No Drips Allowed

This is a long sequence of photos, and it was a long process. This is how the shower in the master bath was built up over almost 4 weeks, layer by layer. The window is non-operable due to the close proximity of the incoming power lines. (There is another, operable, window in the bathroom.)

Some of the features of the shower are shown below...

The control, adjustable handheld, and 3 body jets (before grout)...

The "grottos" for shampoo bottles and other necessities...

And the footrest for saving my legs!

Grouted and done

The view from the shower!

We're going home!

Yessss! We can move back in on September 5th – actually ahead of schedule! This news has created a rush of “ohmigosh, we’ve got to” items… school bus changes, phone, mail, curtain cleaning, packing, movers, etc. There is a lot to get ready, but we are so excited - There’s no place like HOME!

Inside

Brad and the other White Crane carpenters have been busy inside doing the interior trim. It is impressive to see how smoothly the cut the maple planks, chamfer them, put on the trim pieces, and ta-da, have a doorframe that matches the rest of our 95 year old house. Maybe they’ve done this before?

And this week the painters have been staining that woodwork, and tomorrow they will start painting the walls.

Brad was able to reuse the original attic access framing. It had to move over in the upstairs hallway due to the new roof joists.

Outside

The exterior was restored to green/rust/cream and white. Here’s the painters and the result.

The cornerboards are to be painted white and the back door will be rust. The back door in the picture is actually an old door White Crane uses so the new door doesn't get banged up. The painters are back this week doing the inside and will finish up the outside too. What a nice new entry!

And the Kitchen Sink

Not great photos, but the kitchen counter came in last week - Cambria, a quartzite material made in Minnesota. “Yorkshire” (cream color) if you want to know. I don’t miss the small, cramped, old pink counter with gold speckles at all!

Presenting the real kitchen sink - Swanstone “Granite”. The boys like the flip-down facing on the sink with the little storage trays. I'm sure a small toy or two will end up being stored in there.