March 30 &31

Two busy days! Steve started the demolition in our master suite.

He started by removing doors, trim, and shelving.

 

Next he removed the knotty pine paneling in the bathroom.

Next came the shower stall. It didn't fit through the doorways, so Steve had to saw it in half.

 Can you see through all the dust?

Having filled the first, we got a new dumpster on Monday.

 The full one is loaded onto truck.

After all the water drained out, the cover goes on.

Here's the not-so-new one.

Tuesday the granite counter was installed in the hall bathroom. Angel and his assistant made quick work of it. I don't think I want to know what's in that blue can. The smell was strong. Angel says he's been doing this so long he doesn't even smell it. That's worrisome!

The plumber will arrive Friday to hook up the fixtures.

By the end of Tuesday, there were almost no interior walls, no vanity, no shower, no panelling, and no closet. Just a lonely toilet, some pipes, and a few dangling lights and switches.

Renovation Phase II

There has been a bit of a lull for a few weeks. We weren't standing still, but there just wasn't much worth sharing. After our meeting with the contractor on Thursday, March 26, we found out that things are going to move quickly now.
I am calling the work on the two guest rooms and the hall bathroom Phase I. The work on the master suite (bedroom, den, and bathroom) Phase II.
What still needs to be done in Phase I is install the bathroom countertop, finish the tiling, then complete the electrical in those 3 rooms and the plumbing in the bathroom. The doors need to be installed as well. There is a little bit of lighting in those 3 rooms that needs to be selected and installed. Then we will wait until the end of Phase II to put in the new flooring. AND most of that will happen this week!
At the same time, we will kick off the beginning of Phase II. Of course that starts with demolition.
In preparation for this, we had to pack up and move out of our "master suite", which has been mostly untouched so far. Here are some before and after photos.

Our master bedroom before 

The den/study 

The master bedroom ready for demo  

The southern guest bedroom when it was our cozy t.v. room

The southern bedroom doubles as our cozy t.v. room and den/study

 The desk props up a futon mattress.

The northern bedroom during Phase I work.

The northern bedroom transformed into our bedroom - temporarily.

Yes, renovation work is chaotic, dusty, and fraught with the unexpected. The good news? My housekeeping is almost non-existent. I haven't dusted in 2 months! Bruce will not hear me say, "Honey, wipe your feet. I JUST vacuumed that plywood!"

Stay tuned. Tomorrow we will take pictures of more demo, and maybe you'll even get a glimpse of our garage and workshop. 

Week of March 9 - 15

In spite of our contract/design team having the Eugene Home and Garden Show to get ready for this weekend, a lot has been done.

Crispin put the wiring system in for the under-floor heating system and got as far as he could with tiling.

Our new bathroom cabinets were installed

 natural cherry wood

Steve replaced the siding where the water heater shed used to be

A concrete guy came out and created a hole where the new crawl space access will be

And of course, we continued to shop for the many things we'll need to make our guest spaces comfortable and attractive!

Sunday, March 8

Last Thursday, it was time for Bruce and me to get busy and do some painting. Whew, nothing like a little repetitive motion to remind you of your age! Our elbows and shoulders are sore. We primed the 2 bedrooms, bathroom, and hallway, and have painted all but the north bedroom so far. We will finish up today and be ready for whatever Monday brings!

 

south bedroom

 hallway from garage angle

hallway looking toward door to rest of house

hallway from same spot looking toward garage

 hall bathroom

 handy little niche coming soon!

 Bruce, hard at work in north bedroom

Mar. 2-4

Well, the work has continued, but I haven't updated as much because the focus has been floor prep and drywall work, and the result is varying shades of white or brown, a lot of dust, and nothing that looked too dramatic through the camera lens. But now, the changes are pretty cool.
Oh, and we also got new windows. We were surprised that it took extra effort to get windows that were not white on the outside. With a brown house, that would have looked bad. We did have to settle for white on the inside.

Windows:

      front bedroom (yes, we'll paint the trim)

 Master bedroom

Drywall:

Once there was a door...

 Now there isn't!

Texturing:

We had 3 surfaces to choose from. Yes, this is a photo of them, but it's not too helpful. 

We opted for the highest texture level, based on the recommendations from the experts. We are happy with it!

still drying, but it helps to see it.

Bathroom tile:

Crispin has worked hard several days in a row. It is taking shape! You also get to see the new window in the hall bathroom here.

 Putting on the waterproof sealant.