Mike has been insulating the foundation and shoring up floor joists. All fantastic things for the integrity of our home, but not very glamourous. He's also been tackling the rot that he found in the sill plates. Old rotten wood has been cut out and replaced with fresh, new pressure treated framing.
Probably the most exciting picture that we have right now is of our beautiful new foundation wall. Remember this mess?
This is how it looks now ... so beautiful and clean and, well, there. We still marvel at the thought that that much of our foundation was missing. You will also notice that the mess of plumbing has been cleaned up. Now we just have one drain leaving the house instead of several running on the exterior.
In the mean time, while Mike works under the house I've been doing a bit of work in the house. My bathroom update is almost complete. The cabinetry and trim has been painted white. The walls are a pretty shade of light aqua-blue and there is new hardware and a pretty light fixture. The only thing left is window blinds. The big ticket items (flooring, tub, counter & sink) will probably not be done for a couple of years. We would like to have another bathroom with at least a shower before tearing this one apart. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures yet. Hopefully I'll get around to it in the next week or so.
In the mean time we will share these ...
Moon setting over the lake (at about 7:30 am).
Daddy's little helper.
Winter briefly arrives in our cove.
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