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...