http://gregmaclellan.com/blog stuff about anything Mon, 16 Nov 2009 01:13:06 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en So as usual I'm a bit behind blogging, but a couple weeks ago I finally had the carpet installed. This is pretty much the end of the construction phase. The carpet was one of the few things I was wise enough not to do myself, so I don't have ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/carpet-installation/ I finished up all the jacks for the media wiring - the cables for which I ran back in March (see Media Wiring, Part 1. I also finished terminating the network cables for the basement (10 drops). Since I was rushing to get them in before ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/media-wiring-part-2/ Back to something I hate doing: trim. I spent some time trying to decide how to finish the fridge cubby hole, then ended up using some stop molding for the edges (the baseboard I had was too thick, and too large for a tiny space you shouldn't ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/finishing-baseboard/ Once again, I am quite far behind in blogging my progress, so I'll try to create some posts to catch up. For this one, I figured it would make more sense to show it through several stages over time, to explain why things were done the way they were. In ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/laundry-room-bulkhead/ A friend brought over a Compaq Presario x1000 with a temperamental power button (which took many many presses to turn on), so I agreed to have a look. First thing I did was disassemble it, which I didn't really document. I took the back (partially) off, which I don't think helped ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/presario-power-button-hack/ As I mentioned yesterday, there is another door which is access to a little room built for cat litter. This basically came about because we were trying to figure out where to store the cat litter (right now it's in the kitchen, which is terrible). The laundry room is an ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/cat-litter-roomdoor/ I've been busy getting all the doors painted, hung, and finished. There are two almost regular size doors: one for the bathroom, and one for the laundry room. There is also a bi-fold closet door in both the bathroom (leading to electrical panel, central vac and under-stairs storage) and ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/installing-doors/ In the laundry room, I used some ready-to-assemble cabinets from Home Depot, and some off-the-shelf laminate counter top from Rona that I had them cut at the store. The sink came with a template, so I traced that onto the countertop with a sharpie, use a hole ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/plumbing-fixtures-installed/ Lately, I've spent a lot of boring time painting (though Jocelyn has helped me a lot with painting), cutting, installing, and wood filling trim (and still have some more to go). I've been coming to the conclusion that I am not a fan of finishing work. ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/installing-casing/ I put laminate flooring in the laundry and bathrooms, because it's relatively inexpensive and easy to maintain. Though I've never installed it before, it's pretty straight-forward (and as such, I didn't take very many pictures, I'm realizing now). I put a basic foam underlay in first. Even though ... http://gregmaclellan.com/blog/laminate-flooring/