EAST WALL

Almost complete . . .

Guess I better get busy priming and painting.

Dusk on the Front Porch

TIME TO MAKE THE CABINETS

ASSEMBLING OF THE DRAWERS

For the closet. Currently we are working on building the cabinets to hold them all . . .

STOP THE PRESS!!!

After two years of nail biting anticipation we now know that we do have enough flooring AKA lumber buffet to complete the master closet. Phwwwww . . . moving on to the building of the custom racking and shelving of the closet.

GABLE END #2 AND # 2 1/4 DONE . . .

Almost anyway. Only the finishing touches need to be put on them (calking, sealing & painting) once the painter/accountant/project manager/quality control/gang boss gets more time and the nerve to get back up there.

Also the new flooring has been installed now in the bedroom & dressing area . . .

OLD FLOOR

NEW FLOORING BEING INSTALLED

NEW FLOORING INSTALLED

(Waiting on base boards & new door trim)

DRESSING AREA

(NEW CLOSET IN BACKGROUND)

We'll be finishing up the new master closet floor over the next few days. Bye, bye lumber buffet!!!

GABLE END #1 DONE

Furniture assembled and placed.

What's next?

More Gable Ends to Complete

New Flooring in Master Bedroom

New Flooring in Old Closet

New Flooring in NEW Master Closet

Bay Window Shingles

Custom Closet Racks & Shelving

Installation of Light Fixtures

The countdown clock continues to tick . . .

COLUMNS, CROWN MOLDING AND . . .

The Roof decking for the bay window is almost complete . . .

Tomorrow we hope to get the natural cedar shake shingles installed to the bay window roof. Then all that is left to do on the front porch is a few little trim pieces to install, nail holes filled and final coat of paint on the columns. Next up will be the installation of the shake shingle Hardie Board on the gable ends AND THEN we will move back to the interior of the house. This process will be composed of new flooring in the master bedroom, old master closet & new master closet AND finally the custom racking and shelving in the new master closet.

On a random note here is a picture I took today of our garden plot at the community garden here in Oakland. It is out of control . . .

The largest plant seen in the middle is my heirloom broccoli. We also have carrots, collard greens, swiss chard, peppers, onions, cabbage and cauliflower tucked in there somewhere. This evening we had onions, tomatoes and carrots from the garden in our salads. YUM!!!

Stay tuned for more updates on the house. We have six weeks left to finish these additions. The count down clock is ticking . . .