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Office Setup

Drywall is still temporary, but while I was working from the home office I decided to add a 2nd 40" display. A 4k 27" main monitor, 40" 1080p secondary monitor, and a 4k 40" TV not connected to the computer (yet, until I decide to get a better graphics card) that I can use for watching TV while working. And a cat who fights me for chair ownership....

Roof Leak Fiasco

Found a leak in the roof last week, at first it was a small drip, but then it rapidly got worse. I guess I was lucky I hadn't put the carpet in yet.  After fighting with a some roofing guys who couldn't be bothered to show any sign of urgency, I got frustrated and went up, cleaned everything off and found 2 spots where a brach had fallen and punched holes in the roof.  I didn't notice them initially when I examined the roof, only when I took a push broom up there and cleaned it off. Patched them up myself, saved about $500-$750 doing it myself, which was what the roofing guys wanted. There's enough water in the envelope that it's still dripping a little, but a lot less.  It should stop over the next few days if I've patched it right, and won't know 100% till the next rain this weekend.  But, I should be good to go. I think I'm done with roofing guys, if I need a real patch, I'm going to learn to DIY it myself. Once I confirm 100% the l

Bedroom Trim

Got the door and baseboard trim installed in the bedrooms.  Unfortunately a small leak in the roof appeared in the new master bedroom, so I'm waiting for the roof guy to fix that before I can order the carpet for the bedrooms.