Well, just Lynn, Brent and of course Cookie, made the trip over to Zelda for Saturday. We had two (2) things on our list. 1) Insert the bracket supports for the overhang on the small granite bar; 2) Install all the fiber board in the kitchen area.We completed item number #1 and finished about 75% of item #2. We still have two (2) partial pieces to put in the kitchen and all the laundry room which will take about four (4) pieces. We will start the tiling in the kitchen next week.
The first picture is a view from the kitchen looking into the pantry (left door) and the laundry (right door) room. You can see all the 16" x 16" tile stacked in the pantry.The second picture is looking into the sink area of the kitchen. To the left of the sink is the location for the dishwasher and the opening to the right, is for the slide in gas stove. We still have to have the gas line re-installed for the stove. During the installation of the cabinets, the installers removed the gas piping stub-up due to interference.
Monday is full of promise. Our electrician stopped by the house on Saturday and informed that the inspection is scheduled for 9:30 am on Monday morning. It appears that one (1) of the two (2) inspectors for Kings Mountain had suffered a heart attack and all the inspections had been pushed back. We are keeping our fingers crossed that the electrical will pass. The picture shows the two (2) front lights installed and also shows a view of Zelda with her aluminum siding stripped off. We will be caulking, power washing, priming and painting the original siding. The aluminum did a good job of protecting the original siding. Not in too bad of shape but does it ever need a paint job. There are are few areas that need to be repaired before the painting begins. Also on Monday morning, our granite kitchen counter tops will be installed. We can't wait to see the finished product and we will take lots of pictures. Nothing further on the trim work. Brent does have a name to contact about installing the wood flooring downstairs and trim out the downstairs. Once the roofing gets caught up, Ray Jr. says he will finish the upstairs.
Hope everyone has a great week and we have a shout out to Scotty O. in Casper, WY. Hope things are going well.
I have a 1914 foursquare I am restoring. I am in the process of stripping the aluminum siding off and stripping paint. Did you strip all the paint off yours? If so, what method did you use and how long did it take? Were the edges of your window sills broken off to accommodate the aluminum siding?
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ReplyDeleteThe window sills edges on Zelda were not broken. The aluminum siding did protect the original siding but it did take Brent over one (1) week of preparing the siding with a wire brush and caulk. It was not a fun job. Good luck. Lynn