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<\/a><\/p>\nToday was very productive. I woke early to drive to the other house to meet the guy delivering the roll-off (3 ton dumpster). It was much smaller than I had anticipated, but it worked. The cost was around $200 which includes taking it to the dump when it’s full. My guess is that I will have two or three additional loads in the near future.<\/p>\n
I came back home shortly after as we have a mechanic that was coming to the house to work on the truck and one of the cars. One thing I am greatly blessed with having a Mexican wife is being tapped into an affordable labor force. The mechanic worked for approximately three hours – the fee was $30.00. Unfortunately, my truck’s a\/c compressor is dead and needs to be replaced. The dealership sells them for $1200.00, but the mechanic helped us find one for $150.00 elsewhere. Not too bad.<\/p>\n Yun’s parents arrived later and we had some awesome tacos with shrimp, chorizo, bacon, and beef. They are called discada<\/em> and they were awesome<\/strong>.<\/p>\n I had hired three guys today to come and clean out the rubble in the house. They did a great job and completely filled the dumpster. They also removed most of the non-load bearing framing as well. We also had some framers come out to take a look at some work we will need and for them to begin putting together an estimate.<\/p>\n I am hoping to have the house completely gutted by the end of February, to include the removal of all the ceilings as well. The next steps will likely be:<\/p>\n – concrete to level the floors It snowed in the mountains last night! We had a beautiful view early this morning. Today was very productive. I woke early to drive to the other house to meet the guy delivering the roll-off (3 ton dumpster). It was … Continue reading <\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n
\n– remove existing windows and doors and replace
\n– framing
\n– replace electrical
\n– replace plumbing
\n– insulation in walls
\n– dry wall ceiling and walls
\n– insulate attic<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"