tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70602032503309046192024-03-05T14:34:33.948-08:00Rose City Bungalow 1913here's the story of how our little bungalow is going from 1980s drab to 1913 fabUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger334125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-12373499524597219222014-12-23T00:35:00.001-08:002014-12-23T00:35:14.456-08:00So so close<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoLstMI_ycOTKXFO4T4gRO4qcrWw8oYOoi0f3anHKYUBHkTaO4B20LxB1phMElKiYJs8CvHKJCMj-6TeBNknSiZAMMZZ33DB9NZWLOmN1ReGHk3SJ63DK3OndZnNVT8EILf0mFjAxiic/s640/blogger-image-403911828.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOoLstMI_ycOTKXFO4T4gRO4qcrWw8oYOoi0f3anHKYUBHkTaO4B20LxB1phMElKiYJs8CvHKJCMj-6TeBNknSiZAMMZZ33DB9NZWLOmN1ReGHk3SJ63DK3OndZnNVT8EILf0mFjAxiic/s640/blogger-image-403911828.jpg"></a></div><br></div>We are almost there. Very bummed as we won't be in by Christmas, but maybe we'll have at least the kids in by New Years. My parents are here and my dad is totally savings us by doing most of the trim work. <div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7FnuEWSUdmWGSsm-ZUnnAB_fzZyiiz0BNnAEKsgZdlP1B3o7sovKb6MkRsLXG6224DFh7pCZ8QAH2J6-QDLDgR9QmiiJKdY0tSl5XiPpKOFqHniue5FHTCvRR9836r1a_3Tcb0mzK9A/s640/blogger-image--934020236.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhA7FnuEWSUdmWGSsm-ZUnnAB_fzZyiiz0BNnAEKsgZdlP1B3o7sovKb6MkRsLXG6224DFh7pCZ8QAH2J6-QDLDgR9QmiiJKdY0tSl5XiPpKOFqHniue5FHTCvRR9836r1a_3Tcb0mzK9A/s640/blogger-image--934020236.jpg"></a></div><div>Steve is helping where he can, but someone has to work to pay for it all right? I'm helping in between x-mad prep and two super busy littles. Almost there! </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-91663962078193019082014-12-01T20:39:00.001-08:002014-12-01T20:39:19.414-08:00It's been a long while, friends!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE0TMR37iGpcCZ5g01ZZzt0ruM3Wa6glHXXpvjICCThPrQb9Pky_k_cq2gXcuxMaA8ft8tScv-e5ZS0SfUYsxJsXkkgXt9bvhMS4rcYwVDmSrJXo90BPZoaWbyjv8WjeTtGHImMjp2Rc/s640/blogger-image-443560232.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCE0TMR37iGpcCZ5g01ZZzt0ruM3Wa6glHXXpvjICCThPrQb9Pky_k_cq2gXcuxMaA8ft8tScv-e5ZS0SfUYsxJsXkkgXt9bvhMS4rcYwVDmSrJXo90BPZoaWbyjv8WjeTtGHImMjp2Rc/s640/blogger-image-443560232.jpg"></a></div>Sorry for the long absence, friends. Life has been a whirlwind to say the least. Between starting a new job (and doubling my hours), two very busy kiddos, managing this house project, doing a lot of the work ourselves and life itself, the blog has been low on the totem pole. But we're happy to report that we are nearing completion! And we are thrilled with how it is turning out!<div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w6trJdPu6FAOHZzsnuzFQ9V5JeitU1aa6bQaI4vRRJGEd914xjbrt2VsVUOGu3jqEVYImqzGk1VpEu4ZC7aLfGbdkewSQ8jgzTITQtqI0hotNzyJK5HKIx6z9_or3i7CgqfICSoX84Y/s640/blogger-image--658971312.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0w6trJdPu6FAOHZzsnuzFQ9V5JeitU1aa6bQaI4vRRJGEd914xjbrt2VsVUOGu3jqEVYImqzGk1VpEu4ZC7aLfGbdkewSQ8jgzTITQtqI0hotNzyJK5HKIx6z9_or3i7CgqfICSoX84Y/s640/blogger-image--658971312.jpg"></a></div><div>We will be in the space this month at some point (whether it's 100% done or not). :)</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyyeWWVlFqGb4wN6TCgkdoZMcrYFkO9s-8ZCiQpyggzSPAlh4mBGhUZhTWjNgmN-PGcQCWnA_ACUT73OjSzUp0KMr5MEalydoQ10isQ6Y-BhmMPkxCzEdu3X7Bvr2th2yBZdBZo-jV2E/s640/blogger-image-713503454.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeyyeWWVlFqGb4wN6TCgkdoZMcrYFkO9s-8ZCiQpyggzSPAlh4mBGhUZhTWjNgmN-PGcQCWnA_ACUT73OjSzUp0KMr5MEalydoQ10isQ6Y-BhmMPkxCzEdu3X7Bvr2th2yBZdBZo-jV2E/s640/blogger-image-713503454.jpg"></a></div>Hopefully I will get up some photos of the in-between in the next couple weeks :). </div><div><br></div><div>Remaining projects by us include:</div><div>-door install</div><div>-trim around doors</div><div>-wainscoting master bath</div><div>-baseboards</div><div>-closet systems</div><div>-electrical (over 1/2 way done with fixture/switch/outlet install</div><div>-door hardware</div><div>-window hardware</div><div>-paint halls, master, master bath, office</div><div>-paint trim</div><div>-2 coats poly on banister</div><div>-get final permits approved</div><div>-smoke/carbon monoxide alarms up</div><div><br></div><div>Projects by subs:</div><div>-finish tile (over 1/2 way done)</div><div>-shower glass (templating tomorrow)</div><div>-caulk marble counters in master</div><div>-install master toilet/faucets</div><div>-install shower plumbing hall bath</div><div>-finish baseboards on built ins</div><div>-spray paint doors and possibly built ins. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13am8HPEDtiMfphJyIPpt8L5p47DFIjFNOmw-jQMw0k_iIgwz5RLjol5oovlbYG0iQNGE4ReSc2dc6aY9PWOprd5vZh9cZTjyyaq11P8Am-LSj6aRNcBbo5DWj6BbAbRX8Jd8SCA3R4Q/s640/blogger-image-2023815675.