Saturday, March 17, 2007

Objective #2: Windows!!

The windows arrived on Thursday, and the great room windows are big indeed! They're so big, they won't fit in the house through the front door, and they had to lean them against the garage. Ed (our foreman) said we could reuse the supports as a goal post when we were done. Not a bad idea!



A crew from Blomberg (the window manufacturer) came today to install the windows. They were very fast and efficient. By the time we arrived at the house this morning around 11ish, the downstairs windows were already in.

We watched them install the big windows into the upstairs. They had to carry each window around the back of the house, and use a ramp that Ed had set up to walk onto the upstairs (new) deck, and then pass the window on the outside, with a couple guys holding the window from the inside of the house and a couple guys holding the window on the scaffolding. It was awe inspiring! They looked really smooth by the time they got to the third window, but I'm sure they were glad that that was the last one.


We had one slight issue to resolve with the side sliders upstairs (which side they opened up on), so it was good we went to the house today. By the end of the day, all of the window frames were installed, but there are still a few panes in the big windows that need to be installed. Objective #2 of the remodel is nearly complete!


On a very sad note, we learned that the electrician who had originally been slated to do our job passed away. He had been diagnosed with terminal cancer three weeks ago, and given a year to live. Our condolences go out to his family.

More pictures can be found on Kurt's picture site.

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