Tom Picciani
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When I get back, need to hang pictures. I have a 3 piece set of canvas prints taken from the space shuttle. And another of the Orion Nebula that I took.
What did you do today?
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Did some grinding on a 1200 ft engineered job (Gut an remodel job). Only circuit with a 20 amp breaker popped and won't work no more. No other outlets are topped off cus the painter is behind. Painter had to do six coats because the owners bought some cheesey boutique no VOC paint that sucks (bright white). Then I poured some self leveler in a couple low spots. Stopped by Costco for some refreshments for the weekend (Knob Creek.)
Tom, that looks beautiful! Looks better than some professional work I've seen. It must feel good to have it behind you.
I ended up going to the store by myself yesterday & picked up 3 cases of water. Stopped at IHOP for food-- they have what they are calling "canoli" made with pancakes & I like them. Waitstaff were very nice. I was exhausted so I ended up heating up a frozen meal for Mom when I got home. Today I cooked for her after I went to the post office. We're waiting on some packages from either UPS or FedEx today but they usually come later. Last night the UPS guy showed up at almost 9pm & apologized for coming out so late-- but he was happy that the blackberry bushes had been cut back away from the walkway.
I forgot to call the power company during business hours to tell them the shade/protector for the security light got knocked off during the storm. Phone woke me up about 8x before noon this morning. Almost all of it was spam. On the bright side, the parish workers filled in some of the pot holes on my road with white rocks & did some work to make the road more tolerable to drive on.
We ordered a cellphone signal booster that my friend recommended. Now we just need to get him to come out to help set it up. He's going to climb the 50ft antenna tower we have outside-- he used to do that kind of work for a living-- to install the new antenna. He's not going all the way to the top though-- just above the roof line. We''ll have to figure out what hardware he will need to attach it to the tower & get it aimed to the best signal source. Then maybe we'll be able to get some friggin' cell signal inside.
Then when he's ready to work on converting his old kitchen to a pantry, I'm going to get some Killz & paint the hell out of the entire room before he adds insulation & drywall. We'll be able to move the metal shelves in which will free up space for cabinets. I have a partially built cabinet down in the workshop that could temporarily have a scrap piece of countertop on it to hold the microwave. I need to coordinate with him on when he wants to work on new cabinets so we can get them & I can water seal & stain them.
Right now I'm chilling (got a 2nd fan on my other nightstand now-- Honeywell fans are awesome- so I have a nice crossbreeze) and am waiting for Mom to be hungry again. I already made stroganoff but she'll probably want some vegetables or something later. I'm guessing asparagus or broccoli.
I'm expecting my uncle might call sometime this weekend or next week since I e-mailed him to let him know the phones are back on. I was listening to the answering machine to hear his voice in older messages the other day.
I ended up going to the store by myself yesterday & picked up 3 cases of water. Stopped at IHOP for food-- they have what they are calling "canoli" made with pancakes & I like them. Waitstaff were very nice. I was exhausted so I ended up heating up a frozen meal for Mom when I got home. Today I cooked for her after I went to the post office. We're waiting on some packages from either UPS or FedEx today but they usually come later. Last night the UPS guy showed up at almost 9pm & apologized for coming out so late-- but he was happy that the blackberry bushes had been cut back away from the walkway.
I forgot to call the power company during business hours to tell them the shade/protector for the security light got knocked off during the storm. Phone woke me up about 8x before noon this morning. Almost all of it was spam. On the bright side, the parish workers filled in some of the pot holes on my road with white rocks & did some work to make the road more tolerable to drive on.
We ordered a cellphone signal booster that my friend recommended. Now we just need to get him to come out to help set it up. He's going to climb the 50ft antenna tower we have outside-- he used to do that kind of work for a living-- to install the new antenna. He's not going all the way to the top though-- just above the roof line. We''ll have to figure out what hardware he will need to attach it to the tower & get it aimed to the best signal source. Then maybe we'll be able to get some friggin' cell signal inside.
Then when he's ready to work on converting his old kitchen to a pantry, I'm going to get some Killz & paint the hell out of the entire room before he adds insulation & drywall. We'll be able to move the metal shelves in which will free up space for cabinets. I have a partially built cabinet down in the workshop that could temporarily have a scrap piece of countertop on it to hold the microwave. I need to coordinate with him on when he wants to work on new cabinets so we can get them & I can water seal & stain them.
Right now I'm chilling (got a 2nd fan on my other nightstand now-- Honeywell fans are awesome- so I have a nice crossbreeze) and am waiting for Mom to be hungry again. I already made stroganoff but she'll probably want some vegetables or something later. I'm guessing asparagus or broccoli.
I'm expecting my uncle might call sometime this weekend or next week since I e-mailed him to let him know the phones are back on. I was listening to the answering machine to hear his voice in older messages the other day.
Looks super, how many people, how many days?
Thanks
Me and my helper worked 3 - 9 hour days
and 2 -4 hour days.
