Our New House And Ongoing Remodel With Pictures (heat, ceramic, sinks)

[ylisa7]

Originally Posted by WildCard~

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Lisa~~` It's pretty clear you and I our old school taught, taught to reply back to folks who wrote us, yes a very rare things these days..So thank you for taking the time to answer all your replies, it's not gone unnoticed here dear lady~~

I try. I have done that in all my house threads. Thank you.

Originally Posted by IheartWA

Lisa,
I will say it is very generous of you to chronicle your remodeling for all of us here. Sometimes a visual is good to see the extent of a job, or the process it takes. I can imagine uploading all these pictures took a lot of time too.

You two are doing great! Go Mike and Lisa!

Thank you. I have to do it twice. I post on my blog first and then here. I don't want CD to get mad at me. That's why I went to twice a week. It's more stories but less pictures each time.

Thank you for the encouragement.

[ylisa7]

New glass for the front doors, wall texturing, and a ceiling swirl texture. Now back to our story


Mike and I are moving right along. We got the glass for the sides of the front door.


Mike cuts them down to size and then gives them a coat of spray paint before we install them because they had an ink sku # on them:



Next we measured on the window sill where the trim to hold the glass needs to be. Mike nails in the outside trim first:



After the trim is up Mike adds silicone around the inside of the trim. Then I hold the glass in place while Mike gets two temporary screws in place with cardboard to protect the glass. Once the silicone dries we will add the inside trim…we also need more trim, lol.


Mike works on the bottom section:




And the other side:




Finishing up the glass with the interior trim. Now we just have to figure out what to add to the windows. Blinds are not the prettiest but it would give us the option of privacy and also let the views and light in when we want it. Or something prettier like cellular shades. And what color? Yeah all those fun decorating choices that Mike and I don't like. It just means more shopping, ugh!!




And now onto the next project….finishing up the walls since we are done with the sanding

We need to try and match the existing ceiling and walls in the house. The walls have a basic texture that we are going to try to duplicate.



Mike mixes the compound mix with some water. We need it to be the consistency of cake batter to use in the hopper gun:




I pour it into the hooper for Mike and then I hold cardboard up while he sprays close to things we don't want sprayed. Although many times Mike ends up spraying me, lol.



Spraying the hallway:




Texturing the kitchen wall:



Might as well hit the ugly kitchen wall while we are at it:




Now it has to dry and when it does some of the texture itself will shrink. Hopefully we have a good match. So far it looks good. This is also a quick solution if you have ugly walls or bad drywall work. You can control the amount of texture you add to the walls with the different nozzles.




After the texture dries we start painting with primer.


Mike rolls the ceiling:




I am the cut in queen, lol:




We started in the hallway, moved to the living room, and this is the only wall we can do in the kitchen for now. We still have some repair work to do and the other wall where the sink is.




The kitchen ceiling does not match the rest of the house. The houses Mike and I have done in the past had popcorn ceilings. This was has a swirl ceiling which we have not seen before. Originally we were going to call in someone to do the texturing and swirls for us. Then Mike thought it might be a job I can do…kind of like the insulation, lol.


I checked into it and found this site:
How to do a "Sand swirl texture" (Page 1 of 2)


Then I tried to find the perlite with no success. I finally found a small container of sand texture to try:
Homax 2-gal. White Sand Roll-On Texture Decorative Wall Finish-2417 at The Home Depot


Next I had trouble finding the brush so I ended up using a round brush from the Drywall department. BTW, if you try this yourself do not get the brush from Home Depot. That one shed like crazy. Use the Kobalt texture brush:
Shop Kobalt Texture Brush at Lowes.com



After all of that Mike and I still weren't sure if the ceiling in the living room had sand or not. I decided to try the compound mix with the added water first. If it doesn't look right I can always scrape it off and start again. We made it a little looser than cake batter and I started.


I used a small roller and dipped it into the bucket. Then I started rollin the gunk on the ceiling. I rolled a small section at time and rerolled to make it thicker(you can also dip the brush directly into the bucket for a thinker texture):




Then I took my swirly brush and went to town. Check out that concentration, lol:




When the swirly brush gets too full of gunk I just scrape it off on my bucket and go again. If you leave the brush full of the compound mix it will leave small hunks on the ceiling. You can also swirl the opposite way to get rid of the hunks while it is still wet. Sadly i didn't learn this until I was in the last row of the kitchen, lol. Oh well…we will knock them off before painting.

