tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19836276700403482322024-03-16T04:02:57.077-07:00The Little House RemodelVal Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.comBlogger46125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-88676785734188347472016-10-21T06:10:00.000-07:002016-10-21T06:10:11.493-07:00Moving right along!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The shoes would eventually become jumbled and I'd simply open the door and blindly toss my boots in...shutting the door swiftly hoping they'd stay put.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Now? I used some blocks and some leftover floor planks to build a mini shelf. My shoes are now organized in their new space. I hope to keep things that way.</b></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The room is being cleared of all the things that were stored there. I dragged all this out of the closets yesterday and actually found places for it all.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I moved our clothes into the new 'in the wall' dresser and found places for all the 'stuff' that has been stored willy nilly while we re did the living room and painted.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Old dressers were purged and moved to the basement. I stored items in them and used masking tape to label what was in the drawers.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The upstairs 'spare' room was a disaster. I spent most of the morning pushing things around and washing walls and ceilings.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It is now ready for company. Which I will have the first weekend in November. My ex 4H 'kid' will be coming with her hubby and her children for a visit.</span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Sorry, I didn't take any photos of that disaster area. But I am reforming it into my New Arsty Phartsy Studio of Creativity.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Well, that is what I hope.</b></span></div>
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Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-7068396899545916912016-10-06T05:17:00.001-07:002016-10-06T05:17:03.400-07:00Heat? Heat! Maybe! Yes!<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Oh and the stairs are finally complete.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I finished all the touch ups and am rather pleased as to how they look.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The landing will be covered with linoleum, we have quite a bit left over from doing the bathroom and I couldn't see wasting it.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Right now it is rough plywood with some paint on it ... with a nice fuzzy soft bath rug on it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It is amazing the amount of 'dirt' that collects on the stairs. I am pleased to have it painted and done. A quick swipe of a damp cloth cleans it quickly and I don't have to drag an old vacuum up and down the stairs any longer.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The brown railing and side 'bars' will be replaced with naked pine that I finished and sealed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Out with the old yucky stuff and eventually in with the new. I don't dare nag my husband about it as he is still working on the heater installation.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Dearest hubby loves to draw some things out. I think he likes to see how long we can wait each year before we turn the heat on anyway.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Friday night it is supposed to be 38 degrees. Today he turns the heat on!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This is what is called a direct vent heater. For our small house we don't need a large furnace. For 20 years we've only had one small propane heater or another.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>With the added insulation, new windows, new roof and doors, we ought to be able to heat this house with a match if need be!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Of course I am kidding. Those nights it gets to -20 in mid winter? Yeah, it is nice to have a nice warm cozy house.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Our contractor promised to come back and finish the trim on the windows as soon as we got the walls done. I guess I shouldn't have paid him as I've left a message and he has not responded in 3 weeks.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>He has 6 windows left to trim out and trim the dining area in the house. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Oh yes! I finished painting the ceiling in the living room. If anyone ever tells you that they like painting ceilings call them on it. No fun! But I did get it done and when the trim is in, we can start to rearrange the house!</b></span>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-12325765577861771552016-09-29T06:01:00.000-07:002016-09-29T06:01:19.634-07:00The Stairs.<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I know I know. To most people a stairway is not a big deal.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But in our little cottage, it is in the center of the house. It divides the living room from the kitchen.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As I look around at the beautiful pine wood that Rich has added to the walls, I realized that the ugly old carpeting and dark wood rough cut posts needed to go. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">In fact I rarely took any photos directed towards the stairs in our house because. Well.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They were just downright ugly. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[See Morris photo in previous post.]</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Here is a shot of the stairway before we added the pine wood in the eating area.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">First I painted the stairs white and the brown sides of the stairs white.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It took only a couple of coats and came out pretty nice looking.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However as tempting it is to have white stairs, I decided to add color to the 'risers'.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We debated long and hard on the color. Rich wanted tan. I said absolutely NO tan! No brown!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We also debated the stair railing. We could take it down and replace it, or I could strip it and clear coat it. One way or another, it will have to be refurbished. Too many years of hands up and down it have caused it to be gunky looking. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes 'Gunky' is my technical word for icky.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Funny how you pretty one thing up and it leads to another item that needs fixing. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I put plastic up over the pine and taped the edges of the stairs. I was going to work on painting the ceiling and when my arms tired of that, I was going to start a bit on the stairs.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So I tuned in Pandora to my oldies station and began to paint.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We will be adding carpet treads at a later date. I have them picked out already.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today's job is to try and finish off the ceiling. I think I will need to run to town and get more paint. The ceiling was in need of repair and now it needs to be brightened up to match the new section of the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">See? One thing after another!</span>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-38407229545534041152016-09-18T07:23:00.001-07:002016-09-18T07:23:54.342-07:00Moving along slowly<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Well things are still moving along. The clear coating of the wood has been finished.