Basement Progress

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Kalamein Doors

Fire doors for the first and second floor apartments were delivered last week.  Instead of hollow metal we opted for kalamein doors with recessed panels, which we think are a little more suited to the style of the house.

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Framing for new stair wall in progress

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Skimcoating in progress

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Radiators

Installation of radiators on the first and second floors is largely complete.  Some of these were already in the house, others we got from a job site in Sunnyside Queens where they were being discarded. 

All have been converted from steam to hydronic, and are being installed with fittings such that, after testing the system, we can move the radiators in order to complete the flooring and painting.

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Week seventeen update

Installation of gypsum wallboard is in progress on ground floor:

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Basement insulation:

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Wallpaper fragments

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Basement progress

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The new radiant slab is finally poured.  Framing in the basement will start after the slab has been sealed.

Spring

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Update - We finally determined that our tree is some variety of Linden.

View from back window

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