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Almost done the second floor den

September 9th, 2008 · No Comments

As mentioned previously we are making progress on the second floor den. Austin’s team has been working hard on the drywall and mudding, priming and finally on re-building the trim around the doors and windows. Originally (like everyone I am sure) we tried to save the original trim. But in looking at […]

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Tags: Painting · Contractors

Old second floor kitchen being converted to a den

August 21st, 2008 · 4 Comments

Good news. We’re making good time in converting the old second floor kitchen into a den/tv room.

Ben and I made good progress a couple of weekends ago in getting the second outside wall framed and insulated. From there we turned our attention to wiring everything for surround sound, cable and power. Finally, […]

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Tags: Drywall · Framing · Contractors

Baseboards installed, window casings finished, and front hall closet done!

March 14th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Here’s some photos of the main floor as it sits today waiting for paint.

Here’s the finished window casings up close:

Here’s the nice 9 inch baseboards:

And here’s a couple more photos of the trim and casings complete around the main floor:

We’re thrilled with the new front hall closet

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Tags: Trim · Contractors

Updated Timeline

January 4th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Spencer put together a timeline for us today for pretty much everything that is left to do on the house. Very exciting to see it put down on paper! Here’s what we’re looking at:

Jan.8th- Finish Insulating/ Vapour Barrier/ Installation of Lintels

Jan.8- 9th- Inpection for above

Jan.16th- Finish hanging drywall

Jan.17- 31st- Tape Drywall/ prime it/ put on […]

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Tags: Timelines · The new house · Contractors

Progress Report: Main floor reno

November 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments

As you know we are taking all of the walls out of the main floor to make it completely open concept. That means we need a big beam running the length of the house. The beam will be 16 inches deep since we only want one post in the middle of the house. […]

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Tags: The new house · Contractors · General