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We did two coats and are ready now for Kurt to come back and get the window framing done in the living room and kitchen areas.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>With that done, we can have the bank come back out and do the inspection.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Our new direct vent heater was delivered last week and Rich is working on getting that installed.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Just in time too. I think we normally have the first frost around the first week of October.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I've finally gotten the carpeting all pulled on the stairs and that is ready to paint.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Morris was rather put out by having his 'perch' changed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>He refused to come down the stairs until I had all of the little pieces of wood removed. I don't blame him. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>That night after he came down the stairs he refused to come up and go to bed in his normal spot. He curled up on the couch and didn't move until I came down the next morning.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Here is a shot of him when he was quite young. Laying on his 'perch' on the stairs.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>What a change it is! I am going to paint the stairs with a primer and then a greenish very light color for a finish.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The stairs have always been a huge issue for me to keep clean and tidy. The dog hair was always embedded into the stairs and now I'll be able to wipe the stairs clean.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>We will be adding stair treads for extra cushion and for safety.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I'm thinking something along these lines:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>The big project will be pulling the carpet on the living room floor.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>I need to do some research on using textured paint. I plan on a 'do it yourself' job for our ceiling.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Then I have some repaint and touch up work to do in the bathroom and kitchen.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>Slowly but surely we are getting there. I'll have photos of the new heater once it is installed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>One day at a time!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><b>It is really looking quite nice.</b></span><br />
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Here is the living room wall as it looked on August 19th. The new drywall was in place and Rich was preparing the wood to put up.</div>
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Here is the wall as of yesterday evening before supper!</div>
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What a huge difference the wood makes. The brick is a past memory now. Along with the old chimney and dark paneling.<br />
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Here is a reminder of what it used to look like.<br />
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The brick area was pretty unusable. But we lived with it for so many years.<br />
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Rich has to install a new cabin heater soon as our mornings are getting chilly already.<br />
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Yesterday I started clear coating the wood as I'd finished the chair rail in the dining area.<br />
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I pulled the carpeting from the stair landing. I'd like to put something other than carpet down. I'm thinking about what options we have.<br />
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I have an idea for right now but Rich wasn't sure he liked it.<br />
I want to just paint the wood white to make it brighter and easier to keep clean.<br />
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He says it is extra work and I say it will save us a bit of work as we won't have to address the ugly stair syndrome for a bit longer.<br />
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The next thing on our list is sanding the patches in the drywall on the ceiling and getting it texture painted.<br />
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I'm not sure where to go on this step. Buy textured paint? Hire it done? It isn't a large area, but it is the next step.<br />
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Rich is going to call our contractor now so he can come back and finish framing in the windows.<br />
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We need to pull the carpeting in the living room too and we will replace the carpet with the same type of flooring as the downstairs bedroom has.<br />
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Morris is handling this quite well for an old dog. He likes to lay on the covered couch and supervise with a hedgehog toy.<br />
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I still have some small areas to paint as you can see behind Morris.<br />
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One step at a time. It goes slower when we have to juggle work, farm work, and everyday life. But I am enjoying the transformation completely.<br />
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was how it used to be!Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-5448841495475951062016-08-19T11:44:00.001-07:002016-08-19T11:44:57.073-07:00Oh work work...an update.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We are moving along. The other walls are just about finished except this west wall.</div>
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It is covered in pine which I am working on clear coating.</div>
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This is the area in the 'dining' room. The wood is turning out quite beautiful. It is light and airy feeling. The bricks in the living room and the dark paneling is gone.</div>
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I don't have a photo of it 'finished' yet, but this should give you and idea of how it is moving along and what it will look like when finished.</div>
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Rich has finished this wall and he is now working on the ceiling and the west wall. The old tape job one the ceiling looked bowed and cracked so we are replacing that also.</div>
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We still have to pull up the carpet on the stairs and the living room floor. We are gaining little by little.</div>
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Of course Morris is still feeling slightly put out by not having things 'just so'. He is not used to having furniture moved constantly.</div>
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And he hasn't been getting the hikes that he is also used to.</div>
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So he does pull up a blanket and pout.</div>
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However, he likes it much more when I toss his blanket on the couch and he can lay there and watch us work.</div>
