EXTREME MAKEOVER- Inside Edition

Over the last 6 months Kurt has nearly completed an EXTREME MAKEOVER of our livingroom.  Here is the INSIDE story......

First a picture of where he started.  One big room with 2 posts and a step down in the middle, mis-matched and untrimmed windows, several ceiling heights, wood stove in middle of the wall, difficult and cramped furniture spacing.

First task....support the roof with more posts....

 open up side of house, insert beam, jack up beam to the ceiling...

Next, rip down drywall, pull up half the floor, dig out soil underneath and lay new joists and insulate.....

Put down new sub-floor.  Yay- it is all one level....

Now, rewire the whole room and add a dropped ceiling

Next, tackle the two exterior walls-- take out windows, door and fireplace.  Repair or replace all the studs, frame in new window openings.....

Next, install new windows, insulate the walls, hang new sheetrock, tape the seams, spray on texture and paint.....

Then, the only thing Kurt didn't do himself...we hired professionals to lay and finish the tamarack flooring........

Now- we are partially moved in.  Look! the windows and baseboards are trimmed!

Two last jobs to go.  One is underway- Kurt is putting more tamarack boards on half the ceiling. 
The other is buiilding a half-wall and permanent steps at the opening to the kitchen. 
I will let this picture of my last picking of flowers hold a place for those final projects....

Here is the first picture of the new ceiling going in......On Sunday

EXTREME MAKEOVER- Outside Edition

 Since March Kurt has completed an EXTREME makeover of half our house.  Here is where we started... leaky roof, sagging walls, mis-matched windows, uneven siding, and 30 year old decking.

There was lots of demolition- down came the old chimney

Off came the old roof , with Lisa Helping...

           and up went the shiny new blue roof....

Later the old deck was removed- with Amy and Tim's help

 New deck joists went down (and full skirting around the foundation and insulation under the house- with Betty's help)

By July 17th we had a lovely new redwood deck- just in time for the family reunion.

Meanwhile Kurt was completely rebuilding the two exterior walls....  Remove the siding, replace or repair each stud, frame in new window openings...

Until we had this...... 

and this

and finally this in October

The other wall got a similar makeover

new window holes

New siding

until finally in October we have this ....

Oh and a new chimney pipe ....

So, in case you are counting...new roof, new walls, new windows, new insulation, new deck, new chimney.  The only reused item was half the door.  That's pretty EXTREME!

and here we are today...