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After moving in the first room to get finished was the bathroom. We started by creating the partitions needed |
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Then drywall and painting |
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all the fixtures |
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the counter for the sink |
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and the shower. |
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The master bedroom was commendeered as the workshop while we were doing all the finish work, as it was the only room big enough to allow us to cut a sheet of plywood, and had a door to keep down the dust |
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While the bedroom was in use as a workshop, we put the bed in the future library |
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The next big project was the kitchen cupboards, which were entirely built on site. We started with a base made of 2x4s screwed to the floor |
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and then proceeded to make the boxes out of 3/4" paint grade plywood. |
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We then added the support for the counter tops. |
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Before we put the finished countertops in, we had the taping done on the ceiling. This is one of the jobs I contracted out, as 1) I didn't have the time since I was working at an outside job by this point and 2)I hate taping ceilings and 3) I knew I couldn't do as good a job as I wanted on the butt seams. |
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After the ceilings were done, I proceeded to make the boxes for the drawers in the kitchen and installed them. |
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After the boxes were finished, I made the doors and drawer fronts from maple and plywood. The finshed kitchen counters are made of cherry flooring and coated with 6 coats of Varathane. |
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The kitchen was designed with short section of countertop that was about 6 inches lower than normal to create a bake center. This counter is the correct height to comfortably kneed dough, and has a granite countertop to keep the surface cool. |
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Since we were taking our time doing the finishing, we had time to figure out how we wanted things done and had time to find interesing lighting for the library, |
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guest bedroom |
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and stairwell. |
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After all the drywall was in and painted |
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we then moved on to building the window seats |
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installing the pine plank floor, |
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and installing the trim. The window jambs were made from plywood, cut to fit and the casing was made from 1x4 pine and then painted. |
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The door jambs were also made from plywood. |
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and the doors were installed. We were going to make the doors, but decided to buy premade doors when we found them at a local lumberyard for less than the materials to make them. |
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One of the final jobs was the installation of the flooring |
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We chose a plank vinyl flooring. I wasn't crazy about using vinyl as I had avoided using it in the house up to this point, but we had to make a compromise in order to get the look we wanted and still not have something that would insulate the infloor heating. |
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The final job was to finish off the library. |
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At this point we could sit back and enjoy, at least until we start work on the landscaping. |
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Kitchen |
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Kitchen and Dining |
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Kitchen |
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Library |
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By the stairwell |
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Master Bedroom |
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Sitting area upstairs |
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Sitting area upstairs |
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Guest Bedroom |
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Upstairs Bathroom |
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The cat thinks it's ok too. |
