Wednesday, August 14, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 27

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Ceilings painted in kitchen and new living area.

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Whoa!!  THE CABINETS ARE HERE!!!!  How are they all going to fit in my kitchen?

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One of the cabinets out of the box.

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The inside.

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The wall has finally been completely demoed.

Monday, August 12, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 24

Not a whole lot of visual changes the past few days, so I’ve skipped some updates.  But things are finally starting to look like the end product.

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The old windows are gone in the kitchen.

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New plumbing and electrical has been covered in drywall.

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The bar is looking like a bar.

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The other side of the bar.

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The old windows from the outside.

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 21

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Mud put on living room drywall.

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Holes in the kitchen wall dry walled and mudded.

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Plumbing and electrical work in the kitchen.

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The bar is starting to form.

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The current state of the powder room.

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And the utility room.

Wednesday, August 7, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 20

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The living room closet is finally gone and dry walling completed.  So now there’s an extra 20-25 sqft in the old living room.

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The view from the new master bedroom.

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More light switches being raised.  I’m gonna miss that wallpaper.

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I haven’t done a whole lot of dusting in the last 20 days.

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Not much progress in the garage.

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Old windows boarded up and a new window is made.

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The plumbing has mostly been moved.  The “island” can finally be built.

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The storage room in the back of the garage for lawn equipment and whatnot.

Monday, August 5, 2013

Area Dog Has Routine Disturbed by Home Remodel

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I can’t nap with all this banging.

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Can you please ask them to stop?

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Are you listening to me??

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Oh, never mind.

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 19

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Drywalling almost finished in garage.

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Utility room drywalled.

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Powderoom drywalled.

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Whoa!  Light switches at normal height!

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Only half of the hardwood going on the floors.

Saturday, August 3, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 15

Lots of progress today.

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Openings into the garage and kitchen were created.

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Bedroom framing completed.

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Painting of the front of the house is complete.

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Up close look at the two colors.  Not to worry.  That door is going away too.

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French doors added to the garage.

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Back of the house painting.

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Outside look of the new doors.

Friday, August 2, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 14

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Cementing of the former water heater closet.

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Lots of trash hauled off.

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Even more trash got hauled off.

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First round of outside paint.  This time just the wood and trim.

Thursday, August 1, 2013

The Making of The Wallagio 2.0: Day 13

Things are moving fast now.

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Living room/dining room closet drywall now completely removed.

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Door from garage to backyard closed up.

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Framing done in garage creating a powder room (right), utility room (middle) and storage room (left).

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Demo of wall between kitchen and garage started.

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Garage door removed and replaced with a new wall.

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