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi13am8HPEDtiMfphJyIPpt8L5p47DFIjFNOmw-jQMw0k_iIgwz5RLjol5oovlbYG0iQNGE4ReSc2dc6aY9PWOprd5vZh9cZTjyyaq11P8Am-LSj6aRNcBbo5DWj6BbAbRX8Jd8SCA3R4Q/s640/blogger-image-2023815675.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Hope that the holidays and life are treating you well!!!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpIndv9ChxFJUCpbM_24q2ljloctskkuRq1T1D0B-OEnbZuR9heE7LFA0hMN92QWMqtu4Yr-gat9mY2YMXe9CUHtwLe3rY7xcJHNwuCXM8RilxnEIh6b0kNJFZdHygjhUqwBuxQc0Svo/s640/blogger-image-812218389.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwpIndv9ChxFJUCpbM_24q2ljloctskkuRq1T1D0B-OEnbZuR9heE7LFA0hMN92QWMqtu4Yr-gat9mY2YMXe9CUHtwLe3rY7xcJHNwuCXM8RilxnEIh6b0kNJFZdHygjhUqwBuxQc0Svo/s640/blogger-image-812218389.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div><div><br></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-37692675097740121112014-08-30T13:40:00.000-07:002014-08-30T13:40:15.417-07:00Not all smooth sailing<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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It surely hasn't been all smooth sailing but we feel fairly fortunate that everything is starting to fall in place and we are (sort of) seeing the finish line. </div>
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Unfortunately, the pedestal sink base for the kids bathroom arrived shattered yesterday...after placing the order through vintagetub.com a month ago. </div>
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Everything is really coming along for the exterior work. They hoped to be done by this week but hit a few snags so the new date is 9/9. Still will be a week ahead of the original schedule!</div>
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As far as interior, we hope to have the initial inspections for heat and plumbing by the end of next week. Steve and a friend started the electrical work yesterday. </div>
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By the end of the weekend, I will have bid out cabinets, insulation, wood floors, tile, plaster repair and paint! Woo!</div>
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Steve has spent all day today stripping paint off the old lapboard siding that was used to replace what was torn off (and some damaged) when the sheer wall panels were put in. He's been limited to the front porch as it's raining-yuck. </div>
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We're exhausted. I have just started a new job and nearly doubled my hours from last year. Will be nice to increase my income but also have summers off as I'm working for a school district! However, timing is poor as we have come to the point of the project where all of our extra hours will be filled with house projects until the holidays :) Here's to lots and lots of coffee!</div>
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What a way to spend a Labor Day!</div>
<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-45389453502670876132014-08-14T21:18:00.000-07:002014-08-26T21:26:16.673-07:00I've got a Golden Ticket<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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After 3 hours at the permit office this morning and a boat load of $$$, I walked away with a phase II/habitable space permit as well as a homeowners electrical permit!!!! <br />
Even though it took forever, I was very impressed with how smooth the process went and how helpful each of the people I had to go through (3) were. <br />
None of them were familiar with a permit being split into two parts-FIR permit with a contractor that covers structural/framing/exterior and the second part including all the trades and making the place habitable. <br />
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There were just a few changes that the permit office made, including adding electrically linked smoke/CO detectors on the main floor and basement. They also made us label all the spaces on the main floor and add in a hand rail on the stairs (which we planned to do anyways). Super minor changes which made me (and our architect) pleased!<br />
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Now on to officially getting all the subcontractors started! Quite the feat with starting a new job and doubling my work hours come Monday. <br />
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Because we are doing our house project in two phases and Red Rooster Remodeling is part of the <a href="http://www.portlandoregon.gov/bds/article/139571">FIR program</a> for the first phase, we are required to build a hatch door over our stairs as one of the steps to close the initial permit. The initial permit includes everything that we are hiring our general contractor, Red Rooster Remodeling, to do. This includes framing, structural, windows and exterior work. <br />
