We had NO rain today – despite forecasts yesterday for rain all morning and thunderstorms in afternoon. All well – can’t complain about good weather however we had changed our weekend plans (my parents did not come out) because we expected rain.
So we continued to pretend it was raining and did indoor projects 🙂 First we did some shopping and ordered our new front door which will take a few weeks to come (and then I’ll have to finish it to match the other door).
Then we finally added the little bit we needed to the bottom of the bathroom door so it doesn’t have a big gap at the bottom.
Bottom of the door patched
And after much wood filling and sanding during the day (and more sanding, and more sanding), I finally ended the day with some priming! I got the window trim in the gym all primed and side one of the bathroom door!
Top of the window trim primedBottom of the window trim primedBathroom door - one side primed
And this week I’m hoping to continue priming/painting the windows in the gym and the bathroom door. Soon the bathroom will really be done!
Hot, humid and rainy today. We decided to stick to indoor projects. First we started working on the crown molding in the gym again. We got the first piece coped and installed and started on the second.
First piece of crown molding upCoped molding
Crown molding was a little rough on my arms (holding up above my head) so we switched to working on the window trim that was all stripped and ready to be installed. Since this window didn’t have the same fancy trim as the rest of the downstairs it had no window apron to strip and refinish. So we bought a new trim to be used and Ryan coped both ends – it came out great!
Coped window apronWindow all trimmed outWindow apron
I got all the nail holes filled. Maybe this week I’ll have time to prime and paint the window trim so the gym will look a little more finished.
Tomorrow brings another day – another rainy day. I can’t wait 🙂
I love short weeks, taking Tuesday off this week, while I didn’t get anything done due to the heat and humidity at least made for a short week and the weekend starts tomorrow (or tonight!).
We’re up in the air about weekend plans. It looks like some thunderstorms might be coming which may convince Dad that he shouldn’t come out to help with windows 🙂 So we have two plans …
If my parents come out – try to get the 3 diningroom windows replaced
If they don’t – then we’ll board up the last livingroom window when it’s not raining and maybe work on crown molding in the gym when it is raining.
Either way we’ll get something done and if we don’t see mom and dad at least we’ll see everyone next weekend. We also have to order a new front door, they no longer make the door that we used for the side door (and we had hoped to have them match) so we have to either pick something similar or something totally different 🙂
Whew… for some reason today feels worse than yesterday humidity wise, maybe because we never really got enough rain yesterday to break it. With a quick trip to home depot to start the day we got to work around 11 removing the window and getting the new one installed.
The original window was a little wider than the cupola windows but we decided to make it the same width, I don’t remember how large the next size up would have been but we would have had to adjust the rough in so this was our best option.
The original window (how we left it last night).Some extra framing since the window is smaller (need to nail to something)Had to cut the sills since they came too longAnd the window is in!A view of the outsideAnd another view
Finished in just 2 hours which is pretty good since I was feeling pretty lazy (humidity probably). So we’re just sitting down to some home made pizza now. The last window in the livingroom has to be borded up and re-sided since we’re removing it. We don’t have enough wood (need a few more 2×6’s) so it will probably not happen today. Today I may work on stripping some more trim for the gym or something since it’s raining out again.
We finally have a full weekend to work on the house and we got right to work today. We installed the last 2 windows in the cupola in the livingroom. They were a little more work than the first three, the header had to be replaced on these so the windows would fit.
We decided to quit at 6 tonight and relax the rest of the evening. Tomorrow we’ll replace the last window and hopefully close up the other. The livingroom windows will be complete then!
Windows before we started todayOld windows removedNew headers (just needed the extra half inch for window placement adjustment)Raised up the bottom to match the othersOutside all preppedAnd the new windows are in!A wider look a the cupolaThe new windows from the outside
Now we’re settling in for the evening, I’m watching Emma and Ryan’s working on his laptop (he got a new harddrive and windows 7 a few months ago and hasn’t yet had time to install it!).
