DOES LIKE HE WRITES

Norm and Evelyn are forging ahead in East Cleveland.  Little House on the Prairie has nothing on these guys. 

Since the water meter hasn’t been re-installed (stolen for scrap while the house was vacant) by the City of East Cleveland yet, the younger fellow in the photo treks down the street to his house to bring back 5 gallon buckets of water for the wallpaper steamer. 

See, Norm was wise to hire his neighbor’s – otherwise he’d have no water for steaming yet.  The plaster is entirely intact under the layers of wallpaper and paint in this room.

We met with the roofer Brian Calamita [1] and his helper to discuss the “green roof” which Norm and Evelyn will put on first floor of the south side (rear) of the house.   Brian recommended a pvc product which is superior to EDPM (rubber) roofing when used under “green” (vegetated) conditions.  I liked Brian’s work ethic.

Brian’s helper had the most succinct assessment of the situation: “brass balls”.