Beat the Winter to the Cellar!

Yesterday began a quick race to get a set of replacement cellar doors on the basement outside entrance before the winter hits hard. The old ones are less than beautiful... Frankly they are rotted and pretty worthless.

Many thanks to Mom and Dad for the support...we have a set of doors that I am in the process of fitting to the entry!


Here are the old doors. Much punishment with a hammer turned out to be better than a cut-off wheel to remove the old metal hinges. They are out of the way now!


Here is what is left of one hinge after removing it. I've not much to say for the door either...


Here is a pair of 2x10s to become the new frame. It's getting pretty dark out!


I cut them at the top ends to bevel to match the house. I'll build a mini-sloped roof to merge the doors to the house wall. I'll create a set of flashing pieces to route the water away...




This is the beginning of a sill for the base. I'll get some sill-seal and then anchor these down with bolts...

More soon!

A New Refrigerator!

Okay, so the old fridge just has to go! By efficiency standards alone, this project will be a huge savings in the long run!

Here is the process:


First a new water line comes in from downstairs.




How about we clean out the old fridge! Nice girl. Yucky stuff!

Nope, don't think the bigger, new one will fit here!



But the old wallpaper has to go! And Sophie finds the treasures...



Happy birthday, honey?!


Now to get it in the door...




And some hooking-up.


The boys are all about ice water all of a sudden!


Lets turn in this way! "Geez, this new fridge is awesome!"


Okay, enough projects for today!

What's next?!

The Back Threshold...

11/4/07

So here is an leak for you!

This is the rotted threshold after we started taking it apart.




Sure like the recipro saw!






All better...a new green threshold.


And now it's white! AND it seals.

Ben's Breezy Window...

October 29th... Winter is sneaking up on us!

Old window sills rot. This was pretty mushy. And way up in the air on the second floor over the driveway!

With Josh's help, we removed the mushy one and replaced with a fresh piece of green timber. A bit of caulk, and Ben will have a much warmer room!

See for yourself:

Roof time!

I think next in our successions was the roof.

The shingles need some repair here and there. But it seems like another significant need was for ventilation.

So I removed the ridge cap on the main house and added some ridge ventilation.

Here is the photo play-by-play:

OK!

So here it is November and it's been a while! But fear not, the house keeps on giving!

Here come some updates on the roof, a window a door, and now to the kitchen...