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>There is the pile of bricks we took out of the living room and a view of the side of the house that faces East.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>He likes it. He actually loves it. But he is still having a time dealing with how 'fancy' it looks to him.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I think it will look fantastic and brighten up the house tremendously by the time he is done.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The changes are amazing and I am trying to keep track as we move along.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I spent a good part of the day processing corn and vegetables then I turned my attention to clear coating the basement stair rail again and then using steel wool to finish it off.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I am also working on the in the wall dresser to give it a better finish. I'm getting pretty good at refinishing I think!</b></span><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-82879150095554548482016-07-31T16:10:00.000-07:002016-07-31T16:10:32.966-07:00Remodeling, Part 2<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The addition is now finished and we are all done except for framing a few windows.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">That will be done after we have replaced the old dark paneling with light pine wood.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yesterday and today we took down the bricks that covered a section of the west wall. It was where the previous owner had a wood stove when he first owned the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">What he told us. He had a chimney fire and converted over to LP because the Fire Department is all volunteer and slow to respond.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We found that he had bricked over the fire damage. And while it was a bit concerning to see it, no structural damage had occurred.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This chimney fire occurred about 30 years ago and the previous owner died about 12 years ago.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And here are a few views of the outside of the rest of the house, I believe Lori Skoog wanted to see what it looked like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">East side of the house and the pile of bricks we were removing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Part 2 of the Little House Remodel is ongoing. The exterior and addition portions are done and it looks fantastic.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The hole to the right of the red door was where we decided to have a 'in the wall dresser' built.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And it came!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Morris gives it a once over. He is our quality assurance dog. He seemed to approve.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When Kurt built this he didn't realize that he had picked out the same exact wood that we were using on the 'old' part of the house. Pine Wainscoting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The dresser looks fantastic. A big nod to Rich for the idea and Kurt for his input also. Kurt thought we could put a closet in this area, and Rich wondered about an 'in the wall dresser' to save space in our little downstairs bedroom.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Perfect. Wonderful work and craftsmanship!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">While Rich and I looked over the expenditures for our remodel, Kurt installed these ceramic pulls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I really like them. They are called Pumpkin Ceramic pulls. I'll probably have then on the rest of the cabinets as I find them easy to use.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We looked over our final budget and of course as with most remodels, items went over budget and Kurt went through everything with us before he gave us some privacy to look at it and talk to him about it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, we went with solid pine doors for the interior doors and got the nicer trim for the windows. We added a water softener, the trim for the gables went over budget. When Kurt broke it down it all made perfect sense.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We went over the bottom line and decided we could handle it without going to the bank.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now the rest of the interior work is up to us. That is coming along a bit more slowly than if we had 3 guys working on it of course.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">But it will look fantastic once it is done.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The old paneling has been removed. Now if the weather would straighten up, we'd be able to open up the house and remove the rest of the brick. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Rich counted something like 300+ bricks that needed to be taken out.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">To keep some costs down at the moment, I got creative and used some pine crates to make my linen tower. If I replace the crates, it will have to be a custom built one.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We might even modify these crates to make one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, I sort of like this idea and it is handy to be able to grab towels, hand towels, and washcloths in the same room! A lot better than having it all in the coat closet on a shelf!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have a behind the toilet stand that a neighbor gave me that is used.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It needs a bit of clean up and with a paint job it will help with the bathroom storage.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My husband wants the bathroom to stay white, and I almost agree with him. I'd like to add my own little touches of course,...what woman doesn't?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I did add the personalized shower curtain. One person made a comment that it was 'too' dark. I don't know about that. But I do know that I can change over to my white lace one or my country graphic one any time the mood strikes me and they will all look nice.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally, a view of the porch side of the house from the garden. The other side is still a mess and needs to be graded again and black dirt brought in and seeded.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">With these gully washers of rains this month, there are wash outs and a lot of erosion in the yard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">However, this side still looks quite beautiful.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So onward we go into the next step of 'self interior remodeling'.</span>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-27681895152469839422016-07-21T05:59:00.001-07:002016-07-22T16:12:39.747-07:00Moving along<b>Remember this?</b><br />
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<b>I can't believe the difference this is making! It looks fantastic.</b></div>
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<b>When my husband first presented me with this idea, I was a huge skeptic.</b></div>
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<b>Not so any more!</b></div>
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<b>The trim on the beam across the top of the photo has now been finished also.</b><br />
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<b>In the new little bedroom we are awaiting the built in dresser to be put in. Kurt estimated it would be ready last Friday, but then said it would be delayed.</b><br />
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<b>At this point we are moving things out of the living room and into other areas, like the small downstairs bedroom and into the basement for storage while we work on the living room and dining area.</b><br />
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<b>Morris was a huge help to me while I used a light coat of Acrylic sealer on the basement hand rails.</b><br />
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<b>The basement is nothing to write home about yet, but it is cool, dry, and a convenient place to store things out of the way now until we build some shelving.</b><br />
