The Fintelmansion

  These jobs aren't a big deal but they're big to me because I almost never do odd jobs around the house (Honeeeey... can you fix the door? Honeeeey... can you change the lightbulb? Honeeeeey... can you lift the heavy thing?) . This is partly based on the fact that Gary is already good at these things because he's done them all before, and partly because I'm a bit lazy at manual labour, and partly because girls often aren't encouraged or expected to do things like this. Dumb. Anyway, I'm taking charge of lots of little jobs that require not a lot of prior expertise and I'm finding them a good way to build my efficiency with skills that will come in handy for the bigger stuff, like learning how to use the power drill, measuring twice and cutting once, and getting used to jobs that have cobwebs nearby. I'm getting more confident and getting better at problem solving and taking risks. Here is a list of all my finest accomplishments: Door Handle ...

Dun dunnnnnn. It was super likely that in a house as old as ours, with as many hotch-potch additions as ours does, that we would have asbestos* hidden somewhere, and sure enough... we suspected, we got it checked, we found it and we got it removed. First, we got an asbestos checker in to have a look at the building and got them to test out different areas of the house and identify which walls are harbouring asbestos. Asbestos isn't a problem unless you disturb it and since we will be moving walls and yanking the house all over the place we needed to get it removed. We then got quotes from 3 companies to have it removed, along with the kitchen and bathroom fit out while they were at it. Finally we  booked a date for the removal . Before the removal you need to  prep your site  to make it easy for your asbestos angels to get in and out easily and with least damage to your property. Their main job is to remove the asbestos cement sheeting from the walls and ceilings...