Well this weekend is the end of our vacation – which is sad because it really went too quickly as usual. We had a great day though, we started out with some errands (last trip to the dump for a while hopefully) and then to the lumber yard to buy more decking now that we knew about how much we needed.
Then home to start working on laying the deck some more. While Ryan worked on that I got the “to be flashed” section under the diningroom windows scraped/sanded/primed.
Ryan working on the deckAll primed up
Then I helped ryan with the deck and we figured out what to do with the corner – it was really rotted from the carpenter ant damage so we decided to jack up our new block after we got that in and cut out the rotted wood and replace it with a piece of pressure treated wood.
replaced some of the rotted wood in the corner
Then we continued on with the decking until it was getting kind of late and we switched over to our copper project (although we didn’t leave enough time). We got the ice shield on all around and then started with the front piece of copper which is cut from a 6″ wide strip we bought. This was our first time bending copper ourselves and it went pretty well.
Stopping point for the nightOur first piece of copper installed
The hard part comes tomorrow when we do those large triangles but since we did the ice shield already we have an idea how it will go to cover. We bought a 3′ wide sheet for those, hopefully it’s long enough.
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!
