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Backyard Demolition: It’s Been So Long That I Stopped Counting
So we’ve decided that since my husband’s been a very good boy this year, we’re adding a spa to the backyard remodel. We also have a gas fire pit and some extra walling that need to get built. Woot. So… first much trenching and digging has happened. Then they started to lay down […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #40
Ok, big update. Since I last posted kitchen pictures, much has happened. Aside from needing kickplates and handle hardware installed, the cabinets are all up. The counters are all in, as is the new sink, the composter, and the garbage disposal. We’re waiting on the corbels (the fancy under counter brackets) to come in […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #29
Much progress has been made in the kitchen. Our new non-dropped ceiling with recessed lights and not, you know, a lightbox from the ’60s. Then they started finishing up the dry wall. The exterior’s getting ready for stucco. Then the texturing on the new walls to match the old walls: Then […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #22
I haven’t been posting much lately because it’s been a lot of electrical and gas work and that’s not so very photographic. Since we’re moving the location of both the range and the sink, plumbing and gas lines had to be re-routed. We added a ton of power outlets because the kitchen didn’t really have […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #10
I knew stuff was getting serious this week when I came down to this on Monday morning: This meant that for the entire week, in order to get out to our garage kitchen, we had to go out the front door and around to the side of the house. Which means our neighbors, if they’ve […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #5: The Whole Point
Friday was less interesting in terms of radical demolition, but it’s the day when the real point of the whole thing began. We started this project because we’ve been told there’s some dry rot under the corner of the kitchen. Dry rot is a fungal outbreak caused by dampness that eventually eats away at the […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #4
The last thing the guys said to me today was “Just so you know, you don’t have any doors or windows now.” Blink. They weren’t kidding. That tarp scared the crap out of Mowgli. He came running and barking at it. It’s covering what we call the monster plant. And where the […]
Kitchen Remodel Day #2
Last night we broke in the hot plate with some canned chili. In the garage. Cuz we’re fancy. We took a closer look at the remnants of the kitchen and found some legacy old tile. That black tile is seriously ugly. Glad we didn’t own it. Also, hideous blue wallpaper once graced the walls. […]
Kitchen Demolition Day #1
Today we went from this: To this: Everything but the drop ceiling is gone. All the old appliances are in the garage. The sink, well, In the meantime, the guys helped me set up the temporary kitchen. In the garage. I couldn’t get any farther back to take […]
Landscaping Phase 1 Complete
Well more or less complete. It was supposed to go 6 weeks, it went 9 weeks. There’s a couple of things to fix but all in all we’re basically done with phase 1. And it’s looking good! They got the drip system for the plants installed and it’s been programmed and it’s up and running daily. […]
