I’m again with one other renovation replace!! This time we’re specializing in framing, home windows, doorways, and trim. See all the renovation posts right here. Observe alongside in actual time on Instagram right here.
The framing of our home is nearly executed!
The entire partitions have been framed, and the crew simply completed up plenty of the outside trim work final week. Whereas the variations aren’t as dramatic as when half the home was lacking, it has been SO EXCITING to see the areas come to form!
Downstairs
I’ve been dreaming of the day after I may stand within the eating room and look to the far wall of the brand new kitchen!
You may see the place the wooden ground ends and the plywood begins the place the previous kitchen wall was.
The way it seemed earlier than:
A lot depth!
Right here is the reverse view from kitchen trying to eating room:
You may see plenty of the inside partitions at the moment are framed.
The view from the kitchen sink:
Gutted
I’ve stated one million occasions in particular person and some occasions in weblog posts: I had no concept we had been doing this a lot work. The home is principally gutted apart from the lounge and boys rooms. Your entire upstairs is gutted and the entire kitchen.
Thomas has answered me one million occasions that it’s simply simpler to demo one thing like a ceiling and rebuild new than to attempt to restore and work with current. That’s why he determined to demo the plaster kitchen ceiling. In doing so, he discovered $300 value of copper that he offered for money! So it was value it.
Insulation Is Thomas’s Center Title
He is a large fan of “sealing within the envelope” of a home and making it as vitality environment friendly and inexperienced as potential. Our principal ground partitions have NO insulation behind the previous unique plaster!! Our home is fairly drafty within the winter, and he’s sealing off each wall he can with trendy insulation.
You may see right here within the mudroom he’s framed a brand new wall over the opposite one. He needed to do that in the lounge and youngsters’ rooms too, however since these rooms are small to start with he determined towards it (not less than that I do know of, haha!)
Pantry + Mudroom
Talking of the mudroom, the mudroom alcove is coming alongside! This was initially going to be a room with a door – nearly like an enormous walk-in closet – however we felt it closed every part off an excessive amount of so we determined to make it extra of a nook.
Earlier than:
The brand new mudroom is the place the previous coat rack was – it simply goes again into that cavity past within the storage!
Right here’s the way it began with the storage door open:
The three home windows had been framed first:
This wall could have white plank siding over it will definitely so it’s received’t appear to be a storage door anymore.
Pantry + Mudroom Partitions
The pantry is on the fitting and the mudroom on the left right here. The pantry has 2 of the home windows in it and the mudroom one.
View from front room / entrance door into new mudroom:
Utility Closet
The final “room” to be constructed was this little utility closet!
Earlier than:
It can have storage for brooms / vacuums and shelving for issues like reusable baggage, trash baggage, hand vac, and extra. Two double doorways will shut it off.
Upstairs
Our Closets
Upstairs our closets have taken form! Initially I used to be going to have the one on the left – the one with the hearth and odd form – however we determined I’d have the one on the fitting as an alternative because it’s extra spacious.
My closet (in extensive angle mode)
The door to the attic / storage room will likely be in thoughts, however I’m hoping we will get one with glass so I can get some pure gentle from the attic window.
MOLD!
We additionally discovered MOLD within the stairwell the place there was an enormous insulation concern!! Gross!!!
That wall has now been demoed. And the insulation points will all be mounted!
The View!!!
I took this pic on a sunny day final week. They often have plastic over the home windows (till the brand new ones arrive in Might and will be put in) and it was so attractive with the daylight pouring in!
A reminder that this was the earlier than view….!
Our Bathe
Oh yeah, and our bathe has been mapped out! The inexperienced half will likely be a pleasant 3-shelf area of interest for our merchandise.
Inspiration picture:
Exterior
The Entrance Porch
The entrance porch is getting some minor repairs to its ceiling and trim.
When the eliminated the previous ceiling they discovered one of many beams had completely rotted as a result of the flashing was executed incorrectly! It truly is loopy 1) how a lot goes on behind the outer layers of a home and a couple of) how harmful moisture is!
In addition they took this window out!
Enjoyable reality: it was put in the other way up 🙂
Basement Work
One of many main issues we’re doing is a brand new drain to the kitchen sink, which had backed up 5-10 occasions of the 8 years I’ve lived right here. The week I moved in spray foam clogged the drain and I’ve had issues ever since! We’re getting a completely new drain via the again facet of the home, and they also demoed a portion of the basement to create space.
The zip plastic jogs my memory of E.T. !
Subsequent Up: The Roof
Over the subsequent few weeks the main target will likely be on HVAC, plumbing, and electrical so I’m unsure there will likely be a lot to see.
However the subsequent large factor needs to be the brand new steel roof!! Adopted by home windows : )
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