One of the things agreed upon for this remodel was that Lisa would get her porch. It was non-negotiable. There was to be a screened porch - period. And friends, that dream is coming true. Above is an artist's rendition of what our porch will look like. This artist has captured what we imagined the …
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Tin Roof Installation
What is it? why, that's our metal roof. The roofers laid out the pieces, transferring the roof measurements and trimming it before installing it into place. A look at the next few pics and you'll see this beautiful roof. We're hoping it will be finished next week. The final piece to the window trim is …
New Rules for Lead Paint
One of the reasons we didn't see Mr. Contractor very much last week was because he was in class learning about how to manage working on older homes that might have lead paint. Some of you may have read in the Gainesville Sun about the new law that went into effect for homes built before …
TGIF and other things…
Just as soon as we were lamenting not seeing Mr. Contractor, we see him on Friday! Maybe his ears were burning? Anyway, he assigned us homework: find any old paint cans we might have for the house color and decide on the floor wood - pine, oak or maple. Mr. Contractor also indicated that the …
The Hug
We have not seen the smiling face of Mr. Contractor these past couple of days. Mir thinks it might be related to something she did last week...Mir had a most unusual reaction to a suggestion from Mr. Contractor - she gave him a hug. She apologized for infringing on personal space but the deed was …
Under the House
Mir decided to take a gander under the house. She was already under there to place some boards up so the dogs don't have total access under there. Thank goodness she's a little person.
And The Beat Goes On….
More siding on the house. They've stopped short of the windows - we think so they can do the trim first.The dryer vent is installed - yes, it's the little things that keep us going. Our door is in! We love it!We revisited some of our earlier postings and were reminded that demolition began Feb …
The Doors
Now, this is the door frame that will house the sliding door that leads into the in-suite bathroom. We've not picked the actual door yet, but we have several design ideas. Mr. Contractor suggested a door with a glass insert so as not to hide the very nice bathroom. Yep...he's a visionary...and we absolutely agree …
This and That
Looks like our doorknob lock is not working real well. Oh well, we plan to replace the door and locks anyway.An image of our plans. The draftsman who drew them up is great. He's now working on plans for a deck area outside the porch doorThe bird boards are in! It's all coming together!We're getting …
Busy as Bees
It was like bees buzzing around the hive today! The activity was furious. I've never seen so many trucks parked in the street. What joy!The temporary wall is down! You might be able to get some sense of how much larger the room is going to be in the above pic. No more sliding sideways …
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