Current projects

We are currently working on the master bedroom - patching the brick and replacing much of the brick under the old windows to prepare for new windows to go in next week. We also framed a drop down ceiling and kitchen wall to hide the ducting and plumbing behind. Drywall has been delivered this week and we started to hang some on the kitchen ceiling!

Moved In!

We finally and prematurely moved into the house on December 1st. The first night was fun and reality hit by day two. We spent the first 3 weeks trying to get our furnace working, turns out our contractor incorrectly installed the venting which resulted in the furnace shutting off shortly after it would start to heat up! Luckily it was an easy fix once the problem was discovered, and it forced us to run much of the ducting throughout out the house. We also worked quickly to finish gutting the downstairs to help limit the amount of dust we live with. Here are pictures of our bathroom which is almost finished, and a hall closet we built next to the door to the small bedroom (the one we are currently in).

Electric, Insulation, Windows

Our house is finally sealed from the outdoor elements! Our 3rd upstairs window went in today, and the house already feels a bit warmer. We have also been very busy wiring two bedrooms and half of the kitchen. It's amazing how exciting hitting a light switch can be.

The master bedroom has been mostly gutted, only the ceiling wood lathe left

Bathroom

We have been very busy over the last few weeks. The bathroom has been 95% tiled, we just need to add a few pieces of trim. The bathroom door is in place. And we rebuilt our vanity to hold our 1920's sink.

Tiling

This weekend John and I leveled out our bathroom floor to prepare for the tile. I tiled the bathroom floor, which still needs to be cleaned up and grout added. I also insulated the ceiling of another bedroom. There is also a picture of a bedroom window that was recently installed.

Window with trim

Today I made the sill and trim for our bathroom window. I must say it turned out quite well and I look forward to finishing other windows! I also painted the interior of one side of our skinny bath closet. We've worked on numerous other tasks throughout the house which I can't begin to keep track off. We have our refrigerator at the house now, although it's not yet plugged in.