Paint! Paint! Paint!

March 22nd. Cynthia and Joaquin have left to enjoy California, time to paint. Our friend Kyle and my folks pitch in help out.

The Reveal

March 20th. The addition has been opened to the rest of the house, very exciting.

Built-in's have been installed in the bathrooms, office, and bedroom.

Bookshelf.

Somewhat surreal view.

The built-in's are made of very simple material. All will be painted.

Little by Little

March 16th. The pan for the shower has been poured. Tile coming soon.

Wainscoating going in.

Originally we planned to paint both primer and color with Mike and Lupe, but things were delayed a bit. We struck a deal with the contractor to spray the primer. Big help!

The accent color has been applied.

Wake up!

March 14th. Now that's color! We decided to repaint the kitchen with the help of Cynthia's parents, Mike and Lupe, who came up to assist. The first paint choice came out like pepto, so we decided to go bold. Side benefit: I never thought I would say this, but the cabinets look ok.

Insulation is good!

Work has slowed down a bit on the project as it moves to the interior finish. The insulation and drywall have been installed.

Slow Week

March 2nd-6th. Hello! This has been a relatively slow week when compared with the rest of the project, but the highlight was the application of paint to the upstairs. Cynthia and I researched several options, and selected colors that are bright currently, but will likely fade to the hue we really want. Most of the house faces south and west, and receives brutal sun and harsh weather throughout the year. Fading WILL happen.

These pictures indicate the application of two of the three colors we selected. The house will additionally have an accent color that will run around the crown molding beneath the eaves, on a bullnose in the middle of the upper trim, and underneath the windows.

Our contractor made a good offer to paint the upstairs portion of the house, something we gladly accepted. I don't want to die!

A small piece of trim was added this week under the window sills to complete the look and provide an additional area for the accent color.

We have heat! The HVAC system has been fully installed and we came home on 2/27 to find our upstairs nice and warm. The register installed by the contractor was not as flush as we'd hoped, however, and we'll be replacing these within the next few weeks.

New Bedroom

March 2nd. The new bedroom addition has been sealed and the ductwork installed.

This is the view from what will be a small hallway leading to the room, with entry from a new doorway in the upstairs landing. You can see the plumbing for the washer/dryer on the right. Everything has it 's space on this job, and there is very little left over!

Ducts are insulated as they run through the ceiling and attic.

Old to new.

One of the biggest goals we had in achieving this project was to finally connect the upper half of our house to the central heating system. Up until now we have lived with only a single register in the upstairs hallway, making for some very chilly nights! You can see here that we had to sacrifice a small part of the corner of the bedroom for the HVAC stack, but we believe it's more than worth the loss of space. At the conclusion of the project, all of the upstairs rooms will have their own registers.

Twin skylights above the bed will be nice.

A somewhat jarring sight. Old roof meets new addition.

Drywall is here.

This will be a small nook for books, artwork, cell phones, etc. A small can light in the ceiling will provide illumination.