December Musings: Storm Windows, Storm Doors, and Drywall Dust

Hello Everyone,

Unlike last month, which was a November repair nightmare, December has been quiet in comparison. Well . . . relatively quiet . . . This month has seen Xmas baking and decorating, storm windows installed, storm doors put on + drywalling of the old landing. 

Battening Down the Hatches
The window guys appeared and had two storm windows up and on the second story, in record time. I asked them for the broken storm from the upstairs bedroom and my contractor, Dave, replaced the broken glass with a piece of plexi-glass and popped it on my kitchen window.

Dave had some old storm doors in his shed, which had caved in, so he went through the rubble and salvaged two doors, to my benefit. Then he came into possession of a third door from a house he`d been working on. The weather cooperated and he was able to install the doors without freezing his fingers off. This has all helped to make this old place much warmer.   

A Face-lift for the Old Landing
He then went to work drywalling the old landing and he stopped working on the 24th. By that time, my home had a layer of dust in every possible nook and cranny. But I didn't care. He mentioned that a lot of women would have disliked all that dust with Christmas right around the corner and house guests imminent but I told him I'm was so appreciative to see the crumbling plaster finally laid to rest and any friends that came up would understand and that it was all very good.

Dave came back after Christmas and finished the old landing. He`ll come back later on to do more drywalling, as I can afford it.

It's encouraging to see this house being given some loving reparation. Roselane is a large Victorian and was neglected prior to my purchasing it. I've spent the last 5 years trying to put it to rights, which has been an adventure, to say the least.

It`s a great feeling to be battening down the hatches before the worst of our winter weather strikes and seeing this place getting a much-needed face-lift.

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