18th May 2019
House renovation day 20
There was an early start to get to the tool rental to pick up the wet saw for cutting the tiles for the entry porch. I had four hours to pick up the equipment, get back to the house, and do the job, so the pressure was on. I had used one before, so I wasn’t a complete novice.
The saw had a fence that wasn’t the easiest to adjust and clamp, but I got over that by making a size template and setting the fence from that. Within a couple of hours I had completed the cutting, but now I had the job of cleaning the machine. This took nearly as long as the cutting, but we returned it in plenty of time. We went back to Menards to return the unused tiles. I was pleased that I had zero wastage, but there was always something to spend the refund on.
Kelli decided she wanted to move the bed over. Trying to move a king size mattress was like carrying a jelly. Thank goodness we only had a short distance to struggle with this unruly object. Once that was done, then it was the box springs, and then the metal base. I learned more about American beds in a few hours than I had in my entire life, so far.
The desire to officially move from the rental meant loads of trips to bring over the furniture that remained. Kelli decided that by driving over she could cram more things than walking over. Although it must have kept the neighbours amused.
I had planned that the move would start from next Monday, but that was too far off for her. So this will be the first night in our new home.
Another Lifetime to go 