Lest anyone think that Jeff and I are single handedly doing all of the work on the house, I wanted to dedicate a post to the people who REALLY know what they're doing, and who have come to help us out with the stuff that is well beyond our skill level....
Our neighbor, Brad Engelberg, hanging drywall in the kitchen. I can't even CARRY one of those 8 foot sheets by myself, so it's a little intimidating to see him able to hold it with one hand, and attach it with the other!
Kevin Carlson did the framing in the attic, and hung the kicthen ceiling, as well as ALL of the drywall in the new bathroom. What I have learned from watching Kev is that having the right tools for the job is absolutely essential! Took him about 3 hours what it would have taken us DAYS to do!
Jeremy Tell ran the HVAC vent to the new bathroom for us. (he's vacuuming out the ductwork in this pic before coming off of it to place the new one). It made the room feel real though, to have heat running to it :-)
And this is Jeff, enjoying his Doritos while observing the pros at work. People ask me for home improvement advice, and probably the most valuable thing we have learned in this process is that it is VERY important to recognize when something is beyond your skill level, that it is worth hiring it out!
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