The Chandelier Room

It's growing on me. This past Saturday we had our 'First and Last' Party celebrating the first party in the house, and the last party in the apartment. This room, currently known as 'the chandelier room' might just be the heart of the house. we'll see. Moving this weekend!

Energy Audit 1

Today I had an energy audit done on the house. The photos show the blower door rig which lowers the pressure in the house relative to outside pressure (meter reading show is -20.5 kpa relative to outside) by blowing air out the door. This creates a differential that draws air in through all the leaks or holes in the house.
In order to be eligible for any of the federal or provincial grants that are available right now, you need to have an audit done before and after you make any changes to the house. I'm pretty sure we're going to get a pretty low score on the audit, which means we'll be eligible for a lot of the rebates available, but we shouldn't get attached to any of the windows or walls since they'll be gone as soon as we can afford to replace them.

Project #1 - shower

An important first step will be to upgrade the basic of bathtub spout to accommodate a shower attachment. I plan to get covered in dirt and dust repeatedly in the near future, and i don't really enjoy taking 'baths' in small bathtubs. i prefer to stand. next up .. shower curtain?

Closing

We Closed the deal! I picked up the keys today and we quickly went to the house to check it out. Stay tuned for more - as is - photos. Energy audit is scheduled for friday, then on to electrical!

This photo is taken on our sweet linoleum flooring in the kitchen. i learned today that it was applied over cardboard on top of the wooden subfloor. cardboard.

578 Logan Avenue, Toronto

YES, It is true! We are buying this house. Closing is next week, moving starts shortly thereafter. Stay tuned for more photos and our renovation plans!