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The bathroom. The shelves are going in behind the sinks. Some of the floor has been installed. You can see my new hammer resting on the floor. It's a metal handle model. I've found that I actually prefer this new hammer to the old wooden handle model - there's less flex when using it.
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Down the upstairs hallway into the front bedroom. You can see the tub in the bedroom.
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The master bedroom. There are stacks of wood, a makeshift worktable, a tub, several boxes, but no king-sized bed (yet).
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Upstairs in the attic. Wire is strewn across the floor and floorboards have been pulled so new wire can be run throughout the house. It's gonna be 12-pair cat-5, coax and 12/3 all around.
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Detail of the wiring switchover beneath the floorboards. White wire is new, black wire is old, orange is extension cable. You also get a good view of the old lights. They were little more than a bare bulb hanging from a wire in the center of the room. No, that's not a fire hazard.
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Front room in the attic. We're going to build a shelf over the vent that stands against the side wall. The heating people have been busy.
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Been busy scraping wallpaper. The front hallway and stairway are nearly bare.
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Detail of the outside wall by the stairs. What a designer would do to recreate THIS aged look!
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Ductwork running up the wall in the living room. We will stud and drywall over those. You can also see the lovely holes the heater people had to punch in the ceiling to the left of the photo. Have fun patching those!
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Back towards the kitchen and hallway. This is officially a workzone.
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Marks on the wall indicate vents.
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Kitchen. Disaster. One day, we'll prepare food in there.
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Wiring for the kitchen. Until we switchover power, lights and outlets are few and far in between.
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Here's a good detail in the hallway of scraping mid-process. First you scratch, then you steam, then you scrape.
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Circuit wiring diagram near the front door. This indicates a 3-way switch.
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Another circuit diagram. This one details the 3-way switches for the stairs. It's square, so it must have been drawn by dad.
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Bathroom counter, framed, square and solid.
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Next on the agenda: new roof. Materials are stacked and ready to go in the back yard.
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Workers on the roof. Notice the nice dip in the roof that is evident without the shingles piled on top. This is definitely a job for professionals. It should take a total of 2 days.
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Close-up of the roof during work. You can see the new fascia on the front of the roof as the roofers wait for plywood to be cut.
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