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14 June 2013

Windowwwwwwws!

The windows are here! AND they're now all installed!! The crew's been installing this week, and since it took me so long to get to writing this post they're now all installed.  We're so excited!  The delivery came at the very end of May.  Frank and I were very busy the last few weekends though, with my half marathon, and traveling up to NJ.  Here's a glance at what the delivery looked like when the windows arrived...



Truck Delivery for the windows and sliding/glass doors!

Stack-o-sliders

Stack-o-windows

Once they all arrived, we had to wait for the window sills to arrive.  Frank and I went with a limestone will, to compliment a few other limestone installations we already had in the house (fireplace, mantle, etc.).  Once those arrived, it was time to install. 

Day 1: The crew installed the two master bathroom windows, and the side breakfast nook/patio door.

Window in mater bathroom from inside.
Side of the house - window in master bathroom from the outside, minus trim at this point.


Exterior view of the new patio/breakfast nook door!
Day 2: The crew moved on to installing the kid's bedroom windows, the breakfast nook back window, and the big front living room window -- that one was a beast!
Kid's bedroom - interior view of windows.
Exterior (front of house) view with two kid's bedroom windows in (far left and middle) and master bathroom window at the far right installed, minus trim.

Breakfast nook area - interior view of patio door and window.

Exterior view - living room "beast" window.

 Day 3: The crew opened up the new window between the kitchen and dining room, installed that new window and installed the dining room window and master bedroom window.
Back of house exterior - you can see where the new window opening is starting to take shape.

Here is the new window all opened up, and the dining room window in the back with the crew.

Interior view from the kitchen - breakfast nook window on the left and new window at the right of this photo.

Interior view from the dining room - new window on the left and dining room window on the right.

Interior view from the breakfast nook - all three windows (new on in the middle).

Day 4: The mancave window went in, as well as the mudroom sliding glass door, and the master bedroom sliding glass door! That's it for getting the windows in place!!
I came home to this! Standing in the breezeway, looking at new slider into mudroom.
Interior view standing in kitchen/living room - mudroom slider and breakfast nook patio door.

Exterior view - master bedroom slider.

View from the back of the house (prior to mancave window install).

So there you have it!  The windows and glass doors are in!  The interior doors arrived this week, along with a few other fixtures.  Things are really moving along here.  Next up, trimming all the windows and moving on to more of the finishing -- installing hardwoods, touch-ups and painting, etc.  Things are looking good for our July finish!

09 May 2013

Open Floor Plan Updates...

Just a few pictures of the drywall now up in the open floor plan main living space... enjoy!

Standing in dining room looking toward front door/foyer.

Standing in mudroom looking toward front of house and living room.

Standing in mudroom, looking straight forward toward kitchen.

Another from the mudroom looking into the kitchen.

Standing in mudroom looking towards the breakfast nook and back of house.

Standing in the breakfast nook and looking down the hall towards the dining room.

Standing at the back of the house looking toward the mudroom and front.

New wall by breakfast nook.

Looking into the dining room and towards the bedrooms (top right of photo).

That's it for now!

Master Suite Progress as of April

We're so excited that the master suite renovations are in full gear now! We planned to build a new walk in closet, and expand the bathroom into where the old closets used to be so the floor plan in the entire master suite had some shifting to do.  If you remember, here's what the master suite looked like when we moved in...
Standing at Master Bedroom door looking in.

Standing by sliding glass door, looking toward back left corner of master bedroom.
Standing by window looking toward sliding door and master bathroom before.
Standing on other side of window in master bedroom looking toward bedroom door.

Master bathroom vanity before.

Master Bathroom tub/shower before.

Master Bathroom closet before.

Master Bedroom walk-in closet before.
 Things have really changed in these since then.  Here are some progress pictures...

Standing in new master bedroom looking toward front of house through new closet and into bathroom.

Standing  at new master bathroom doorway looking into new bathroom.

Standing in new master bath looking toward back of house through walk-in closet and into master bedroom.

Drywall started going up - this is the side of the new closet.

Framing out new fireplace!

Inside of walk-in closet

Looking into the new master bathroom.

 Next up, drywall and Spackle!  Things are really coming together now...

With drywall - standing at bedroom entry looking toward back of house.

Standing in bedroom - looking toward exit door and you can get a sneak peak of the shoe closet!

The new fireplace is coming together!

Where the fan is will be a closet with my vanity, right between the sliding door and master closet.

One side of the walk-in closet.

Other side of the walk-in closet.

Looking into the bathroom. The shower is the door frame with the wood visible.

This is where the soaking tub will be.

Toilet closet.

Space for our double vanity and linen closet on the right.

So that's where things are right now.  The tub and vanity have come in and the tile should be here soon.  Looking forward to seeing more progress very soon!

Demo complete!

We've had lots going on at the house lately.  The new crew has been working fast!  They completed the rest of the demo on the first floor in just about a week.  Here are a few photos...

Hall Bath Demo

Kids' Bedroom Demo

Standing in the Master Bath looking into the Master Bedroom - Demo

Standing in the Master Bath looking into the Master Bath - Demo





Next up, came insulating and shopping for more supplies...

Master Bedroom looking toward the back of the house.
Kids' bedroom looking toward the front of the house.

Living Room looking toward the front of the house.

Standing in the mudroom looking toward the kitchen.
 More to come soon!