Photo update - for when there's no time for words

Besides - a picture is worth a thousand - right? 

The traditional B&W tile bath - Tina and I both love this - so I'm showing you the "before" pics just so that you can be wowed when she's done! 

She's going to make this space beautiful again - and it's already on its way ...

Ew - who caulks , on top of caulk, on top of caulk ? 

This was kind of funny,  Well -  Kind of ...

I was on the bathroom floor, with a blade scraping of the layers of caulk when Mike our plumber decided to turn on the water. 

I heard a SSSSS sound like a snake - and yelped.  "Don't worry - it's just the water filling up the lines."

Well - when it didn't stop he sent Nick his trusted partner into the crawlspace, and I started searching ....

Nick yelled back that he saw a waterfall - and before Mike could run to turn it off, 

This was what I found in the back bedroom!

I'm just glad that I happened to be sitting on the floor right by where the old copper fittings had come loose. 

Sad to make a giant hole in the plaster wall - but , we had to find it & get it straight.

Always looking on the bright side - Mike said ...

"Well, now you can say that you have all new water lines! "

Kitchen ceiling has been replaced & lots of recessed lights added 

Ahh - the roof 

This was an odd roof 

We had 3 roofers come out to give suggestions on how to handle the roof - and ultimately went with the one that suggested the most changes.

The furnace stack is gone ( thank goodness - it was rigged and barely stable) 

This flashing is shot - and water had been coming in along the chimney - had to go 

Skylight - had to be replaced obviously - and those vents were leaking 

We added a full ridge vent so that we could remove the old troublesome vents  

This is the old utility room

The concrete floor has been cut up, so that we will be able to have the plumber come and run lines to create a half bath.

The new windows are in ... 

Hard to see with the glare, but they look great 

Fireplace is well on its way to gorgeous 

Here she is with the new windows - but before the new roof 

Still working on the entry bookshelves - but what a difference already! 

Stuart pulled the wonderful old siding from the den/ family room to make an accent wall in the laundry/ mud room 

Here you can see where the previous owner had just put plywood up above,

There was no insulation behind any of the walls back here , so we had to open everything up & start over .

This is outside the porch 

This will all be open soon 

It will still have the roof, but just be s covered porch area 

I learned how to remove vinyl siding 

#skills

Had to employ my boys to take a few loads to the dump

They are such good sports to help out so much!

Here's the newly insulated & sided wall 

I think it looks so much better 

Here is the new window in the kitchen that will be over the sink 

There was no window on this wall - but it's always nice to be able to look outside - so we added one

Timberline - dimensional roof

Charcoal gray 

It will look great!

Cut for the new ridge vent 

So much more to show you already 

Sorry to get so behind - it really has been a whirlwind!

Happy Easter!!