ceiling (Father-in-law)
Tile's cut and set in kitchen floor (Father-in-law)
Entire floor grouted (Father-in-law)
Lets see it! [Click Here]
GreenDepot - Safecoat enamal paint for cabinets and misc. paint supplies.
Day 28 - Dec 18, 2009
Schall's hardware and paint - Low VOC liquid nail construction adhesive, roller handle & shims
Primed ceiling and foyer area (Father-in-law)
Set base cabinets into kitchen and secured 2 of 3 in
Plastering ceiling & walls (Father-in-law)
Sanding & Priming walls (Father-in-law)
Cabinets picked up
Borrowed tile cutter to complete tile floor
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Day 27 - Dec 17, 2009
Minimal Plastering (Father-in-law)
Sanding ceiling (Father-in-law)
Tile's cut and set in kitchen floor (Father-in-law)
Entire floor grouted (Father-in-law)
Lets see it! [Click Here]
GreenDepot - Safecoat enamal paint for cabinets and misc. paint supplies.
Day 28 - Dec 18, 2009
Schall's hardware and paint - Low VOC liquid nail construction adhesive, roller handle & shims
Primed ceiling and foyer area (Father-in-law)
Set base cabinets into kitchen and secured 2 of 3 in
Notes:
Attempted wall cabinets but unsuccessful w/o shims
Took cabinet boxes too recycling
Sanding and priming kitchen cabinets
Day 29 - Dec 19, 2009
Sanding and priming kitchen cabinet fronts
Sanding and priming kitchen doors and drawers
Day 30 - Dec 20, 2009
Painting kitchen cabinet fronts
Sanding and priming kitchen doors and drawers
Plastered bathroom walls from previous holes
Primed bathroom & kitchen ceiling
Primed kitchen
Painted kitchen
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Attempted wall cabinets but unsuccessful w/o shims
Took cabinet boxes too recycling
Sanding and priming kitchen cabinets
Day 29 - Dec 19, 2009
Sanding and priming kitchen cabinet fronts
Sanding and priming kitchen doors and drawers
Day 30 - Dec 20, 2009
Painting kitchen cabinet fronts
Sanding and priming kitchen doors and drawers
Plastered bathroom walls from previous holes
Primed bathroom & kitchen ceiling
Primed kitchen
Painted kitchen
Lets see it! [Click Here]
SS Appliances delivered and installed - Energy Star refrigerator, energy efficient gas stove and microwave.
New gas valve installed
Priming and painting foyer and living room
Base & wall cabinets installed
Lets see it! [Click Here]
Donation to Habitat Restore - unused good condition cabinets, plumbing fixtures & matching towel and tp holder
Home Depot - Returned unused items (paint, primer, edge painters, etc). Bought cloth reusable rags, mini paint rollers.
Day 32 - Dec 22, 2009
Mase Electricians - Electrician installs GFI at sink area, replaces receptacle at stove, & runs two new receptacles: 1 for new mirowave and 1 for extended kitchen area.
Easy Carpet - Old carpet removal & disposal.
Lets see it! [Click Here]
House Work:
Cabinets painted and installed back into kitchen
Sanded bedroom ceiling
Primed bedroom walls and ceiling
Day 33 - Dec 23, 2009
Bedroom set delivered and pieced together
Bedroom & kitchen ceiling painted
Bedroom and Living room accent wall painted
Yonkers Cabinets Inc. - Picked up 2 needed cabinets to fit Refrigerator in place
Day 34 - Dec 24, 2009
Rebuilder's Source - Donated left over building supplies (paint, plywood, sink, metal lath, etc)
New Cabinets (@fridge) sanded, primed and installed
Three walls painted in bedroom
Base boards painted
Day 36 - Dec 27, 2009
Bathroom walls painted
Hood/Microwave installed
Marden's Harware - screws, sponges, rubber float, drill bits & misc.
Day 37 - Dec 28, 2009
Cabinets paneling cut to size & primed
Bathroom cleaned
Countertop templated
Minor grouting
Home Depot - trim wood for tile edge to align carpet, spray insulation foam, duct tape
Day 38 - Dec 29, 2009
Cabinet panels painted
Base trim cut to size
Countertop support cut and secured to wall from scrap wood
Plywood cut and screwed to above fridge cabinet to span to wall
Bathroom thoroughly cleaned
Trim for tile edge cut to size
Drop off unused debris and materials at Local Recycling center
Lowes - His & Hers Closet organization systems, bedroom lamps, utility knife
Home Depot - kitchen soap dispenser, nail/staple gun w/ accessories
Day 39 - Dec 30, 2009
Eco-friendly carpet installed (recycled plastic content)
Countertop installed (35% recycled glass content)
Let's see it! [Click here]
Day 40 - Dec 31, 2009
THE MOVE IN!
Cabinet paneling installed
Wood filler used to fill gaps
Gas Stove donated
PC Richards - Toshiba 40" Energy Star LCD HDTV
Day 41 - Jan 1, 2010
Homedepot - plumbers putty, paint brushes & draw liners.
Wood Filler sanded @ "L" & above fridge
Areas primed & painted
Trim primed & painted
Faucet installed (electrical & plumbing)
Notes:
Drain unsuccessful
Day 42 - Jan 2, 2010
Mardens Haredware & Schall Paint & Hardwared - pipe cutters, water valve spliters, inline fridge ice maker filter & plumbing supplies
House Work:
Drain installed
Fridge icemaker water filter installed
Soap depenser installed
Filtered drinking water set in place
Day 43 - Jan 3, 2010
Closet Organizers built and installed
Day 44 - Jan 9, 2010 AND ON..
Closet Organizers built and installed
Day 44 - Jan 9, 2010 AND ON..
