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...




East wall opened...


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!!