Just When You Thought There Couldn't Be More

Just when you thought we were done, I found another wall to demo. We cleaned out our bedroom (current) and moved the bed to the living room so we could prep the new dining room. There was not much left to it but some crappy paneling and some 2 inch long carpet you could mow. The wall separated the kitchen from our room, and taking it down opened up the new kitchen and dining room. It was great to see and feel what it will be like when we get done. The high ceilings are great and the wide open feel really makes the inside of the house seem large. I am pretty sure we tore the last bit of old siding out and got rid of the final round of old dust and dirt hiding in the house. The sink looks like an island now but it is about to have a new buddy...I have to move and re-plumb the washing machine so I can tear off the back porch and rebuild that roof. Maranda does not want to give up home court as far as laundry is concerned. She has earned her washing machine because I have destroyed just about everything else. Mom and I worked today inside because of the rain. We framed out the new shower upstairs for the wife. It even has a cute little seat. awwww

Green House Be Gone

How refreshing it is to finally be applying new finishes to the house. Mike and I ran the siding up the dormer ends and Mom followed with caulk and paint. After the new power was mounted to the house we were able to side the road side of the house. I thought it was fitting to start there because from the road, the whole house looks finished. It was a little tricky planning out the porch roof system before the deck is even built, but it has to happen this way due to ye old budget. It seems like the only easy thing this week to figure out was where to write the checks. Mom was able to paint the highest and hardest parts so after the porch roof is done "we" don't have to crawl up there again. We are using a new composite siding material so we'll see how long it holds up...hopefully the paint does its job.