Home Renovation Completed in 2025

This project was started in April 2024. Documentation of work done in 2024 can be found here. This page documents the work completed in 2025.

RPM Builders out of Hudson, NH, is the general contractor for this job . A contract was signed on 2024 April 29. Completion is estimated to be Nov 2024.

Two Brinno BCC2000 Plus time lapse cameras are being used to record the activity. I started with the 16 GB micro SD card that came with the camera, but later on bought a 128 GB card. I'm also using an old cell phone to record video. It also has a 128 GB micro SD card. I put it on a tripod and record what the activities of the day are from various angles. At the end of each day I use the Kdenlive video editor on my Ubuntu Linux server to make an mp4 video. After a lot of testing I decided that 1280x720 is the optimal resolution for the videos. That allows them to stream without buffering.

These are the excellent contractors that have worked on this renovation:
  • General Contractor: RPM Builders, Rich Metivier, 603-860-2878, Hudson, NH
  • Excavation: Veary Septic and Site, JJ Veary 603-497-3264, Goffstown, NH
  • Concrete Cutting: Glen Concrete, 603-231-6444, NH
  • Foundation: TK Danis Poured Foundations, 603-497-5400, New Boston, NH
  • Framing: T C Construction & Home Improvements LLC, Travis, 603-239-3391, Derry, NH
  • Electrical: Arnold Greene Electric, Nashua, NH
  • HVAC: Freedom Corp HVAC, Rob Lindof, 603-673-3705, NH
  • Plumbing: ANCO Plumbing & Heating, Andy 603-887-8917, Chester, NH
  • Insulation: Builders Installed Products
  • Dumpster: Oscar's Removal, 603-635-8794
  • Port-a-Potty: Powerhouse Portable Restrooms, 603-420-9115
  • Chimney Repair: Franz the Mason
  • Stair Carpentry: Steve's Carpentry, 603-930-6579
  • Rain Gutters and Leaf Guards: B&B Gutters, 603-204-7779
  • Counter tops: EF Granite, 781-558-5872
  • Tree Removal: All-Pro Tree Service, Pat Floyd, 603-437-6823, Chester, NH

  • 2025_03_08_-_Drop_ceiling_installation
    2025_03_06_-_Rich_makes_stair_storage_door
    2025_03_05_-_Covering_lally_columns
    2025_03_04_-_Caulking_and_filler
    2025_03_03_-_Doors_and_baseboards_installed
    2025_02_28_-_Doors_and_trim_delivered
    2025_02_18_-_Painting_1st_coat
    2025_02_17_-_Shoveling_after_big_snow_storm
    2025_02_15_-_Cleaning_up_drywall_dust
    2025_02_14_-_Drywall_day_8-Sanding_priming
    2025_02_13_-_Drywall_day_7
    2025_02_12_-_Drywall_day_6
    2025_02_11_-_Drywall_day_5
    2025_02_10_-_Drywall_day_4
    2025_02_07_-_Drywall_day_3-Rewire_furnance_power
    2025_02_06_-_Drywall_installation_day_2
    2025_02_05_-_Drywall_installation
    2025_01_30_-_Insulation_day_1
    2025_01_29_-_HVAC_in_basement
    2025_01_27_-_Wiring_day_3-Moving_workbench_back_again
    2025_01_25_-_IT_cabinet-Moving_workbench_again
    2025_01_24_-_Electrical_day_2
    2025_01_23_-_Electrical_rough_in
    2025_01_21_-_Framing_day_3-Network_wiring
    2025_01_16_-_Framing_day_2
    2025_01_15_-_Framing_day_1
    2025_01_14_-_Basement_bedroom_demolition-Moving_stuff
    2025_01_13_-_Moving_chests_of_drawers
    2025_01_11_-_Moving_bookshelves_and_wardrobe
    2025_01_10_-_Moving_wall_units_and_shelves_into_sunroom
    2025_01_09_-_Moved_basement_bed
    2025_01_07_-_Moving_Billy_Bookshelves
    2025_01_04_-_Moving_workbench
    2025_01_03_-_Rewiring_workbench_area