Sunday, March 11, 2012

Demo - Check, Rough Framing - Check, Electrical / Network - In Progress

What can I say? I'm bad at uploading pictures. We finished up the demo and spent a good few days cleaning up.

Here's a laundry list of things we've done in the past two months, NOT chronological order:
- The dump truck has now been filled - three times.
- Rough framing is done.
- Electrical wires are just about done being pulled.
- Kitchen layout is marked on the ground.
- Light fixture locations have all been marked.
- Old windows have been removed (most of them).
- New windows have been ordered (coming soon).
- A special shout out to Dave, helping us bring the house into the 21st century with CAT6 and Coax cables pulled.
- The garage walls, driveway, walkway and sidewalk have all been pressure washed.
- Garage had exposed metal ties that needed to be cut with a grinder.
- Cindy went to town painting on a sealant in the garage that will hopefully help the bare concrete walls fare a little better.
- Brick fireplace has been resurfaced.
- New kitchen / dining room flooring has been picked.
- A special shout out to Jack for helping us install ties that tie our walls to the roof.
- Dug new drainage trench and laid new pipe in backyard patio area; had to lug hundreds of pounds of concrete and drainage gravel up to the backyard. Shout out to Jack and Vince for saving my back, literally (Cindy adds - And bank account).

Rough framing in progress
More rough framing in progress
The last piece of demo work - garage!
Jack using a palm nailer to install ties
Jack's handy work!
Completed living / dining room rough framing
No more kitchen window!
Rough framing for kitchen french doors!
Corner window in master bedroom removed and new post installed for new windows.
Interior view of master bedroom corner window; before post.
New window in master bedroom! Scene of new window seat.
View of new master bedroom window; as seen from backyard concrete slab.
Running Cat6 / Coax cables to network the house; Gigabit ethernet network here we come.
Network / Phone / Mail center
Dave grinding.
Jason grinding.
Ties cut, Cindy going to town painting on the gray sealant.
After four hours - almost done!
New fireplace!

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