Mike says I did a good job…I just think he doesn't want to do it…ha, ha.


On a good note I didn't need to use the bucket with the sand which cost a lot more than the regular compound I did get the ceiling finished in two rounds. It is a pretty easy job and something that I could be good at…if needed, lol.




Next up…everything has to dry and then we can get started on the painting.


I hope you all have a great week and I will post again soon. If not on Thursday then it will be next Monday. It just depends how things pan out for us this week.



Have a great week.

Lisa

[WildCard~]

Originally Posted by younglisa7

I try. I have done that in all my house threads. Thank you.

I known ~ Your amazing...

[Jaxson]

Oh an up close Niki sighting she doesn't look very happy. You could get small tension rods & put up sheers for privacy until you decide room & furniture colors in the door glass. Then you can slide them open during the day to let more sunshine it if needed. I'd put 2 rods per panel so the curtain/sheer would be flying out as you pass by or leave the door open. Just a thought.

Great job did your neck hurt after your swirling gig?

[JGC97]

Another great update, Lisa. Love the ceiling texture. I've used one of those texture compounds before. Mine came in dry product you mix with the paint to desired consistency. It worked, too. There are different size granules for the fine to coarse texture. I chose medium and was pleased with the results.

When looking for something to put on your windows, take a look at those top down/bottom up cellular shades. Lets in light at either top or bottom while allowing privacy. They're clean and neat and wouldn't detract from that beautiful front door.

And the photo of you cutting in the paint. It reminds me. I have to get coffee the next time I'm at the store.

Looking forward to the next installment of Lisa and Mike's House on the Mend.

[ylisa7]

Originally Posted by WildCard~

I known ~ Your amazing...

Originally Posted by Jaxson

Oh an up close Niki sighting she doesn't look very happy. You could get small tension rods & put up sheers for privacy until you decide room & furniture colors in the door glass. Then you can slide them open during the day to let more sunshine it if needed. I'd put 2 rods per panel so the curtain/sheer would be flying out as you pass by or leave the door open. Just a thought.

Great job did your neck hurt after your swirling gig?

That would work. I really need to get a sewing machine I should check for sales

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

Another great update, Lisa. Love the ceiling texture. I've used one of those texture compounds before. Mine came in dry product you mix with the paint to desired consistency. It worked, too. There are different size granules for the fine to coarse texture. I chose medium and was pleased with the results.

When looking for something to put on your windows, take a look at those top down/bottom up cellular shades. Lets in light at either top or bottom while allowing privacy. They're clean and neat and wouldn't detract from that beautiful front door.

And the photo of you cutting in the paint. It reminds me. I have to get coffee the next time I'm at the store.

Looking forward to the next installment of Lisa and Mike's House on the Mend.

I've seen the ones for the paint but have never tried them. What kind of project did you do with it?

While those blinds are cool they would most likely block our view out since they would be closed at eye level right?

Ha, ha…I've bee using Folger's cans for years for my painting. I love the little hand gripper. Hmm…maybe I should contact them, lol.

[KathrynAragon]

Wow, things are really coming together!

I also recommend the sheers for the windows beside the door. That's what we use and they let in lots of light but you truly can't see anything clearly through them, so they still give privacy. We don't even have "thick" sheers up - just light weight ones. In fact, they're so effective for privacy while letting in lots of light that we took our blinds down in our front windows and just hung the sheers. The cool thing is, since the sheers are so light weight, we can actually see some forms outside (blurred but still pretty) but when you stand outside the house looking in, in the evenings, you still can't see anything clearly enough inside for us to be worried about privacy. You can see light and vague shapes but that's OK by me.

[JGC97]

Originally Posted by younglisa7

I've seen the ones for the paint but have never tried them. What kind of project did you do with it?

I used the mix on the walls at my previous home. The walls didn't have a stitch of texture as they had been covered with wallpaper. After I stripped them, patched and sanded flaws, I repainted with this texture added. Like your ceiling, you could either roll it and then swirl it to create a pattern. Since the living room walls were 20 feet tall, I just rolled it without getting fancy. I wanted off that ladder. I won't be doing that again but it worked for me since hiring a contractor was not in my budget.

