House renovation

A new tankless water heater, the ceiling is next !

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As I prepare to restart my Model Railroad Empire in the Basement, two things needed done. The ticking time-bomb full of hot water had to go and a drop ceiling has to be installed. One down, one to go.....

I forgot to include my favorite part....the GAZEBO !

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O.K., I thought this was funny !

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If you've ever seen the movie "Witness" this will amuse you as well. I'm refering to the Barn raising sequence . This shows the "Englishman" using the old , manual post-hole tool......while the Amish gentlemmen are using the power auger !

The Deck...before and after

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The Deck

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Here's the deck we've waited so long for. The entire thing was built in one day by three Amish craftsman. In a week ,the Gazebo will be delivered, intact, and will be slid up on the two rails that extend off the deck.

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The Lil bathroom door finale

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The Little Bathroom

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All that remains is the door to be finished and some sort of window treatment.....stay tuned !

The windows

2007-11-27T21:16:00.000-05:00

I finally got the blinds up. Thanks goodness I had a week of vacation left to work on all these little but numerous finishing projects.

Door painting

2007-11-27T21:10:00.001-05:00

Here's Sue painting the little bathroom pocket door and the deck door. Both require a steady hand...... so I did trim work all day and saved these for the artiste !

The Door....Finally framed in.

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The first grocery trip by Sue

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And now it's time to put it all away......notice Lily at her feet to help

The guardians................

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The girls are enjoying their new window (door) to the world. The yard squirrels are now visible ! Once the deck is on, we can just open the door and let'em fly !

The Door

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Here's where we are today. Final framing is still in progress.....

Mom's countertop

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The first meal !

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Susan prepares her first meal in the new kitchen. She declined an appearance.

The Bathroom hall finale

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This is the flooring, trim and utility cabinet for the hall. I did clip on the overhead light covers as an afterthought but it wasn't worthy of another picture. These final details are killing us ! Please click on the last pictures to admire Nick's crown molding and baseboards/shoe molding.

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Coming soon.....The Door to the deck.....

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These are the inside/outside views where the Pella door will be......and of course the Door.

The Under-counter lights

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There was a special request for a look at the under-counter-lights. You have a weird perspective thing here but you get an idea of the light kit.

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A study in the new lighting

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This is with just the three pendant lights.

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This with the pendants and the under counters on.

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This is with only the under-counters on.

The Kitchen today

2007-09-12T16:02:00.001-04:00

Well, the Fridge is on, The Dishwasher is on, the Microwave is on, the electricals done and all the plumbing (minus the Insinkerator) is in. Soon.............

And it's BROKEN !!!!!!

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This is THE last thing we've been waiting for ( A VERY expensive !@#$%^^ Spice Cabinet) and the #$%^& came in damaged ! In a week to ten days we'll have another one.

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The little bathroom (so far)

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Backsplash work starts

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Here's the backsplash in progress. It's called "Subway tile". The green dots are spacers, the grouting will be Monday after the last cabinet comes in.

And then there was water.....and it was good !

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The microwave is up (but not wired yet)

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Under the sink

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Here's what the wizard has done under the sink. The only addition will be the In-Sinkerator (hot water), on the left side. Nick is waiting for an adapter for the countertop (September 14th-ish).

The plumbing through the lazy-susan cabinet

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Kitchen as of Sunday night , Sept 2nd

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Counter-top day.......YES !

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The gadget on the left is some sort of vacuum device that squeezes the two parts of the counter together to get a seam-less seam. It's called a "Parallign Gorilla-Grip".

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Dominic with his Dad on his 4th Birthday

2007-08-30T07:37:00.001-04:00

Dominic came with Nick to help him make a trash run. He had a great time and was a very good worker. He's a very cute little guy.

High-tech renovation gear

2007-08-30T07:27:00.000-04:00

This is the countertop template measurement. It's done with a computerized laser device. Neat stuff !

At long last.......Curtains !

2007-08-30T07:20:00.001-04:00

It took us awhile, ( and a course in Swedish from Ikea), but we fnally figured out the Curtain system. The new Credenza in front was a piece of cake to assemble, thank goodness !

The Boss

2007-08-29T16:13:00.001-04:00

Sue ("The Boss")makes sure that the job is being handled to her exacting specifications.

The drywall begins

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SUCCESS !

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Nick is pleased with his corrected results !

Round one... Door 1- Nick 0

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There's a problem with the Pocket door floor spacing (1 1/2 inch vs 3/4 inch) but Nick WILL persevere !

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The Bathroom takes shape

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Check out the new floor !

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A "Bathroom" Break?

2007-08-22T16:41:00.001-04:00

Nick takes a "break" in the bathroom redo to read in our local paper about the new principal at Sunnyside Elementary. The "Castro" in the Headline (and the picture) is Nick's Mom. We thought this would be a funny picture !

Remember to Click on the picture to blow it up.

The small Bathroom starts

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The future cooking zone

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Appliance fittngs

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This is/will be a desk unit

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The Cabinet trial fitting begins

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A "before-and-after" , so far

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And the flooring starts............

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The Kitchen's new color begins

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Today, Thursday

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The new Soji doors (Japanese) in the bedroom.

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The living rom is usable again !

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The new carpet on the new floor in the living room.

The Kitchen today (8-7-07)

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The landing.....looking good !

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The trim's all done, the landing is in sight !

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Another kitchen view

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The Fridge will go where the smooth, finished spot is. The Dishwasher goes to the left, roughly where the bucket with the green lid is.

Nick (our Contractor) gets the backer board ready

2007-07-31T21:38:00.001-04:00

The backsplash tile will go on the backer board, above the new counter.

living room with almost all the molding

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With just one section of crown molding to go, it's getting close.

The living room near the end

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The floor is all down, the molding is about 90% done......the end is in sight

Flooring close to midpoint

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Meanwhile, the floor work continues.

From the Sears and Roebucks catalog

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The garage still has some room left !

And the trucks keep rolling in......

2007-07-26T13:40:00.001-04:00

Todays deliveries were the patio/deck door and the appliances.

The assembly line

2007-07-25T15:14:00.001-04:00

The front yard is the staging area for the white trim and the floor-plank cutting. Ah, to get back in my recliner in the living room with my pups at my feet....soon I hope !