HVAC

Today Dave the HVAC Guy and his young assistant roughed-in all the plumbing necessary for the new toe-kick heaters in the kitchen. These will be connected to our hot water heating system. They also capped off the old, large-diameter cast iron pipes that fed the original radiator in the second floor bathroom.

Dave installed another pump on the boiler for the kitchen registers which will be on a different zone than the rest of the house. If the registers work as efficiently and effectively as he said, we will be warm in the kitchen without using a small electric heater for the first time since 1986.

I was talking to Dave the HVAC Guy about how I wish all of the tradesmen had the same name so I wouldn't call someone by the wrong name. He laughed and said, "But we both do have the same name." So Dave and Dave will return after the cabinets are in to hook up the toe kick registers. Supposedly the elusive electrician will put in an appearance tomorrow. Wonder what his name will be?

We had another tree service give us an estimate. We had been pleased with both the work and the price of this one. We were shocked to see that his estimate was almost $1000 more than the one from last week. It is also time to take down the 100-year-old silver maple that is becoming a hazard to both our house and our neighbor's whose property the tree is on. Usually the grow-fast-and-die-young silver maples don't get a big as this one. The sad part is that this was the home of our raccoon family that gave us such enjoyment this summer. We were hoping that she would return to have another family next year. As my Sweetie put it, "Raccoons or the house?"

We also continued filling in next to driveway. It always amazes me how soil just seems to disappear when you shovel it into a hole.

Tomorrow we hope to move the azalea out of harm's way when the concrete guys return to do the rest of the driveway. Thunderstorms are predicted but I will believe it when I hear the thunder.