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Old 03-10-2014, 10:21 PM
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I talked to the contractor tonight. Told him that I've been sick, been walking wobbly and with a walker. He said he would make sure that there was room for me to get in and out of my bedroom at night.

There is no energy for me to do any moving of important stuff on my desk (unless it's my iPads, or my new/used laptop). The desk is about three inches from the wall that's getting moved. (the desk is built into the wall. We're cutting off part of the wall where it curves (edited to add some info) the wall will be straightened so that it no longer curves, and goes straight across to the wall of the hallway. Basically, I'm getting rid of the little hallway that's between me and my bathroom. My bedroom and bath become an ensuite. We're doing this because that wall, where it curves is kind of an impediment to getting a walker into the room easily). He's going to tape plastic up to the shelves and cabinets above my desk to protect everything. And he's throwing more plastic over my bed. I'm going to try to stay out of my bedroom while he's doing the destruction part of the construction.

Think he said he'll have the wall down in a couple of hours tomorrow, and might be able to start on moving the vent for the air return for the HVAC. Not sure if he'll have the wall framed tomorrow. I have to talk to him about the door. Going to make it wider than it was. I think it's a 36in doorway (think that's minimum code...maybe?) The new door will be a little wider just in case I end up with new wheeled contraptions. Altho, I'm not sure how I'll get a wheeled contraption other than a walker into my bedroom. I'm in the basement. (not sure how long basement living will be feasible. Hope this flare lets up and the walker can go be parked against the new wall)
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Last edited by Erin524; 03-11-2014 at 12:15 AM. Reason: edited to clairify what the heck I'm doing to my room.
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