Working on the house (before and afters...more to come)
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Working on the house (before and afters...more to come)
I closed on my house on May 6th....and on my 7th, the work began!
We are ripping up all of the carpet and putting brazillian cherry in the living room and dining room. We are covering the engineered maple in the family room with carpet. everything in the entire inside of the house is getting painted. We already had 3 trees removed and the other ones pruned. Its a good chunk of change, but we have the money and we might as well do it now....while we can.
Here is the living room and dining room before and during....
....during,
We are ripping up all of the carpet and putting brazillian cherry in the living room and dining room. We are covering the engineered maple in the family room with carpet. everything in the entire inside of the house is getting painted. We already had 3 trees removed and the other ones pruned. Its a good chunk of change, but we have the money and we might as well do it now....while we can.
Here is the living room and dining room before and during....
....during,
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Nicky, was the flooring prefinished (can't tell in the picture)?
Brazilian cherry is beautiful but tends to fade in direct sunlight. If it's unfinished, pay the extra money and have a top-quality UV poly layered on top. Multiple coats.
Brazilian cherry is beautiful but tends to fade in direct sunlight. If it's unfinished, pay the extra money and have a top-quality UV poly layered on top. Multiple coats.
05-13-2010, 02:08 PM
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If I refinish the floors then their nails will be nonexistent
05-13-2010, 02:12 PM
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Cherry should darken in direct sun due to the tannins in the wood.
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Its unfinished....they are putting 2-3 coats of the urathane. He said they'll use water-based urathane because its more durable and doesn't tint the wood from its natural state.
05-20-2010, 07:09 AM
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Here is a better break down.....
I had the Birch in front of the house pruned and the 2 crab apple trees removed that you can see in this pic...
The Living room and dining room carpet was ripped out and we put in 3.5" Brazilian Cherry...
Before...
After...
Upstairs Hall Bathroom was painted Chocolate...
2.25" oak was put in the master bedroom and it was repainted Gentle Rain....
The family room had the travertine tile wall already, so we painted it Egyptian Pyramid and we are covering the maple engineered wood (fading badly in spots) with carpet. We also set the spot for the Samsung on an articulating mount....
The foyer and kitchen floor was torn up and replaced by 18x18 porcelain tile laid on 45s...
The master bathroom was torn down to the studs and the shower was made about 1 foot wider and we added a rain shower head, a regular shower head and a hand held. The glass will all be frameless....
I had the Birch in front of the house pruned and the 2 crab apple trees removed that you can see in this pic...
The Living room and dining room carpet was ripped out and we put in 3.5" Brazilian Cherry...
Before...
After...
Upstairs Hall Bathroom was painted Chocolate...
2.25" oak was put in the master bedroom and it was repainted Gentle Rain....
The family room had the travertine tile wall already, so we painted it Egyptian Pyramid and we are covering the maple engineered wood (fading badly in spots) with carpet. We also set the spot for the Samsung on an articulating mount....
The foyer and kitchen floor was torn up and replaced by 18x18 porcelain tile laid on 45s...
The master bathroom was torn down to the studs and the shower was made about 1 foot wider and we added a rain shower head, a regular shower head and a hand held. The glass will all be frameless....
05-20-2010, 08:34 AM
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05-20-2010, 09:00 AM
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I've always seen them level, to allow you to place items there. I guess you could put a slight slant to them, by building up the mud a little.
Sex bench in the shower
Sex bench in the shower
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I'm not doing the work....it would take me years!
My Dad's good friend is a custom home builder that was a little slow, so he said he'd do the work. I'm more then happy with his progress....and prices!!!
My Dad's good friend is a custom home builder that was a little slow, so he said he'd do the work. I'm more then happy with his progress....and prices!!!
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Some more...
The kitchen is all back together...it just needs to be cleaned!
The floors were sanded and varnished...and I almost passed out taking this picture!
The kitchen is all back together...it just needs to be cleaned!
The floors were sanded and varnished...and I almost passed out taking this picture!
05-23-2010, 09:14 AM
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More updates!
I had to clean up a little bit....
The floor varnished dried and is getting buffed next....
They worked on the bathroom a little more too....
I had to clean up a little bit....
The floor varnished dried and is getting buffed next....
They worked on the bathroom a little more too....
Doing all of the work myself with my dad. Hope to knock out everything in 2 months.