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The Blizzard of December 2010!
We expanded the front porch in 2000
We expanded the rear deck in 2002
We
decided we really liked our house
but we needed a break from working so hard...
...so we went to France in 2006 (opens in a new window)
In 2008 we decided to renovate so we could move in full time:
This is what is looked like in
2008
This is what it will look like
in 2009
Mid December 2008 -- Here is the
house up in the air waiting for a new first floor (opens
in a new window)
Mid January 2009 -- Here is
the setting of the new foundation (opens
in a new window)
Third Week of January 2009 -- The Walls
Start Going UP!! (opens
in a new window)
Last Week of January -- The House Gets
Set On Its Foundation!! (opens
in a new window)
Mid-February -- Radiant
Floor Heat Installation! (opens
in a new window)
The Floor Gets Poured on
Tuesday February 17 (opens
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Third Week of February -- The Interior Stairs and Some Walls
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The
End of February -- More Walls and
some SNOW!! (opens in a new window)
First Week of March -- Some of the Exterior Windows And
Doors Get Framed (opens in a new
window)
Mid-March -- Electrical,
Plumbing, HVAC and more windows! (opens in a new window)
End of March -- Almost all of the Doors and Windows are
Installed (opens in a new window)
Early April -- The
West Side Skylights, the Block Window in the Master Bath and the Back
Porch Deck (opens in a new window)
Mid-April -- Boxing
HVAC Ducts, Main Electric Bore, Siding
and Home Wiring (opens in a new window)
Early May -- Insulation,
Sheetrock and Cutting
Down A Dead Tree (opens in a new window)
Late May -- Painting,
Installing Kitchen Cabinets and Tiling Floors (opens in a new
window)
Early June -- Deck
and Spiral Staircase (opens in a new window)
Mid-June -- Painting
Doors, Installing the Wet Bar, More Deck, Vanities and Kitchen Floor
(opens in a new windoow
Late June -- Screens,
Siding, Railings, Outdoor Shower, and Bathroom Bump-out
(opens in a new window)
Early July -- Countertops!!!
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Summer of 2009 was very busy - Our youngest - Blake - is
getting married on September 12 and we will be hosting the reception at
our newly renovated house - Sooo - we have been working very hard to
get it ready.
It will not be completely done - but it will be clean and ready for the
party!
Here's what we have been working on:
Tiling - Margie has done all of the tiling in the house
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Floor - Mark has laid all the floor
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Sean, Lisa, Cheryl and others have helped with the painting
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Todd, Jane, Judy and others have helped with the landscaping
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And the interior has been worked on by everyone!
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Many, many thanks to everyone who has helped
Next - Pictures of the wedding and reception...