Pictures of the finished 3 windows! From the inside
From the back sideFrom the front side
I can’t believe it but it’s actually hotter today than yesterday somehow. Ryan headed into the office around 11 and I got the demo area cleaned up again, some wood we had moved out of the way for windows is back where it’s being stored and I vacuumed. Then I swept up and cleaned up the porch area a bit. I may spend most of the day doing some projects in the basement because it’s cooler down there with the dehumidifier running. I also have some outside projects I can do…
Today we decided to tackle the windows project. This project includes a total of 9 windows to be replaced (in 2 rooms) and one window to be removed and sided. Since this is a huge project we’re doing it in stages, starting with the windows on the porch which we can do just the two of us. These large windows are quite heavy but Ryan was able to carry them out and put them in since they’re not high off the porch floor.
We took a ton of pictures so I’m going to let the pictures tell the story – unfortunately it was too dark by the time we cleaned up to take pictures of the final product so I’ll post those tomorrow. Here’s our day…
Taking out window number 1
We started with the decision to do 2 windows toward the back of the cupola to start.
All exterior boxes removed and window out
We had to remove all the decorative window box wood – we’ll have to redo this design with new wood.
Building up the window a little
Our new windows are a little shorter (on purpose – we’d like to be able to fit outlets under the windows), so we had to build up the bottom a bit.
Building up window number 2
While Ryan built up the first window I started taking out the second window.
Window number 22 windows getting prepped
Both windows all stripped down at this point and Ryan built up the second window bottom.
Ready for ice shield
At this point I got started cutting felt paper and ice shield to install.
starting with some felt paper on the bottomWindow number one almost prepped
We got both windows just about prepped before installing either.
Felt paper along the top
Awwww… someone’s walking on the outside walls!!!
Window number 1 in!
The first window went pretty smoothly. Of course it didn’t have to line up with anything, just be level so it was the easiest of them all.
Window 1!
And what a pretty window it is 🙂 At this point we decided to order some pizza for dinner so we could keep working and we also decided we could manage a third window before dark so we started the demo of the third window.
Window 2 and 3 built up
It went pretty quickly since we had the hang of it at this point.
Side view of window 2 and 3
We got the felt paper and ice shield up on the third pretty quickly.
Window number 3felt paper across the top - ready for windows!
At this point we installed the second and third windows. They were slightly more difficult because they have to be level AND the sills all have to be level with each other since they will connect around the cupola in the window box design. I think we managed okay and we got all the tools picked up before dark.
Unfortunately we won’t be able to continue tomorrow because Ryan has to go into the office for the day but I will post the window pictures tomorrow and whatever project I decide to tackle by myself… so much to choose from!
When I got home Friday night Ryan had been hard at it already. He wanted to get the porch ceiling removed before we did windows today since the boards were in the way. The ceiling really needed to be replaced anyway so he pulled down the section around the cupola and we took the wood to the dump first thing this morning (first thing = 10am) 🙂 Ceiling removed All gone all ready for windows now
No house progress because I was sick the beginning of the week and not up for anything but sleep and some reading. I’m hoping tonight to get home at a decent time and fit in some house work since I got in to work so early. I’m psyched for the weekend, so many projects to choose from and the windows just begging to be put in!
This weekend we got the bathroom almost finished up. Aimee and Jason came out to help. Ryan and Jason worked on the plumbing, getting the shower fixtures installed, the toilet and sink. We also hung up the towel bars.
New bathroom sink!Towel rod
While Ryan and Jason did the plumbing, Aimee and I worked on stripping down the bathroom door. Aimee worked the heat gun and I used the scraper and we made great progress. I was able to finish scraping the door Sunday night and get some wood putty on it.
Aimee working on the doorBathroom door all stripped down
Since I had the house to myself (Ryan was in the office all day again), I did some spring cleaning. I got the curtains all washed, a decent dusting job done and a quick vacuum. After cleaning the house up and cooking some dinner I started stripping the trim for the gym. I got one side of the window trim done, sanded and holes filled.
Gym window trim side 1
Hopefully this week I’ll have some time to get the bathroom door primed and painted and some more trim stripped. We’ll see how it goes 🙂
