Blueboard Went in This Weekend

Main Hallway

Main Hallway, looking in from the foyer. Which is a fancy word for dead space that we wished we could use for something else.

Yep, there's the foyer

Bathroom

Main Bedroom

Main bedroom, other side

Second Bedroom

Second Bedroom, other side

UPDATED PICTURES!!!!!!!

Maria has never used masking tape while painting this house....I have taught here wll ;)

Love the color! Maria has been so patient, every time she paints I do something that is either dusty, loud, damages the work she has already done or all 3...she has been a saint!

A fresh coat of plaster and some paint...voila, we have a dining room


The siding is going up and all the trim is being covered over to give the house a new look...this also corrected the strange and unexplainable 10 degree angle to the front of the house! Kind of

Good shot of the new roof

The blue...the blue...Maria and I are 3 for 3 agreeing on color...didn't know that was possible

Not sure we captured the demo, but we ripped the kitchen floor out, structure and all, and re-built it....a couple of weeks away from putting the wood floors in here....can't wait

The second floor bathroom came out way bigger then we both thought. Considering there was absolutely no architectural plan it looks pretty darn good





Even though insulation is necessary I really did not enjoy stuffing in the few pieces our friends couldn't do. I am still itchy...going on day 2....pretty much the worst thing on the planet! although subtle, my savior is sitting right there on the work bench

It's Been a While....

To our 3 followers :)....work has been going on throughout the summer and a ton of progress has been made. The new plumbing and electrical has been signed-off, and the rough inspection is due in the next week or so.
We will have some updated pictures to share hopefully this week.
Stay tuned.....

Some Updated Pics

The good news....the front is shingled. The bad news....the back is not


The second floor rough framing and electrical was ready for the inspection until we decided to add a second floor bath. Eric to the building inspector "I think I'm almost ready to have you sign off", building inspector "no you're not"...uplifting


New hallway way to access bedrooms


It's actually starting to look like a house again...windows are amazing

Just One Picture Today

I will take better pics this weekend, but the roof is on.....finally, here's a teaser :)

This Weekends Progress

Well at least this half is water tight!



I'm thinking about just sticking with the blue, much cheaper


Finally go the siding and trim on the office, phew....we are very happy with the outcome.

Putting it All Back Together!

Dormer wall went up quick and all the rafters are cut out, now onto the front plate so the house doesn't tip over!



No need to go to Home Depot, just come to our house and steal it right off the front lawn


Dormer wall from the back side of the house

The roof...the roof..the roof is on the ground

Yep..it's gone and it wasn't easy. Maria had to leave twice because she was affraid we were going to kill ourselves lowering these beams. They easily way 500lbs. each and they came down as one piece. I was even a bit nervous!


Cool construction, post and beam. No nails were used, just this peg made from oak...we saved that peg :)


Look at the guns on that guy holding up the beam...impressive hahahaha. Jeff and Jamie I could not have done this without you...literally


Lovely Rte. 53 in Weymouth, and some missing roof parts


I just hope this is still standing when I we back in the morning!



Horse hair and lathe...what a mess, 15 bags filled and it was not easy getting them to the 1st floor



Off to the right is the house, we are re-roofing the shed right now.....I wish!

Rebuilding the Office

After 8 solid hours of demo and framing the front wall is water-tight and the windows are in!


Rough framing and sheathing, not one even or level surface in the entire room


Demo!!!! There were 3, 2-by-4's holding up the entire front of the this part of the house. There were also 3 windows and a door none of which were sealed properly and caused a ton of water damage, I'm thinking it was a good idea to update this portion of the house.

Kitchen and Office Updates

So the silly putty is gone....now I have to fix the floor that rotted away some 30 years ago!


Yep, that's a wall...or what's left of one. At some point I am taking an educated guess and saying there was a leak.


So all the awesome 70's faux wood paneling is gone, and to my surprise there was sheetrock in good shape, with he exception of the previous pic.


There used to be cabinets there....2 layers of wallpaper, half a wall of 1/4" peg board and some corn kernals, al lot of corn kernals!