Winter Woes

So, if you are a regular visitor, you know that since we moved in, we kind of lost our momentum with regard to the home renovation. That was because we thought we were finished -- we moved in -- done. (That feeling may have contributed to my more infrequent posting). Though we thought we were done...

Think again.

With this arctic blast of winter our washing machine pipes have frozen. First we thought we could heat the area around them - which worked the first time - but alas, this time, this strategy did not work.

In retrospect, we shouldn't have located the washer on an outside wall - especially this particular wall which is very exposed and cold - it almost never gets any direct sunlight due to its north east orientation.

So Jamie got out his old work clothes, a few tools, including the drywall saw and cut a hole in the drywall to expose the pipes. Ah, that smell of drywall dust really brought back some memories. Though it did kinda turn my stomach and make me throw up in my mouth a little. Not the kind of memories I was after you might say.

Anyway, I hear the washer doing its thing down there. That means the drywall surgery was successful and we will soon have clean clothes again.

Ah, the joys of home ownership.