House update

Hello friends,

We have been able to make some good progress in the renovation process. All the big 'construction' type work is finished. We have started painting the upstairs. There is some trim to be installed downstairs after which we can proceed with painting. A lot of cracks to caulk!

1. Cleanup - inside & outside
2. Trim to install - windows, doors, case the openings, crown molding
3. Spray prime downstairs
4. Spray paint trim downstairs
5. Roll paint in all rooms
6. Install remaining plumbing fixtures
7. tie in electrical lines for new room
8. Install flooring - stain and finish.
9. Carpet install (will be done by carpet people)
10. Move in!!

We have been able to do this with the help of a few friends. Thank you for investing time and energy in our home.

Shalom

Thomas & Tina

House update

Hello again after a long time. Just a quick update on the renovation of our house. We are getting very close to being done. Almost all the big construction stuff is out of the way. We have started painting  in the bathrooms upstairs. The upstairs is ready for starting painting. We are trying to get all the remaining small drywall related projects out of the way so that we can avoid dust when we start painting. We still have some electrical wires to be moved and an opening enlarged. (the electrical is the space for the opening). Trim for the new room has to be installed. We are also cleaning up our mess as we go along. Lot of drywall dust and pieces of drywall to be removed. There is a growing pile of construction debris outside that will need to be disposed of. So still a little bit of work to be done. We hope to get move in a couple of months. Here's the list of things to do. If you have the skill and availability we would welcome your assistance.

1. Cleanup - inside & outside
2. Move electrical lines and wire new receptacles.
3. Trim to install - windows, doors, case the openings, crown molding
4. Exterior window to be cut out and exterior door to be put in it's place.
5. Spray prime the whole house
6. Spray paint all the trim
7. Roll paint in all rooms
8. Install remaining plumbing fixtures
9. Install flooring - stain and finish.
10. Carpet install (will be done by carpet people)
11. Move in!!

Again - our sincere gratitude to those who have been helping through the past few months.

Shalom

Thomas & Tina

Renovation update

Thought I would catch you up on a long overdue update. June through November gave us very little time to work on the house. Just few hours a week, sometimes not even that much. End of Nov and December though have proved to be fruitful months. We have added a living room to the house. It is roughed in with wiring and drywall is completed. A little sanding and it will be ready for painting. The boys bathroom is almost finished. A large chair accessible shower is in place. The sink, toilet and shower have been plumbed for drainage. I hope to finish the supply lines for water this week and try to finish up the electrical after that. A friend has been helping with the electrical. After that we will be gutting the bathroom in the main hallway downstairs. Much of the floor underneath is dry-rotted and will need to be replaced along with new vanity and shower. An exterior window in the laundry room needs to be removed and replaced with a doorway. After that there is list of small things that need to be finished. These include - yes, more drywall, trim in the new room and other areas where we had to remove it, some more sanding. Somewhere in the middle of all this (over the next couple of weeks) the window guys are supposed to be installing new windows. After that we should be pretty close to being able to prime and paint. After the painting is finished we will install the hardwood flooring, sand and finish on site. The carpet people will install carpet. Also during the winter months we may try and clear some of the dead-fall and overgrown brush in the wooded area. There is all sorts of junk lying out there that needs to be drug out and thrown away. So there's plenty of work to be done still. I work most evenings on the renovation after I get home from the office and usually every Saturday. Thanks to a few of my friends who are good at construction work we have been able to get a good bit of work done over the last 5-6 weeks. If you are skilled at trim work or construction I could use your help.

Shalom,
Thomas

PS  I'm adding to my husband's blog.  If anybody has a little free time tomorrow (1-15-2011) late morn or midday (not sure yet) Mr. T will be unloading (not installing) a lot of wood flooring at the new house. If you can help, let me know and I will let you know when he starts the trip home tomorrow.  Blessings, Tina