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<b>We'll probably do inside work today after chores. Our area is currently experiencing an 'Excessive Heat Warning'. </b><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-43062352188598547602016-07-16T06:49:00.000-07:002016-07-16T06:49:16.488-07:00It's all about doors!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">As you can see, the doors are being installed and framed in. The washer and dryer now reside behind two beautiful pine doors.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">[Here is this are pre remodel]</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We hung a sheet across the bathroom door for privacy and it worked pretty well.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A very special door got installed for the basement entrance. It is a spoon carved door. I have no idea how old it is, but I know that it was the front door to the farmhouse where my husband's father was born.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It is in the ... not quite finished room. The whole in the wall is going to be a dresser that is being built into the wall. </span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The living room paneling is going to be pulled down and replaced by light pine beadboard. The carpet will come up and the flooring will be the same as the flooring in the room pictured below.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Behind the red door is the stairwell to the basement.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">More about that and what I plan to do with it later.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I had a shower curtain made from one of my favorite photos of a place called Baxter Hollow.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I felt it would look neat as a full graphic...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The photo doesn't quite do it justice, but when a person looks into the bathroom it appears as if you are peering into Otter Creek minus the sounds of the water running over the rocks of course.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Our 'front' and back doors have matching storm doors and 'disappearing' screen doors that match the barn red shakes in the peaks.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The doors are all framed in now, but I didn't have a good photo of that.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Soon we move to the stair well, where I plan on putting a finish on the railings and getting started on organizing things.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the time being we have started to move things out of the living room area in prep for us getting ready to work in there. Boards are cut to start putting in the chair rails in the dining area.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Morris has been supervising this work.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And he is happy to have most of the living room to lounge in again.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so we are going!</span></b>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-55746402839523743152016-07-10T04:38:00.000-07:002016-07-10T04:38:04.258-07:00Still waiting<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It is so hard to imagine how things changed for our house!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Right now we are on a holding pattern waiting for the trim and 2 interior doors to come in.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Meanwhile, I am still 'unpacking' the old kitchen and getting used to the 'new' kitchen.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Last night I was able to cook a very nice meal. I'd received Turnips from my 'up the hill' or Upstairs neighbor and sauteed them with an onion from our garden.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made Southern Fried Chicken but did it in strips. I did it the old fashioned way and actually used my Kindle on the countertop to read and follow a recipe.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">At least as much as I cared to follow it. I have a habit of modifying things to my own way.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This was a pretty big accomplishment for me. For the past 20 years I really did not like to cook in our incredibly small cramped kitchen. I found out what a luxury it was to be able to spread the items out!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">We had supper in our eating area and then settled in on the porch. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I'd picked flowers from our garden to add a bit of my 'touch'.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The next room that we have to work on is the eating area. The old dark siding that goes around the lower half of the wall is going.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It will be replaced with pine 'beadboard' which will be nice and light...and airy.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The carpet in the living room will be torn out and we'll be putting the same flooring as what we had installed in the downstairs bedroom to match.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Here is a snapshot of the sample...</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">It will be fun and very weathered looking.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The work outside in the yard has yet to begin. We'll be doing most of that ourselves. But the task looks pretty daunting right at the moment.</span></b><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-70879286753252975292016-07-03T03:56:00.000-07:002016-07-03T03:56:51.595-07:00Almost done!<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Thursday the guys showed up and started to work as usual.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Another fellow and his small crew came and installed gutters and downspouts. They did their work and off they went. We now have gutters and downspouts to help direct the rainfall.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kurt and his team went at the house with gusto.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They built the stair railing to the basement finished off the kitchen floor, and put my washer, dryer, and stove into place.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Suddenly I had a kitchen!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After they left for the long Holiday weekend I started to unpack things and put them away.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was giddy with excitement to use my new washing machine. Wow, have washers come along way since in the past 20 years!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I got out my old wooden soda crate that I'd re-furbished and set it up on the counter to hold my spices.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">It does its job well and even looks great! I want to keep the counter as free from clutter as possible. Of course the old Ritz can will hold coffee, and the golden chicken will have cookies!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The only thing left now is the trim around the windows and the new doors. One for the bathroom [currently we are using a sheet tacked to the wall] and one for the closet just opposite the bathroom.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are still working on storage for the bathroom. Right now I have some wooden crates stacked for the storage of towels and toilet paper. I just got a little organizer to put in the top crate so I can start to unpack another tote of 'stuff'.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Now I have to figure out where I want to put things. The kitchen is SO huge compared to what I am used to.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This is the new door and the new entry/mud room/ kitchen area. The shot doesn't show the area where we will hang our coats and take off our boots.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We are still working on ideas for a bench/storage area.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My goal is to keep it clean and simple though.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The other half of the counter the door handle to the fridge is at my side.