projects on the go
Allan It never ends! More concrete, wood, and other building materials are gathering up. Time for a dump run.
To put up a fence, we have to create a walkway from the house to the rear. This means digging up earth, roots, rocks, foreign junk, and whatever else is in the way. Paving stones will be put in and will lead to the rear parking.
Holy crap, are there a lot of roots!
We’ve flagged it off and will try again another day.
Finally the deadbolt is complete.
Because the laundry machines had been changed in the rear suite, I had two new machines (well, new washer and almost new dryer) left over. I asked the tenants in the house if they wanted to swap them out. After discussing some details, here they are.
The washer has 5 years warranty, and the dryer has … not sure.
The tenant advised me that the bathroom light, out of the blue, stopped dimming. It wasn’t a big deal, said the tenant, but it was annoying nonetheless.
What the heck is this all about? If it dimmed before, and then stopped dimming, it must be an electronic issue.
I replaced the dimmer switch, and the problem persisted. The tenant suggested it might be a light fixture. One other tenant who shares rent attends university in Electrical Engineering and suggested it was the fixture. So a few weeks later I brought by a new light fixture.
Just in case, I also brought some dimmable bulbs. Before replacing the fixture, I thought I’d take a chance and replace the bulbs.
520 12C St N Lethbridge AB main 20240501_122405 bathroom light working (new dimmer bulbs).mp4
Ta-dah! Fixed!
Hmm. The tenant didn’t change the bulbs?
The tulips are up!
However, so are the weeds.
The doorbell quit! But I know why. It was a clearance item at Rona. When I installed it, I knew the button was sticky. So when someone pushed it, it activated the doorbell and ran forever until the thing died. Was it the transformer or the chime? Hard to say. But I replaced it all anyway.
In retrospect, sale items are not always a good purchase.
Once enough practise was put in on the main house, the rear deadbolt is next.
I (finally) got some deadbolts installed in the rear and main house. It only took me a year, so that’s not bad.
Finally, the new laundry machine (stacked washer dryer combo) has been installed. It only took Visions a month to deliver it.
The project at the rear of 520 is now complete. The renter moved in today. Actually, she has been moving stuff in for the past two weeks.
Some last minute tweaks and fixes: