basement progress: done(ish)

Hello! Has it really been over two weeks since I last posted? All is well in the Zerbey household but we have been busy enjoying Miss Avery (which I like to say with a southern drawl) and showing her off to various friends and family members. We also celebrated Kyle’s 34th birthday! The day was […]

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basement progress: prepping for inspections + drywall

First and foremost, thank you all so much for your sweet and comforting comments about Felix. Maybe it sounds crazy since we’ve never met most of you “in real life”, but your collective support truly helped us through this last week and we’re feeling better about what happened and are learning to focus on the […]

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basement progress: electrical + subfloor

I’m just going to say it – June in Seattle is depressing. While the rest of the country is swimming, sunning and generally embracing summer, we’re still wearing sweaters and crossing our fingers that our tomato plants don’t keel over due to lack of sun. (The joke is that summer in Seattle doesn’t start until […]

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basement progress: framing

Despite our secret hopes, the basement fairy did not wave her magic wand while we were basking in the glow of our new front yard. Blah. I know it will be great to have it done (or at least partially done), but there is not a lot of motivation for this project right now (besides […]

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basement progress: concrete pour

I really hope this is our last post about concrete. Yeah, I suppose there’s the initial thrill of the pour (or “placement” if you want to be all technically correct) – working against the clock, crossing your fingers that everything goes according to your carefully laid plan. But really, it’s just a lot of work […]

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