While those blinds are cool they would most likely block our view out since they would be closed at eye level right?

You're right. I think they would block the view at some point. I've seen them lowered mid way while keeping the lower half of the window covered but yes, it would definitely block your view at some point. I saw them used in an old craftsman style home a few years ago and they were perfect. They blocked the direct view into the neighbor's house while still being able to see the trees and sky above but you won't have that problem (neighbors too close) so sheers, roman shades or blinds would be better.

Ha, ha…I've bee using Folger's cans for years for my painting. I love the little hand gripper. Hmm…maybe I should contact them, lol.

Me too. The built-in handle makes it so much easier to hold onto. I try to have a few in the garage for my painting projects.

[ylisa7]

Originally Posted by KathrynAragon

Wow, things are really coming together!

I also recommend the sheers for the windows beside the door. That's what we use and they let in lots of light but you truly can't see anything clearly through them, so they still give privacy. We don't even have "thick" sheers up - just light weight ones. In fact, they're so effective for privacy while letting in lots of light that we took our blinds down in our front windows and just hung the sheers. The cool thing is, since the sheers are so light weight, we can actually see some forms outside (blurred but still pretty) but when you stand outside the house looking in, in the evenings, you still can't see anything clearly enough inside for us to be worried about privacy. You can see light and vague shapes but that's OK by me.

Hmm..we have time on that so i may check into it. I think since it is probably and odd size I will have to make them. I wish I still had my sewing machine…I may need a new one.

Originally Posted by HereOnMars

I used the mix on the walls at my previous home. The walls didn't have a stitch of texture as they had been covered with wallpaper. After I stripped them, patched and sanded flaws, I repainted with this texture added. Like your ceiling, you could either roll it and then swirl it to create a pattern. Since the living room walls were 20 feet tall, I just rolled it without getting fancy. I wanted off that ladder. I won't be doing that again but it worked for me since hiring a contractor was not in my budget.

Wow…20 foot wall…I'm glad you got it done Yes texturing is great for covering up wall/ceiling imperfections.


You're right. I think they would block the view at some point. I've seen them lowered mid way while keeping the lower half of the window covered but yes, it would definitely block your view at some point. I saw them used in an old craftsman style home a few years ago and they were perfect. They blocked the direct view into the neighbor's house while still being able to see the trees and sky above but you won't have that problem (neighbors too close) so sheers, roman shades or blinds would be better.



Me too. The built-in handle makes it so much easier to hold onto. I try to have a few in the garage for my painting projects.

Mike and I like strong coffee so we have a lot of those cans

[ylisa7]

Hello everyone. I hope you are having a good week.

Mike and I are in wait mode so we have been cleaning up and doing yard work. Our flooring is supposed to be in by Saturday and we are still waiting on our cabinet ship date for the kitchen.

In the meantime we had to get electric to the spot for the kitchen island. This is a dusty dusty job…so full armor for this, lol.

Mike sets up the vacuum for me. I will follow behind while he uses the blade on the concrete floor:




He cuts two lines about 3 inches deep and 3 inches wide:




Now it's time to chisel out the middle. There has to be enough room to fit a pipe and electric in the ground. Niki looks thrilled, lol.




Mike using the hand chisel and hammer…I am the clean up crew




Once the hole is cut out and cleaned it's time to fit the pipe in. Mike checks the size for the angled ends:



After the ends are glued I help him push the electric wire through:




Once the pipe is in the ground we fill the hole with hydraulic cement:



Now it has to cure. We are now set up for electric to the island.



On a good note….that is the last of the messy jobs for what we want to finish now. We are getting very close to the final clean up and dress up. Yay…no more dust.




I know it was short but you are all catching up to us. Hopefully we can get some flooring down this weekend and I can show you the color we painted Yes we actually painted a house something other than white



Time for some input. You know we have those great built ins so what the heck do we fill them with. I have more paperback books than hardcover and I don't really want to put out all my paperbacks. I was thinking of something decorative for each shel and not cluttered. Right now I have our Christmas cards spread out and one shelf of books.

Any ideas on where to buy things like that?

We also have a lot of pinecones here. Maybe I can do something fun with those and not too tacky.


Have a great day