And since then, the "after"...
We will cover up the underside with pine offcuts and remnants.
The new 36-inch wide door...centered. It replaces the previous 32-inch door. We plan to build a screen door to allow air flow.
My wife did a fantastic job of painstakingly staining every rail and baluster on the porch. This picture does not show her work yet. We will rent a floor sander to sand all of the porch decks and then we will Thompson Water Seal it. Since the lumber is old, we want to keep that appearance without painting or staining.
For the right steps, we had to get two yards of gravel (54 cubic feet) for the landing transition. We are contemplating retaining wall blocks for gravel integrity to prevent spilling out into the driveway. If you step off the landing, you can "sink" and lose your balance. We don't want that.
The little pine tree at the bottom center was a tree JayMi received for Christmas and wanted us to have it to eventually replant it. She named it Spencer. Why? I don't know, but the name stuck.
The black trim on the far bay window and the dark green at the Welcome sign are the colors we have opted. With the porch deck and steps stained a ginger color, the colors will compliment each other.
Then there is that exposed granite underneath Spencer. There is more of it. I am going to take the power washer to remove the gravel. There is nothing like solid granite slab to enhance the landscape.
Before...
After...
The T1-11 siding is only temporary. We replace all of it with the James Hardie fiber cement siding. We will only go as far as the garage door which is the white strip on the far left in the previous picture.
We also plan to cover the cinder blocks in cultured stone that we had left over from our previous home.
Our bathroom now...
Wish list
Wish list
Wish list
Wish list
The windows as seen from the laundry room. The area in between the windows will be the new bathroom wall.
The bathroom window will be above our brand new bathtub when we expand our master bathroom wall three feet to the left.
The center of the opaque window is over the current wall of the bathroom. The window is functional from the laundry room side. With this window, more light and some ventilation (if you know what I mean). No more reliance on the "fart fan."
We will have a tiled shower that will be approximately 48"x48" and the tub and the shower will be separated by a tempered glass partition.
We will have to tear down a wall and rebuild it which should be an easy endeavor.
Remove the existing tile and spray for any mold that accumulated. This concerns me since the water heater was located in the mudroom adjacent the shower. The water heater leaked and caused some mold to accumulate in the mudroom when we removed the tile last year. I hope the mold abatement strategy works. I feel it is the cause of my runny nose everytime I go into the bathroom. We have plenty of bleach to take care of our problem. We may have to remove the plywood subfloor and replace it with OSB plywood.
We will have to rewire the electrical. We currently have one socket. My wife uses it for the blow dryer and curling iron. Doesn't leave me much so I have to charge my electric razor in the mudroom which is okay with me (I get to shave outside!)
Then comes the rerouting of the water pipes and insulate them to prevent any winter freeze.
We have to purchase new sinks and hardware to replace the IKEA sinks, which will eventually become as shop sinks.
Can't wait to take that first shower!
Dibs!
