Catching up....
This year has flown by - the leaves are starting to turn and the nights are cooling. Although I have done no posting year to date, I have made some small progress to our home. And so with a little Stuart Mclean keeping me company, I will update the blog...
The project started in Jan was to add a bathroom to a large laundry area in the back of our house. The room was 14x14 and after many penciled plans we pretty much settled on the following layout. Much of this design is due to limited access below this area for HVAC and return lines etc.
Trying to give this new room some sence of level I painfully peeled up 2 layers of 1/4" plywood (which was nailed 8" ever 8"...) and then the original plank flooring. The floor was very high just in front of the sink area. After taking a plane to the high beams I applied new 3/4" plywood.
Months went by.....
In August I framed the bathroom, shower stall etc. Although the floor was better it was still out by over 2" in one corner. More plywood and 6 bags of self leveling concrete later we now have a level floor. We still have a long way to go, but progress is steady. This weekend I just finished the shower pan and am almost done the pine ceiling. We have purchased the clawfoot tub, pedistal sink, toilet and all faucets, but still need to decide on tile etc. Sink will sit between the 2 wall lights below, shower is to the right.
Other than that we replaced most of our fence this year as well. We have about 300' of fence and we did about 230' of it this summer.
And we picked up a fantastic buffet this summer as well - 5' high and 5-1/2" wide - it is a vey heavy piece which has survived for years and now will endure the test of my 3 kids...
And there's the update, I hope you enjoyed it, keep in touch.
"You should keep your blog updated as a warning to men everywhere thinking about buying an old house"
- H. Smith -
