I continue adding sections of steel railing to the deck.
Year: 2016
Deck stairs get railings
Adding steel railings to the deck stairs is more challenging, and will take me more than a day to complete.
Deck railings and stair lights added
I complete the deck railings and stair lights.
Overkill hurricane ties added
Per the city building inspector, I add extra hurricane ties to every single joist in the deck framing.
Another real estate litigator looks at my case
I begin working with a litigator who has lots of experience handling real estate disputes. A deep-dive into the history of my purchase transaction begins, as well as all of the steps taken by other attorneys, and the Anoka County Attorney’s investigators.
Deck project is finished!
Our new deck passes final inspection, and the project is complete.
A little privacy, please?
It will be at least 1 more year until we can have drain tile and a sump pump installed, and 2 more years until we can afford to re-build the “finished” basement. In the meantime, we need to give the basement bathroom some privacy again.
I started by adding this temporary drywall sheeting on the outside of the bathroom wall.
Temporary sink installed
Our neighbor, Adrian Durand, gave us some quick advice and spare parts, so Amáda and I were able to install a temporary sink in the unfinished basement bathroom.
A bathroom door, maybe?
I install more temporary drywall and a temporary bathroom door.
This bathroom is now functional at a basic level until we can afford to properly re-build the “finished” basement.
Also, another Bagster full of construction debris is hauled away.
Litigator thinks he’s found several legal approaches.
The deep review of my situation has my newest litigator coming up with several alternative approaches. I’m cautious about becoming hopeful, since so many other attorneys have told me that I cannot be helped.