Photo #349 2012

Our new shower

Complete with "shiatzu stones" on the floor.

Russell did all the tiling in our new bathroom.

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Photos #288 and 289 2012

We vacationed-now back to work!

Since returning from our week long time off in

the Bay Area Russell has transformed our old vegetable

garden into a nicely designed raised-bed garden.

He recycled a lot of the old deck lumber 

and this will be so much easier to maintain.

Now I need to find a source for good growing soil!

Russell also finished the deck off what will be our

master bedroom. Now the exterior building is complete!

In the spring we can begin to landscape with indigenous

perennials and shrubs.

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Photo #274 2012

Moving right along to another project!

The interior of our new addition is freshly

painted in our favorite yellow...

Now onto the next project in the boxes.

Hardwood flooring!

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Photo #273 2012

Drywalling is completed!

So is the interior painting....

I'll post that photo tomorrow!

Photo 265 2012

Our garage is also freshly painted!

Much nicer and fresher look.

The trim is the color of the house

and the house has a green as the trim color.

The stairs lead up to our guest apartment.

Photo #262 2012

Now that the exterior is almost completed

we're getting the sheetrocking done!

After this the interior painting will be done.

Then the vanity will be installed along with

sink,toilet and tub. Then Russell can tile 

and put in the hardwood flooring.

Woo Hoo= in the home stretch!

We won't know what to do when it's all done.

Photo #241 2012

Another DIY task

Putting up sheetrock would not be as easy for Russell

and Edward without this engineering gizmo.

Thank goodness for clever design engineers.
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Photo #216 2012

Taking our new bathtub for a walk

Ordered online and delivered by a slightly cranky driver

as he was driving a semi with a 28 foot trailer and had to

negotiate our long windy driveway.  

Photo #173 2012

Another disappeared window !

This one will become a medecine cabinet

This second floor bathroom window had

to accomodate the new roof line.

Tomorrow I will show the other side of both 

"disappeared windows". It'll make more sense then. 

Photo #172 2012

Temporary loss of view

I'll have my window back soon.....

it'll be a stained glass window opening

up into our art hall leading to our bedroom.

Photo #167 2012

Our addition is really taking shape now!

Whooppee!

Photo #135 2012

Raise the Roof Carpenters!

Today our trusses arrived!

The crane operator was amazing! 

He operated the crane with incredible finesse

and skill. He made it look so easy!

 Upside down trusses and right side up mountains.

Crane operator delivering last piece...

View from the back of the addition.

Jason sets down the last delivered truss. 

Now the carpenters will nail them

and our roof will begin to take shape!

Amazing.

Photo #158 and 158.5

Construction update

Yesterday morning

Yesterday afternoon
Some insulation got tucked in before the
subflooring had to be put down before
the rains show up again. Russell is going
to have to install the remainder by
going under into the crawl space.

Photo #153 2012

Finally we are out of the dirt

and the true building begins!

Looking down from our little bedroom balcony

Photo #150 2012

Backfilling and creating a retaining wall.

Photo #136 2012

Sweat Equity at Work



Photo #132 2012

The beginnings of our foundation
 I was impressed with the speed and efficiency.
 Everyone was working hard.