The contractor is a class act and had everything clean, empty, and ready to go.
We’re used to showing up to a job like this and there is 6 other trades working inside the home and it looks like a bomb went off in the place.
Me and my helper worked 3 - 9 hour days
and 2 -4 hour days.
The contractor is a class act and had everything clean, empty, and ready to go.
We’re used to showing up to a job like this and there is 6 other trades working inside the home and it looks like a bomb went off in the place.
Tom Picciani
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Hello from Massachusetts. Got everything set up but was too worn out to do anything. Tonight I should be imaging
Yeah, usually drywall mud and trimmed wires all over.
That is one room out of a whole house that we did a couple weeks ago
This is after they postponed for additional four weeks and they still were nowhere near ready
Messes are common in this business. I had a customer put end tables and lamps on top of a TV and think the room was ready for carpet.
Talked to a local cash and carry store today. They are going to give out my cards.
Or fill up a bed with all the stuff in a BR including the clothes in the closet and thinking you will just pick up the bed and shift it over. Oh ad don't stash your toys and personal stuff between the mattress and spring. WE will find it.
I don't move furniture period. You got that stuff in there you can move it yourself. Or hire someone, call a friend.
Seen installers ruin there back and livelihood doing that. I've hurt my back as well. It's the retailers who think we should do it for free or a pittance so they can make a profit on us.
There are people out there that make a living on moving furniture. They are called professional movers.
Seen installers ruin there back and livelihood doing that. I've hurt my back as well. It's the retailers who think we should do it for free or a pittance so they can make a profit on us.
There are people out there that make a living on moving furniture. They are called professional movers.
Hee hee, his college kid had some good stuff in a slice on the underside of the mattress liner. I didn't want the high profile homeowners to get embarrassed, so they didn't see 'em.
Found some under the carpet in a rental once. Now I'm referencing good reading material not toys.
Living in a small town, I can often stop by to see a room or an entire home that needs a restretch and tell them what to move and what I can work around. I hate having them empty the entire room when it's not necessary. I had a sight unseen restretch yesterday. It was two bedrooms and I told her the beds probably didn't need to be moved. Turned out they were kid sized beds and were easy to move and work around.
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No need to do it for free. Tell em how much they can save if they do it. If they don't like $2000, they will get it moved.
I think when we had the carpet done there were only 2 things the carpet guys had to move-- a desk that was very heavy that we could not move ourselves & an old couch the tenants left behind. We didn't have them bring it back in bc it was so disgusting, but the desk we kept. It's a beautiful hardwood desk with secret locks my dad got at some surplus sale in Virginia. Tenants couldn't steal out of it bc they couldn't figure out how to open the drawers-- although we could see the marks where they tried to pry it open & there were knobs & stuff missing from it. Oh wait-- he moved a built-in bookcase that was covering where the front door used to be & revealed there was just an open gap in the floor & no insulation in the walls. He actually helped us seal up the insulation we put in after he moved the book case. I filled in the gap in the floor with some wood blocks & he was able to caulk around it.
Today it's raining & my stomach is not feeling well so I'm just checking my messages & stuff & intermittently reading "Ultimate Guide WIRING 8th updated edition" to find out more about grounding wires so I can make sure my inline surge protector is connected properly. Whenever we test our wiring it always shows it's not properly grounded so I think it's not grounded at the pole or box & I want to rectify that. Might reduce some of the bad surges. I do know the satellite & stuff are grounded outside bc there is pipe coming out of the ground that the wires go into-- although I don't know if it is properly grounded.
Tuesday my friend is going to install flooring at his great uncle Cleo's house so I get to break out my flooring saw. I may go over & help him with the install. Poor old Cleo went from being very active & living like a 20-yr-old with drinking & dating women but then had a stroke & now he's barely mobile. Last time I saw him he was in a riding cart at Walmart trying to pick up a case of sodas. I helped him & then lingered around to wait for him to leave the store so I could help him load them into his truck.
Today it's raining & my stomach is not feeling well so I'm just checking my messages & stuff & intermittently reading "Ultimate Guide WIRING 8th updated edition" to find out more about grounding wires so I can make sure my inline surge protector is connected properly. Whenever we test our wiring it always shows it's not properly grounded so I think it's not grounded at the pole or box & I want to rectify that. Might reduce some of the bad surges. I do know the satellite & stuff are grounded outside bc there is pipe coming out of the ground that the wires go into-- although I don't know if it is properly grounded.
Tuesday my friend is going to install flooring at his great uncle Cleo's house so I get to break out my flooring saw. I may go over & help him with the install. Poor old Cleo went from being very active & living like a 20-yr-old with drinking & dating women but then had a stroke & now he's barely mobile. Last time I saw him he was in a riding cart at Walmart trying to pick up a case of sodas. I helped him & then lingered around to wait for him to leave the store so I could help him load them into his truck.
Have gout in my right hand. side effect from kidney disease
How long have had that?
