Random pics

Getting Floor Ready

Okay, put on 2nd coat of floor sealer tonight :)

We picked up the stain(s) to finish the cabinets tonight as well.

Front door was installed today too. 

Portico Phase II

We are getting closer to completing the portico ... finally.

Drywall Begins

Update

Well, a lot has been done..a lot to do. Nothing really worth taking pictures of but here are a few.

Suzy has been busy getting started with some landscaping and our front stoop is now in.

Insulation has gone up..

..and drywall has arrived.  

We should be on our own power by tomorrow afternoon. Still waiting for Roofers to finish the dormers and install the gutters.

Let there be rock!

We got approval for a gravel driveway and it finally arrived today :)

Upstairs is framed in

Just some pics of kids rooms ( you can see the opening in bottom right corner. Currenty halfwall there but will have an iron railing when done) , Master room (bath and closet) and half wall for staircase

New Stuff

Well, the new portico is under construction. We considered changing the appearance of it. However, it was decided to stay true to the original design. It is a historic home after all.

The inside will be totally different though. We removed a wall ( which brought the room back to its original state). We kept the opening that was covered with 2 doors ( we think the workers dropped hay or something down from 2nd story to the carriage). However, we moved the staircase to the other side of interior brick wall. We are still getting bids for an iron railing. :)

With that all said, we were surprised with a new feature, the  "skylight". Part of the attic floor was opened up next to a dormer and is all framed in to be a skylight

You can see this skylight through the opening from the ground level. That is pretty cool .

The utility room is up in attic now as well

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Portico is down ...

... and in the dumpster. Yes, it was in too poor condition to keep so we will have to build a new one.  Nowe that it is down, we found some more brick damage. No Problems, our tuck pointer can fix it. It will just take about a week.  I may need to hire a 2nd tuck pointer for a week though.

Suzy is out staining some of the rafters today. Pic of portico-less house coming soon.

Just in:

Suzy took a bunch of pics of Portico during its deconstruction. We will give them to the contractor to build us a new one.

We Have Windows!

Okay, our doors have arrived, stairs are almost usable and the windows are in and have been inspected. (except for the new one). Now for the window casings. Some windows still need brickwork done to them. House is looking much better and the dormers are done enough for the roofing crew to come in an finish the job. I expect a lot to happen this coming week :)

Back To Framing

Okay, Suzy I brought out the cabinets, with a lot of help from Bob ;) We figured out where to place to cabinets and stuff and which cabinets will end up elsewhere ( like the laundry room).  We got used cabinets out of a really nice house for a great deal. I hope they will get us by for a while. As you can see in the pics below, we have new portals cut out for the new window and door on our west wall.

We got started on the new staircase as well ..

Floor is all done!

New pex was professionally installed, tested and inspected...whew!  New concrete looks great :)