Before and After

Before-and-after picture time!  It's not TOTALLY done, but it's close enough dammit!  The biggest remaining project is the floor and trim, which is going to have to be a springtime project when we can get some ventilation going.  There are a few other very minor projects remaining in the kitchen but nothing urgent and nothing you'll notice in these pictures. 


So, without further delay, here is an HGTV-style before and after montage.  The "before" pictures all come from the real estate listing for the house or the appraisal.

Penultimate progress post

No more posts until we're finished.  I'm hoping to to put together a nice set of before-and-after shots, but it might be a while because the floor, the almost-last part of the project, will likely be performed by some not-us person and we are unsure of the schedule on that.

Backsplash!

The backsplash is almost complete.  Like so many kitchen projects, it took longer than expected... it was hard to make progress during the week.  I was left alone for the weekend while Andy's traveling for work, and I devoted as much time as possible.  Almost done now, still about half the grout to do.


Below, Andy got in some quality time with the Sawzall AND the big ladder cutting a hole for the vent:

 The end of the line on the tiling job:

Tiles up!

Grout (halfway) up!

Backsplash

 It quickly became apparent that a power saw would make the tile project much, much easier, so we are one power tool richer this weekend.  Above, Kirby helping with the sawing.

Below, progress as of Saturday afternoon:

Progress by end of Sunday:

Interior trim and backsplash

 I have drywall dust in my lungs and joint compound in my veins.  The east wall almost looks like a paintable surface after several rounds.

Andy has been working on the trim and it is almost done, pending one more trip to the "real" lumberyard.

And the backsplash project is underway.

Siding Time Lapse

This post is out of order... on August 17 Dave was down for one day only, and friends Nate and Claire were also visiting.  Nate set up a camera to take time lapse photos while the boys got started on the siding. 

The resolution on this video is not great (our fault, not Nate's), and unfortunately I am not willing to take the time to figure out how to set it to ragtime piano music.

Siding etc.

No updates for a while but we have been at work.  The main recent accomplishment is getting the exterior finished.  Siding hung over the past few weeks, and painting this past weekend.

Here is the before (top) and after (with Andy posing with nail gun in the foreground):

Here is "during" (the beginning of this weekend):

Hanging by Andy, painting by Shari.

 I painted the inside of the door pink, because why not, Andy is colorblind:

Andy worked on various interior finishing and trim, including but not limited to the trim around the dishwasher:

And gaps between the cabinets:

No better time to crank up the ole nail gun!