It is a rainy day in November and I feel like we are far enough along that i can post this picture comparing the before and after. Obviously there is still a ways to go for us (we haven't even begun thinking about landscaping, the railing folks are doing the best they can, but little cardboard tents over the fresh welds don't really allow painting) but most of the work is done.
We think our house looks great, has a ton of important new maintenance stuff done and lots of fun new space for us outside.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Current Before/After
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Railings
It has been slow going with the railings, but the big one is up, welded, the welds have been finish ground and primed. The stair railings are fabricated, they are doing final fitting then they will go to powdercoat (am I starting to sound like an American Chopper episode??). We had hoped that they would be up for Halloween to keep the trick or treaters safe, but alas the won't.
Friday, October 24, 2008
Railings
The aforementioned sneek peek of the railings. Here you can see the look of the railings. they will be black powder coat, which will match the facia and gutters providing a nice contrasting color to the body and trim color and the wood and stone.
Paint
Painting has been happening for a while now and our house is really starting to show what the final outcome will be. Less and less imagination is required. The big missing piece that will tie it all together are the railings and we continue to get sneak peeks as they finish up the fabrication and check for final fit.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
I was sitting on the floor bonding with my studio after laying the flooring . . .
and took this photo without a flash. The other photo exaggerated the red from the floor. The walls are somewhere between this one and that one. I expect to be fully operational in the studio sometime next week. I get a new door, and the trim around the windows and the baseboard, plus something is funky with the heater wiring. It won't be long now!!!
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The fireplace is supposed to go in today (Saturday)
And the stone & tile guys will be back on Monday to wrap up the stone work.
They are still working on the kitchen area . . .
but the doors are in, the sink is in and the spaces are there for the grill and side burners. From right to left:
Space for refrigerator, Grill, Side burner, and on the left end the sink.
Stone and tile guys have been working for a week . . .
and things are looking good. Here you can see the front of the fireplace, and some of the tongue and grrove ceiling that is making progress.
Thursday, September 11, 2008
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