flagstone...

with the help of family...we have a new front flagstone walkway

Chris/Kathy/Dad

it was hard for me to jsut sit and watch.

but mom and i were good directors.

more updates from the last week or so

upper west room with spraystone & stained collar ties

another view, will add more lights soon...every other collar tie

new light over stairs.  railing will get the spindles soon,

john made new ones, just need to be installed.

spraystone in lower bath...i will take another one

so you can see the wood (under the plastic).

all of the wood we saved from teh old roof, it looks great.

the floor in this room is slate, my dad sealed it last weekend.

john is now builidng the vanity for the vessel sink...

more progress this week

john is still hard at work trying to wrap up the work before baby Schmitz arrives in 12 short weeks. I was actually able to help out this weekend and assisted in the track light hanging. tile in both bathrooms is in, grouted and sealed. john is excited to be able to finally look at finishing the bathrooms. me too since I have to use it a lot.

upstairs bathroom

downstairs front bathroom

light over the stairs (Guido and John actually did this one)

track fixture up with one light...3 others will be installed soon

recent updates

its been a while since i have posted any photos. 
spray-stone is complete upstairs, trimo owrk is done, we are starting to hang light fixtures (some anyway)

today i belive john is working on the trim work downstairs in the lower east room.
we also have a new front door.

here are some photos from the last month

one day when it was sunny and the snow had melted

our mascot

Front door with stain (hardware going on today i think)

upper west room before spraystone

upper west room after spraystone

upper east room before spraystone

upper east room after spraystone

upper east room before

upper east room after

upstairs new bathroom door

new stair treads...very sturdy now

new hand hewn trim peice on wall

yesterday 3.21.10 it was 55 and snow melting.

...weekend work

tore out the back bathroom today.  discovered the source of an old leak in the shower plumbing.  after this photo, john also took out the sink and H2O heater,and bleached the entire area.  he is ready to loay the cement board, reset a new toilet and lay tile in this room and at the back door.  

also, here is a photo of the interior log siding...was done a while back, just didnt have a photo to share

...progress

This past week, we passed our electrical and framing inspections...insulated...and drywall installed on the upper east room.  we also were able to lay the new subfloor in the lower east room.  not an easy task as the floor is out of level...john made it work by shiming the corner. It is really looking nice and we finally can actually see progress.  John is still there now working on the subfloor.  we may even get the front door this week, that would be nice. 

...new work

see a few of the recent updates since December...Metal on the upper west side...(thanks Paul!)...new light on the front...interior window trim and stain...log siding on the interior of the west room (john did more today, just didnt get a photo).  i am not much help at the builidng lately...i spend my time catching up on quickbooks, Home Depot runs, keeping plates full for breakfast, lunch & dinner.