Covering Walls

Getting ready for siding and drywall. Below are some shots of the walls before they are covered.

From House

From House

From House

Small closet in the middle where I ran some low voltage cables; For all the gadgets!

From House

From House

Will be losing the take out window in the kitchen.

From House

From House

Future spot for the home entertainment system.

From House

From House

From House

From House

From House

Wrapping house with building wrap.

From House

From House

From House

Meanwhile, starting to insulate walls and ceilings.

From House

From House

Siding going on. We went with a fiber cement, 9 1/2" wide boards, that simulate wood.

From House

And dry wall begins inside.

Roof

Finishing the sheeting for the roof. Not like we are going to get any rain, but just in case, it's comforting to get the roof put on.

From House

View of the roof above front entry.

From House

Roof above bedrooms. Note the new skylight tube, since we had to remove the old skylight.

From House

Roof of kitchen, dining and living room. The dark wood is all that is left of the old roof.

From House

Looking the other way toward the bedrooms.

From House

Putting new roof shingles on.

From House

From House

From House

Took about a day to do all this. Almost finished, but ran out of material.

Stairs and Doors

Yes, it's been over a month again since my last post. Lots to catch up. Starting with 2 major parts, the new stairs to the basement and the large bifold doors.

From House

Here is the opening to the new steps.

From House

Part of the footing is in the way, so will have to jack hammer some concrete out.

From House

In the mean time, the frame for the bifold doors are going in. Note the large parallam beam above to hold up the weight of the roof.

From House

Making sure it's square.

From House

Building frame for stairs.

From House

From House

No more having to go outside to get to the basement.

From House

Total opening is 18 feet.

From House

From House

View from the inside.

Tubs

We were lucky to uncover an old, cast iron, claw foot tub from the original bathrooms. It had been framed in so we did not realize it until it was pulled out. Below is the work done to reglaze it.

From House

Before picture; pretty rough.

From House

From House

I couldn't get any pictures while they actually sprayed it. They had the room screened off the fumes were pretty strong. But here is the finished tub.

From House

From House

From House

From House

This is the tub for the master bath. Another Craigslist find.

Windows & Doors & More!

Work continues; primarily with windows, doors and electrical.

From House

Front of the house, where the new (Craiglist) windows have replaced the old, original windows.

From House

Shot from the front of the house. The addition is starting to blend in with the existing

From House

New picture window where our old bedroom window once was. Eaves on the existing are also being replaced.

From House

Inside view of the same window.

From House

Windows of the master bath and bedroom.

From House

Windows of Dom's bedroom, front bedroom and common bath.

From House

Inside view of the front bedroom

From House

Front entry door.

From House

French doors for the master bedroom. That's Victor, one of the workers.

From House

Another shot of the front windows. That large picture window is still the original, but will eventually be replaced.