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">For the first time since June 5th I made a nice supper and was surprised at how much room I had!</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was able to lay out plates on the counter and serve the meal up.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Do you recall what the old kitchen looked like?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yes, I think I'd call this a great improvement.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">This week I'll get some more shots of the other portions of construction. I'll get shots of the basement, the stairs, and more after I get the area cleaned up a bit.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">My grand daughter has been staying with us this week and learning how to ride our mule Fred so I've been pretty busy.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh...here is the eating area.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Well, we haven't really been using it as we've been eating our meals out on the porch.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Plus, dear husband has to clean his 'stuff' off from the table. I took this shot after cleaning the kitchen floor. I have to figure out a good spot for the mop and floor 'duster' I use.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The cubby hole around the washer and dryer will get trim also with a folding door.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The trim and the rest of the work should be completed by next week, Friday.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I can say so far that this work has been worth all of the small growing pains that we had dealing with the construction.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Finally!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">We have the living room and the old part of the house to finish off now to make our little cottage look nice and new!</span></b><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-7715042950775345502016-06-25T03:36:00.000-07:002016-06-25T03:36:36.249-07:00Moving along!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The kitchen isn't finished but it is all rapidly coming together. This is just a quick catch up to yesterday's work.</span></b></div>
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Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-88383184696326505192016-06-23T20:12:00.001-07:002016-06-23T20:12:36.961-07:00Siding. Done.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The top photo is a shot from the east side of the house.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">The second one is the west side of the house.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I took these same photos and put blue over the original house so you can find it.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">What a difference right?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I may still let my critters graze in the yard once in a while though, just for old times sake!</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Today after the siding was finished. The counter tops came, the kitchen cabinets came, and the flooring came. The washer and dryer were delivered too. We had to put them in the shed.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now the intense inside work starts.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">I made the best of things. I had nothing prepared for supper so I ventured into the garden and picked lettuce, beets, onions, kale, and made up a salad with a left over chicken breast.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And we ate on our new counter top.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now wasn't that fun?</span></b>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-87787556605227393142016-06-22T19:56:00.002-07:002016-06-22T19:57:30.843-07:00Things are pulling together!<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Well it is time to catch up again!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Lights, action, siding!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Today the siding started going up in earnest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "trebuchet ms" , sans-serif; font-size: large;">Note the supervisor. The siding went up as well as the outside lights and all the outdoor outlets.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">After the day was done. A new porch. I had a lot of straightening up and sweeping to do. But still with all of the stuff crowded on the porch it still looked pretty impressive.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Especially when compared to ... the old:</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Much better!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">So here is a view of the entrance we normally come into. It will now have an area to take off muddy boots and be much more open that it was in the past.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">And for reference? The old.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh my, did I really live in this little red cottage for 20 yrs?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">The peaks will be getting their barn red cedar shakes tomorrow. Color me very happy.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I adore barn red, and my home wouldn't be complete without it.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh, did you notice the 'barnish' red doors? Yes! Very cool, right?</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">I am pinching myself tonight.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">Oh then reality hits. I am still living in chaos, but that is okay when I stop and admire the roof lines and the house.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif; font-size: large;">When Rich decided he wanted vinyl board and batten, I surely was not convinced, but now I see it and love it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Oh the plastic! All over the place.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Everything got 'walled' off in plastic sheeting. And the orange peel was put on.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Unfortunately the day was humid so that was as far as they could go.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>They returned the next day with plans on priming and painting. Kurt said he'd put down the flooring in the bathroom along with the vanity and the plumber would put the toilet in.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I secretly did the happy dance...several times. No midnight walks to the outhouse in a Thunderstorm!</b></span><br />
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<b><i><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Only the priming layer got put on, yet another hot and humid day prevented things from drying.</span></i></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>It looked like there was an alien in my new bathroom!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The old part of the house is where most everything is stashed and covered. Thank goodness I had been putting a lot of thought to organizing how this mess was going to occur.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I have to climb over things to get the cereal, I have to wash very few dishes in the tub [I did it outside before the tub was installed], and we have become <i>porch people.</i></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Apparently we will be moving off the porch soon too. The siding is in as is the interior paint.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The kitchen cabinets should be delivered maybe...Tuesday?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Meanwhile, on Friday, they finished priming the bathroom, put in the floor and set the vanity and the toilet.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>And the floor...</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I was hoping that Rich liked the floor, I'd had to choose it on my own. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I'll be getting some different pulls for the vanity, and I have a design for the shower curtain that may look pretty neat. But one thing at a time.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>So I don't forget, here is a photo of the OLD bathroom.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">The new kitchen area looks enormous. I can't imagine it finished.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Things are really coming along. I am sorry to be at work Monday and Tuesday. But I should be happy with any progress that can be done.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Kurt from Crooked Creek Construction, LLC, is doing a fantastic job.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">He thinks of everything.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;">Today's assignment is to go get the lights, the mirror and some groceries that are easy to fix on a grill, microwave, and crock pot.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></b>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-4866260297200820642016-06-16T04:54:00.000-07:002016-06-16T04:54:56.663-07:00Remodel Stress<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Apparently we are in the 'worst' stage of remodeling.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The Drywall phase.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Put on the mud, and wait for it to dry. Nothing else can happen until the walls dry.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Well they have been sanding the portions of the walls that are dry.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Next is the spraying of 'orange peel'.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>After that dries, they put on primer.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>After that dries, the put on paint.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The bathroom is still not operable. Not complaining, but this is the hardest part. They can only go by small steps at a time and you cannot rush a good job.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>The guys have been great through it all and I couldn't ask for a better crew.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>However, I felt bad for Morris last night when he went in the house -- he has been staying on the porch for most of this.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>He began to gag and couldn't breath. Of course he is close to the ground and I image the drywall dust irritated his lungs. He does have issues with ragweed so much so that I have to be careful not to take him hiking when the pollen is heavy.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Anyway.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I vacuumed and worked on cleaning up an area. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>This morning heated water in the crockpot to wash with and felt like a true camper when I washed my hair and took 'a bath' standing up in the kitchen in the pre-dawn light.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>All good things come to those who wait, right?</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I also got called into work for today so we'll see how things progress today without me around.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Yesterday I avoided the dust and mess by going to the neighbor's house to do 3 giant loads of laundry. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I am a bit thrown off by all the things that I can't do during this portion of the remodel.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>So yes, I'm feeling a bit stressed today.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Which is exactly what has gone on since I last posted. The dryer, wash machine, toilet, ... all gone. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Most of the week was spent without power during the day time hours as the electricians and plumbers worked on putting in outlets in the new sections. The plumbers drilled through the concrete floor and hooked up to the existing sewer lines.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>These lines were a mystery as the builder of this house is deceased.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>New water was run for the shower, the toilet, the vanity, the washer, and the new kitchen sink.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Not exactly the same angle as the old shot, but the 'new' door was boarded over to keep critters out until the real new door can go in.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>New bathroom, sort of partially done. It is bigger than the old and there will be room to actually store my towels in it instead of the coat closet!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>What you don't see in this shot is my dish pan and Dawn detergent for washing bowels and cups up.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>And was is nice to be able to wash up or take a bath!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>New bedroom with hole in the wall. An in the wall dresser is being custom made for us to save on wall space. Cool right?</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Maybe it won't make sense to those who read this, but it is a perfect solution to the addition for us.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Wait until you see the door we use for that entrance!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Last but not least, is a shot from the dining area towards the back door. The frig is stored right now in the future washer/dryer cubby.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I will have the frig near the back door. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I will have gained 9 ft of kitchen when I only had 2 ft of kitchen previously.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>To me, it is a big deal all the way around. </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Today is more sheet rock work and mudding work.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>It is supposed to be 95 degrees and very hot today. I do not envy the guys doing this work, but I am also happy they are not on the metal roof trying to work.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I think after chores I will retreat to the porch and busy myself with something 'crafty'. I don't believe that I can do anything in the house but stay out of their way until they are done this evening.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>Then I will have the weekend to enjoy some peace and quiet.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>We had storms yesterday and that made things quite muddy around our place.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>It is also evident that after all the work is done, we will also have to redo the driveway.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>We will hopefully get at the yard mowing before the weekend is out too. But the weather has not been cooperating!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I'm looking forward to when the guys pack up their stuff for the last time.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Trebuchet MS, sans-serif;"><b>I bet they are too!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Morris assists as I take the last items out of the nearly empty backroom/utility room/mudroom/entryway.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Yes, it has served all of those purposes over 20 some years. Monday morning the water heater and the ancient washer will bid adieu also.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I have mixed feelings about this, I think I am happy but then I am a bit nervous about the whole thing.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The old outer wall of the house is coming apart as well as this little room.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Tonight we take our last showers in the old bathroom. It too will be torn out tomorrow.