Home Improvement 2020-2021
"COVID-bored"
turns into useful actions
202009-202101
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We attack electrical improvements for our home entertainment system.
Sony A7RM4: 1/80 sec, ISO 3200, 36mm at f/4
All photos copyright, Bill Caid 2020. All rights reserved.
Background
We purchased our home in San Diego in 1993 and did
an extensive internal remodel in 1996. Incremental
improvements have been made along the way like re-painting and
remedial repairs. But, over time, all things will
fail. We installed very high-quality carpet during our
remodel, but even high-quality will degrade over time.
Like it or not, we needed to confront some of these
issues. Like most efforts that are expensive and
disruptive, we agonized over it for an extended period of
time. In this case, it was literally years. But,
finally, we chose to act and performing enhancements during
the "COVID down-time" seemed to be the best use of our
time. So, we made our decisions, placed our orders and
waited. And waited. And waited.
Details
The link
table below contains some selected highlights of this
process. These photos were taken with my Sony A7R4 60MP
digital camera and my 26 MP Fujifilm X100V range-finder.
| Part | Dates | Adventure Locations |
|---|---|---|
|
1
|
202009-10
|
Living Room Ceiling and
electrical |
| 2 |
202010-11 |
Living Room Flooring and Windows |
| 3 |
202011-12 |
Kathleen's
Office Flooring and Paint |
| 4 |
202012-202101 |
Bill's Office:
Flooring, Paint and Lighting |
| 5 |
20210108-12 |
Guest Bathroom |
| 6 |
20210112-19 |
Master
Bedroom/Workout Room |
| 7 |
20210120-29 |
Finishing
actions: Closets, Baseboards and Touchup |
Conclusions
Just like EVERY
project, it takes longer, cost more, is more effort and more
disruptive than expected. Even if you are a pessimist
like me. Similar to other projects that we have done on
Thor (our camper), vendor delivery times pace what can be
accomplished and indeed on this project it was the driver of
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