Painting on the family room wall Trying to work out where we can make openings in this wall - feasible + looks good
Tape off the area being demolished Remove the wall to see what's where. May 1st
Plastic coverings for the few things that remain Brandon has now moved his computer up to his room for the duration of remodel.
Wall removed and plastic gone A third heating duct! Fortunately it's not in a planned opening.
Even with the test holes you get a view! Coming down the back stairs you now get a pieek at the woods
Demo debris removed Bags of drywall and long chunks of wood gone. May 5th
Family room is now empty Ready for framing work on new openings
Where the doorway was... The stud is all that remains and the exploratory holes now show a snippet of the view the hallway will have
No more doorway The door will be back, but just further into the mud room
View from the mud room to the kitchen The doorway at the kitchen end is going
Wiring for TV to be above mantel Leaving space for wall mounting bracket, box with HDMI & Cat 6a placed. May 15th
Sockets behind new bar Extra electrical in reach of new counter top
Lumber for framing Finished edge on step removed. May 18th
Framing for new cabinet Back wall for new cabinet. May 19th
Headers and framing New openings begin to take shape. May 20th
Power cords through ceiling to master bath Convenient hole in the ceiling for framers' tools to get power. May 21st
New doorway Mudroom doorway new location (to allow for openings in family room wall)
Openings framed Headers and supports in place
Coming down the back stairs Now you can see the woods and garden. May 22nd.
Openings from family room side Will look better once the wall is back!
Family room as storage site Windows waiting for a truck to the dump. May 27th
Four sockets for Jeffrey's cabinet His dumping ground needs power!. May 28th
Wainscotting and window trim removed Simple molding around window only will replace it
Paper covering to catch drywall debris Just prep today. June 1st.
Family room holds supplies More like a storehouse. June 3rd
Drywall hung Toilet from the downstairs bathroom. June 4th
Network closet under the stairs Rack on casters for hardware
Taping and mud Smaller pile of stuff in the center. June 8th
More mud Second coat. June 11th
Wainscotting gone Sanded drywall, ready for texture. June 15th
Drywall smooth Sanded and ready
Plastic-world is back Drywall texturing - everthing's covered in plastic. June 16th
Family room draped in plastic Texturing upper part of walls by openings
Everything covered up Lights, thermostat, doorway trim covered - hose leading upstairs to where they're currently spraying texture
Inside the closet gets texture So the mud room (kitchen) is a mess for the day
Primer More plastic and priming the drywall. June 17th
Openings closed Paper covers openings
Dark to light to dark The lighter hallway gets dark again (temporarily)
Mud room closet primer Network closet under the stairs stays unfinished
White but dark Looking from mud room to kitchen
Network closet All networking and the VOIP phone are in the plastic on the right! June 18th
Shelves primed Still lots of plastic
Bizarre window view Surreal view of the light in the garden through the plastic
Visual jumble Tools, shelves, plastic and junk in a monochrome world
Openings cased Faux wainscoting taking shape. June 19th
Window casing and baseboard New, simple trim
View of the family room Looking from the kitchen to family room
Cap on back stair handrail It's not really in any room...June 22nd
Casing around mud room door Simple casing on hallway side
The once-dark hallway Cased and primed and ready for painting
Trim painting first coat Paneling, baseboard, window and shelves get their first coat. June 23rd
Faux paneling Trim on opening wall gets painted Sidewalk Gray
Window trim Top of shelves and window are the same color
Hallway trim First coat of paint for hallway trim
Door casing and handrail cap First coat of trim
View of hallway from stairs Masked for trim painting
Hallway with painted trim Some wall color started. June 25th
Upper trim finished Lower cabinets and new doors get first coat
Opening wall and floor full of doors Masked slightly by a sheet of plastic
Hallway side of openings Trim complete including door to mud room. June 26th
Cabinet container Kitchen cabinets get dumped in family room. June 29th
Emptying out a bit Some cabinets installed now. June 30th
Hallway being sanded Down to raw wood. July 1st
Hallway renewed Floor looks like new. July 2nd.
Closet and pantry materials Family room as store room. July 7th
Add a set of shelves Originally for kitchen, now for bathroom. July 8th.
Baseboard This really shows how walls are not flat! July 10th
Doors and cleanup Some junk cleaned out and (chipped) doors and pulls installed. July 31st
Trim Trim under edge of countertop
Trim Trim where drywall meets Caesarstone
Baseboards Painting baseboards. August 1st
The lost socket is found Electrical socked had been drywalled up. August 3rd
Speaker jacks To be wired for surround sound. August 4th
Painted and cleared out Socket touch ups needed... August 5th
Almost finished wall Painting touch ups around sockets
Where all the junk went to It all moves back afterwards...
Carpet installed The installers vacuum too! August 6th
Junk moves back to family room Carpet mask down and clear the hardwood for final coat. August 7th
The junk pile returns! Let's hope this is a brief state.
Smaller junk pile Includes painter's stuff. August 25th
Drywall patched by outlets White network cables are temporary
Speaker wrire pulled Front lef/right
Patched drywall by leak area Hole is left on purpose (for locating place for inspection panel. August 27th
Ceiling almost fixed up Texturing done. August 29th
No more junk! Left/right speaker wires were installed Aug 25th.
Gray outlets I did these - not a match, but better than white. August 30th
New smoke + CO2 detector Weekend project we can do
Paint still not cured Speaker cable run up through cabinet. September 1st.
Paint touchups complete Areas around outlets
Fireplace works Not new, but had been turned off for a while.
Some paint touchups Lots of little things
Bottom part of duct cover for vent hood It will get used after cutting the top - it's slightly larger than top part over overlapping pair.
Putting the house back together Starting to put furniture and books back. September 18th
Gray sofa is old but comfy Coffee table from bonus room comes down to family room
Felling like home again Some more books, pictures on the walls... October 16th
Clutter is OK on this bar... Flower X rays highlight the space between the openings
Throw pillows add a splash of color The wallow chair (black one) is old, but much loved
View towards the hallway Pictures help things look more finished
View through the first opening Looking into the family room from the hallway
The hallway got some of its pictures back Dark hallway is no more