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Goodness knows we really needed an updated bathroom. But it was functional and we were used to it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Now we are faced with going to pick out a new vanity and perhaps a linen tower.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>It seems that <i>after the remodel</i> I will actually be able to keep spare towels inside the bathroom and not in the coat closet!</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>That will be interesting!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Last but not least. The kitchen. I leave for a midnight shift in a bit and will get back after the workers arrive in the morning. I wasn't sure how much destruction they were going to wreak on our little place so I cleaned out the cabinets also.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I can't say that I will miss the ugly z-brick on the tiny work space. But this all is on the same wall to be removed and changed.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>I assume I will have time to move the coffee maker toaster and microwave before they start in on that.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>However, we are down to just a few dishes and living on the bare minimum we could possibly could and still able to make regular meals. It gets interesting when we need something, I have to recall which plastic storage tub it is in and then go digging. </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>So tomorrow this portion is changing:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>The window behind the closet lettering is the bathroom window on the original house....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Helvetica Neue, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b>Lest we forget what the old place looked like.</b></span><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-18036566233908998432016-06-03T11:36:00.000-07:002016-06-03T11:36:51.761-07:00Yup, Pink House!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">The windows are in and the insulation is on!</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Someone turned my house pink!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yesterday was spent re-organizing the house and packing up what was under the kitchen sink [nasty place!], the bathroom, and ALL both kitchen cabinets near the sink in prep for the plumbers arrival on Monday.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Walls will come down, and the wash machine, dryer, old water heater, old tub, old toilet will go out.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Yes.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">No shower, toilet, or wash machine for a while. Thank goodness for the outhouse right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I have the creek to wash in right? Hah. We will have water.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">I am taking some inside shots so that I can compare before, during and after the construction.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">This is getting interesting!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Somehow I am still managing to keep the place somewhat organized.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Incredible right?</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Oh and the concrete guys should be here to prep and perhaps pour the porch today.</span><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-15727025321640513932016-05-31T07:29:00.001-07:002016-05-31T07:29:53.256-07:00Things to keep in mind <b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">There are some things to keep in mind during a remodel. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Kurt told me that we would experience some 'inconvenience', he told us this when bidding the house project. So there will be no surprise as far as that is concerned.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I've had a year to think about how to make things move along more smoothly. I've also found out that 90% of what I have packed away last winter has not been needed around the house. Hmmmm. Time to clear out some of that?</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I made good use of the dumpster this past two weeks. Out went 'stuff' that I hadn't used or looked at in a long time. I think remodeling is a good time to review the 'crap' that has been collected for 20 years and clean house of clutter.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Even after the clutter is cleaned up, there is more clutter. It seems to have a life of its own. I think it self generates. Is there self pollinating clutter? Do they have baby clutters? Or does clutter just sprout?</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I don't know. Maybe they make a spray to kill the clutter seeds.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If not, I should invent it.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">After the remodel though, I'll have more space to clutter and more areas to put stuff. I wonder how long it will take for us to clutter it up? I would like to leave the kitchen counter sleek and nearly empty. I would like to have things stored in an orderly fashion.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Next thought.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The kitchen project.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Oh.</span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">All the stuff will have to be removed from the kitchen.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I think I am prepared to toss my canned goods, and boxed goods into a bin and move it to the tiny living room. However the huge table and the other stuff that is in the small kitchen/dining area will have to be moved too.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">So, I've been keeping the groceries at a minimum so that has meant more trips to town. Meals are now getting planned on the spur of the moment.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I wonder if I should just put all of our stuff on the porch once the concrete is put in. </span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Yikes.</span></b><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I am so glad that the construction crew is so helpful. They are able to work around the tight spaces and accommodate us. Kudos to them.</span></b><br />
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<br />Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-47430482568858450592016-05-27T07:43:00.001-07:002016-05-27T07:43:26.855-07:00Moving Right Along<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Everyone arrived at once yesterday and they started to off load the steel for the roof onto the yard.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Green! I love green!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I had spent the day before repacking the living room and moving furniture around.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I have wanted to move this for quite a while. So I bought slider coasters and viola...</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I moved it to the wall against the stairs.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This is normally where the love seat sits. I moved the love seat to the wall near the door and windows.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>After the floor and walls are done, it will sit in a slightly different position.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>As it is, Morris discovered he could watch the electricians working on the porch.</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">This is the view of the couch against the windows and next to the door. </span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Yes, I cover the couch as Morris likes to lay on the couch and I find it easier to clean and old blanket rather than clean the couch upholstery.