It's been a hectic week. We're just now beginning to catch our breath. The week started with Doug pulling up the red oak in the foyer area and repairing the rotted wood. The plan was to take the orginal pine flooring pulled up from our bedroom and install it in the foyer. Check...plan now executed. …
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"Patience, grasshopper." This has been our mantra these last few weeks as work continues. It does seem to move at a snail's pace - but then we are into the nitty gritty detail work that cannot be rushed."Do you girls realize that the tile you selected is irregularly shaped?", said Mr. Contractor. "It's gonna make …
The porch ceiling is up! All that's left is to trim it and clear coat it. No paint on this ceiling - the wood is too beautiful to cover up.Now on to chores...lots to do this weekend in preparation for the floor refinishing in two weeks.
A ground's eye view of our new floor in the bedroom. The porch floor probably won't be installed for a while since it's mostly used as a staging area right now.I might have been off on my dates regarding the interior floor. I think it will be the week of the 21st that work will …
Sleeping on a cloud? Not quite. We had the sofa bed hauled away to storage and picked up an air mattress from Target. Work is set to begin next week on the old interior floor and then sanding/refinishing the following week. All furniture MUST be off the floor, hence bye-bye sofa.We consider the air bed …
Our lovely porch is ever closer to completion. The ceiling is scheduled to be installed very soon. I already know it's going to look great!Sydney seems to approve. She's finally learned that you don't jump over the opening to chase a squirrel - she simply uses the stairs instead.This pile of wood includes our bead …
The old water heater was removed. This means that the space needed for the new deck is now available...and that the gas line needed for the future gas grill is now available. There's also a water line available - hmmm - maybe a wet bar? Things to think about.Okay, this week the new floors in …
The beautiful peach has disappeared. Our best guess is that a raccoon poached it. I hope the raccoon ate the whole thing and didn't waste any. Very sad for us.
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