Sunday, October 21, 2012

Work on the Farmhouse

 
Here are some pictures from earlier this summer.  I have been pretty bad about posting along the way, so I thought I'd show you some old photos before I 'reveal' what we've accomplished so far.
 


The girls helped Kirk prep the toilet for installation.  It was a big day when the toilet was open for use.  I never realized until then how much I take indoor plumbing for granted!


Here are some shots of the walkway leading up to the front porch.  Kirk extended the roof to give more protection and we used cedar tongue and groove to dress it up. . 

 We also did tongue and groove in the enclosed porch.
 Kelly did all of our trim work for us.  I was so happy with the way it came out. 
 
 
 
The windows and doors look so nice with this simple trim design.
 
 

We had granite counter tops installed in the kitchen and bathroom.
 
 
Daniel laid slate in the main parts of the house as well as the enclosed porch.  It looks great and should be easy to clean and durable.
 

 
The final insulation was blown into the attic space.
 
 
Daniel spent a day jack hammering out the cement pad that held the former laundry room.  We removed it early on in the project because it was leaning amazingly far away from the house.  Kirk spent a lot of time hauling the cement chunks to the dump.
 
 


Daniel also cut a trench in the basement floor, Caleb shoveled it out and Kirk installed a french drain and covered it up with rock and a final coat of cement to match the floor. This should give us a dry storage area downstairs, even in wet years.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Looking good. You guys have put a lot of sweat equity into that house!