Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Windows and Walls and Plumbing and Electrical and More....










First Window Goes In!!!









And the speedy progress continues!  We have walls throughout the upstairs and you can see the rooms starting to take shape.  And in one quick morning, the Waterhouse Builders team cut all the window openings and popped the brand new energy efficient windows in.  It's so light and bright upstairs - what a difference!  So what do you think, doesn't it look like it was supposed to have a second story???  We think it looks like it was always there (although it will look much better with some siding!)


The Master Suite has lots of windows, flooding the space with light.   I got a big laugh when I discovered that Elldee Electrical Associates decided the large wall across from the bed is perfect for a big screen TV (you probably already guessed that they're guys!  LOL).  They ran the cable connection there and added reinforcement in the wall for a giant flat screen TV mount.  That wouldn't be the highlight of the room for me - I like the walk in closet and en suite bath, which will feature a marble tiled shower and a bench to sit on while shaving your legs (let's face it, it's the little luxuries in life that sometimes mean a lot!).


Front Bedroom
The other two bedrooms look great, with lots of natural light flooding through them.  But I think my favorite feature of the 2nd floor is the big, wide hallway.  We still need to get the landing staircase completed, but it's a big improvement from the little hatch that we've had for the past several weeks.



Back Bedroom




Center Hallway



The kitchen is also getting lots of focus.  Remember the rot in the back wall?  That's all been torn out (hence the gaping wall in the back of the house), new studs tie the first floor to the new second floor and everything is nice and tight.  We also have new plumbing for the kitchen and 2nd floor baths.

We have new plumbing!!!

The basement staircase is on its way out.  See how big the kitchen is now!


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11 comments:

  1. Awesome progress! The 2nd story definitely belongs there! Now it reminds me of the house I grew up in.

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    1. Thanks Christina! I grew up in a Colonial as well, maybe that's why I like that style so much!!!

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  2. It looks great but I wonder why you chose a smaller window for the middle one upstairs. All three the same would be smashing.

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    1. Thanks Deb - take a look at the drawing of the finished product - http://www.sopocottage.com/2013/01/colonial-with-twist-floor-plan.html - there will be a front porch and if we used the same size window, it would interfere with the porch roof.

      Thanks for reading and commenting! I really appreciate the feedback!

      Laurel

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    2. I knew there must be a good reason!

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  3. Looks like some great work being done there!

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    1. Thanks so much! We are thrilled with the progress.

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  5. Hey Laurel, those are some neat progresses on your abode. I would really love to see the end product with the splashes of paint and all that furnishings. I feel like as though the second storey is made to be there initially too because it just fits right in without a touch of awkwardness at all. Most importantly, your plumbing in Sydney is carefully in place, and that should be one of your priorities.

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