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Also, we can plop down on the couch without worrying about our clothes being spotless.</span></b></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">To the bottom right of the photo is the area where we have taken the brick out. </span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Everything is pretty much packed up right at the moment, and ready to move into storage in the basement once the stairway is complete.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Computer area and 'stuff' area before:</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Pretty junky looking and cluttered.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>This is after I packed away that ugly table for future use in the basement as a craft table....</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>and used the plastic crates as a base for my computer table...plywood scraps for the table top. It actually works well.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>It is still a bit cluttered looking but we are getting closer. I will have room to store the vacuum cleaner out of site after the remodel! The dark paneling will go <i>away</i>.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The carpet will be replaced by laminate flooring with throw rugs and the computers will get a new improved desk with actual drawers.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>The windows arrived two days ago, so I imagine they will be putting those in soon. More than likely after the holiday weekend.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Yesterday they worked on the roof, and wow, what a difference it made!</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Here is a view of the work being done midday from my neighbor's meadow.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I had to tell Kurt how I felt about the new lines and dimensions of the house.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>What he designed was turning our little tiny cottage into a beauty.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Architecture usually doesn't do a whole lot for me, but looking at the new lines of our cottage, I am thunderstruck.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Before the roof was on:</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">And after they finished work yesterday:</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Of course we had a huge gully washer of a storm just as dawn broke so the area around the house is MUD again.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>For the weekend I will be making a scrap plywood walkway to the door.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>I just love the 'new' porch. I can't wait until they pour the concrete for it.</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><b>Meanwhile I wait until the crew is gone in the evening and sit out and enjoy the view.</b></span>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-55146453331189496552016-05-22T06:54:00.000-07:002016-05-22T06:54:44.153-07:00Update<b>A lot of the work this past week was roof related. </b><br />
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<b>Here is a pre construction shot.</b><br />
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<b>Here is an update shot.</b><br />
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<b>It is very hard to imagine what it will look like when the exterior is on. I can't <i>see it</i> in my head yet.</b><br />
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<b>However, it looks great. The roof is ready for the next step which is putting on the forest green metal roof.</b><br />
<b>The porch is ready for the concrete guys to come in and frame it and pour the concrete.</b><br />
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<b>Morris has adjusted fairly well to the construction. I've let him out to greet and be patted by the workers. He runs around to each of them and gets a pat on the head, it is as if he is checking in on 'his' people.</b><br />
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<b>If he had his way, he'd be helping the guys and getting in the way. He spends time tied in the yard so he can watch or sleeping in his crate in the house.</b><br />
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<b>After the exterior is done work will move to the interior. My kitchen won't be the same ever again. </b><br />
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<b>Which is pretty nice considering that I'll actually have some room in the kitchen to prepare meals. I bet when this is done, I'll wonder how I got along all of these years with such a small space?</b><br />
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<b>The photo above is pre construction and the window now looks out on the New kitchen area that will be extended. The window in the new area will be positioned above the kitchen sink.</b><br />
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<b>See?</b><br />
<b>It is so hard to imagine what things will look like when completed.</b>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1983627670040348232.post-63479811207642988392016-05-18T07:09:00.000-07:002016-05-18T07:09:30.657-07:00It begins to take shape<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>Holy Batman.</b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "verdana" , sans-serif;"><b>I have a lot of organizing to do to catch up with how fast these guys are working!</b></span><br />
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<b><span style="font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;">Sunday night Rich hammed it up in our 'new mud room'.</span></b></div>
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Monday morning bright and early the Trusses were delivered.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And the guys were working on the framing. I still couldn't see how this was all going to fit together. I left for the day for Range Re-Qualifications and a late night shift, but I grabbed a shot before I left.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I will be putting together photos of the project from start to finish both as a personal photography project and I will give Kurt a memory stick of the best ones.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I was gone Monday and so yesterday morning I grabbed a photo before the work started again. </b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">A lot was done while I was at work.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They began to put the trusses on yesterday.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And they wasted no time.</b><br />
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">The house begins to take on a new shape.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">You can look through the 'new' door towards the old entrance. I am watching the old house transform like a beautiful butterfly.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Today I need to mark out some areas to take update shots from the same place each time.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><span id="goog_1377840340"></span><span id="goog_1377840341"></span>I couldn't resist a shot with the Infrared filter yesterday. The guys were taking off the old shingles and Rich was watching.</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">When they were finished, it looked like this:</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Only last week ... it looked like this:</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Of course Morris was supervising everything at the time.</b>
<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"><br /></b><b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">I have to admit it, the house looks better without those bad shingles!</b><br />
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<b style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">And so we continue!</b>Val Ewinghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11773318159420863765noreply@blogger.com2