Cottage Reno
Old cottage; young Lynn...June 2003
Before - 2005-10-22
Katie and Leon- 2006-07-02
Sam
Dan
Bob after storm clean-up - 2008-11-15 (http://www.guertin.com/LacBrule/cleanup1.html
Dan and Magoon- 2013-05-20
What will soon be new door to bathroom - 2015-08-05
New bathroom door, new front door, window from Robins house before reno. (Note: window looks tilted in at bottom and it is! Front door is installed vertical; wall is off almost 3 inches top to bottom.) - 2015-08-16
Interior wall between bathroom and kitchen (which was old door to bathroom)
Floor partly done; all plumbing in false floor.
See tilt in wall and note studs on bottom plateon right hand side of window. - 2015-08-16
Robin removed all ceiling tiles, etc. 2015-08-18
Back towards kitchen.
Bathroom closed...see studs on bottom plate...Bernie and I cut bottom plate and kicked the wall out into vertical with front door! - 2015-08-22
Front window.
Meanwhile, outside...
Salvaged wall from bathroom door opening replaced on front entrance.
Bernie and I built a false wall out of 2" x 3"'s between window and kitchen corner to get rid of that "fun house" look! Electrical done and drywall started. - 2015-08-31
Where the cottage contents are...
That top header and bottom plate are horizontal and parallel, despite what the outside boards suggest! - 2015-09-01
Just before the big cut...
What you do with an old patio door...80 inches by 36 inches... - 2015-09-04
View out that new window...
Old floor...
New floor... - 2015-09-05
2015-09-07
Floor done... - 2015-09-09
Ceiling done and finishing that m-f'ing shower...
2015-09-20
Start of install of kitchen stuff from Robins old house (been in the basement for 5 years!) and start of ceiling... - 2015-09-23
Ceiling mostly done...
2015-09-25
Wall cabinets up... - 2015-09-26
End of the work day!
Construction of the couch/bed...
Testing
Countertop in.
Bedroom #1
Bedroom #2 - both new Ikea beds and mattresses...
Christmas Eve, 2015!!
Christmas Eve, 2015!!