Week 6

No pictures this week. None of the work done really shows up in the photos I took.

The only visible change has been the mudding work. This, as it turns out, is applying the texture to the sheet rock prior to painting.

The painter, Doug, was in over the weekend and got most of the paint done. He wanted to get it done before the cabinets go in. So the walls and ceilings have been done. They'll be some finish work required after everything else is done, but that will have to wait until February.

The cabinets have started to arrive, so that's one big worry over with. I was concerned that they wouldn't arrive soon enough.

The next two weeks are exciting. The hardwood floor is going in, cabinats are going to be installed and the tiling starts. All very exciting. I expect to see big changes when I get back after the holidays.

Week 5

After showing this blog to several folks, I've realized that the photo captioning is confusing. So I'm switching to labels under the photos and a better gap between each photo. I'm also going to commit a cardinal blog sin and retro this change into the previous blogs.

So quite a bit of progress made this week. The water line from the street has been replaced. The gas line from the garage has been replaced with 1" pipe. Inside, the rough plumbing has been finished. I was hoping to take some photos showing the amazing pipework, but when I returned on Saturday the sheet rock had gone up as well. Finally, the rooms are beginning to look normal again. I met with the tile guy - Ernie - this week. We met at the tile and stone place and talked through the designs for the two upstairs bathrooms. Based upon his advice, I've changed the tile to be used. It's a lighter tile, but more consistant so the overall effect should be much better.

Next week the bathrooms get "mudded" - which, I believe, is the stuff that goes over the sheet rock. I guess we'll find out shortly...

Kitchen

Kitchen

Sliding Door

Downstairs Bath

Downstairs Bath

Guest Bath

Guest Bath

Pocket Door for Master Bath

Master Bath

Master Bath

Week 4

Lots of Progress this week.

The repiping has been complete. They still need to fill in the trench and I'm a little concerned that my front lawn irrigation pipework has been sacrified for the cause. I'll be able to check once they turn the water back on.

In the kitchen, the sliding door is in and the rough plumbing for both sinks are done.

The downstairs bathroom also has completed plumbing, including the convoluted pipework required for the on-demand water heater. The new electrical panel has been installed in the wall at the foot of the stairs. A nice picture or other wall hanging will hide that nicely. The wiring from the old panel hasn't been moved yet. I must remember to ensure the electrician labels the breakers.

Guest bathroom has the plumbing for the sinks have been done and the shower now has the heat controls installs. Temperature based, so no more fiddling with controls. Remember "your number" and turn the dial.

The master bath also has the plumbing done for the sink and the shower temperature control. One control each for shower, body jets and hand shower. A new vent has appeared in the ceiling. The framing for the pocket door looks nearly done, too.

Without further ado, here are the pictures:

Sliding door in kitchen

Sliding door from the outside.

Kitchen main sink plumbing. See the copper tube for the ice maker?

Downstairs bath sink

Downstairs bath water heater plumbing

New electrical panel

Guest bath plumbing for sink

Guest bath shower temperature controls

Master bath shower temperature controls

Vent duct in master bath

Master bath pocket door is framed