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Steve agreed to build the hatch with scrap material from the dumpster to save on cost. He did this last Saturday-it only took an hour or two.<br />
The other step we were told to do to close the permit is lay insulation on top of the subfloor. We were at first told it would have to be R-30 which was a huge bummer being that we wouldn't be able to re-use it and then would be faced with spending a ton of money on something (R-30) that we would only need to have down during inspection. However, the inspector agreed to R-21 which we were ok with because at least we could re-use it in the walls.<br />
Then of course we got to thinking about where we would store the insulation after we passed the framing/structural/Red Rooster FIR inspections until just before drywall. It just all seemed silly. Why should we go to all this work to lay insulation when we planned to almost immediately have plumbing/heating contractors start work? <br />
I guess that the idea behind the FIR program requiring this insulation is that because we are homeowners and acting as general contractors for the remainder of the project, we may never finish the project. If we don't, at least the attic will be closed off and insulated. The inspector had horror stories of this happening. I gotta tell you, we are not THOSE people. We aren't spending this much money and going through this much stress/time/continuing to live in our basement to not finish this project. <br />
Luckily, Red Rooster and I were able to chat with the inspector yesterday. He is a super reasonable guy, and I think he empathized with me. I came up there with baby on hip and we chatted. He said he understood. He was willing to write orders that we don't need to lay insulation!!! He agreed that it was silly being that we had our sub-contractors on deck and he felt there was no need to expose ourselves to unnecessary work and toxins. YEA for small victories and reasonable people!!! <br />
He also wrote orders that we could have our permit issued without closing out the FIR program permit-DOUBLE YEA!!!! <br />
I hired a sitter last week and went down to the city to get our permit-I got a (very nice) BIG FAT NO WAY!!!! They said we couldn't start any work (which would delay us 2-3 weeks) until the other permit was closed. I was so upset last week. I am just so happy that the inspector was so reasonable and willing to work with us.<br />
So this week has been good (pending me successfully getting our permit at the city tomorrow). Plumbing should start Monday and heating sometime next week. We'll start electrical (doing ourselves) as soon as we can get our act together. Doing electrical ourselves will delay finishing our project but save us thousands so it should be worthwhile in the end. We do plan to hire a company to upgrade our panel.<br />
We passed the framing and structural inspections yesterday!<br />
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Here it is all framed out with the roof! There has been quite the gang of workers here since last week. Luckily we've had the exterior staircase so that we still have the main floor of the house mostly to ourselves. <br />
At the end of last week and Monday, we had contractors working in the basement, on the exterior walls and upstairs-ahhhh!!!! Kids trying to nap with that noise was quite the treat :) Luckily, I think Q only skipped one nap despite the noise....so glad my kiddos are used to noise when they sleep!<br />
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The hall all framed out.<br />
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Tiny bedroom<br />
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hard to tell but there is a bathroom with medicine cabinet all framed out on the far side of the pic (everything gets boarded up each night so I can't walk around up there)<br />
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They started taking off the sheathing today to make way for the sheer wall panels they will hopefully install tomorrow. They didn't realize we had blown in insulation so that definitely added some time and mess to the day. Luckily, it didn't fall out on its own so they only had to remove it from a few cavities. I plan to go buy some batt insulation to wedge in there right after the inspection is finished (I think for the tie downs?) and they put the sheer panels on.<br />
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And why not some more photos from our coast trip? These kiddos just love the beach!!! The weather was just gorgeous-can't get over it!<br />
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here's how the house is looking from the back. TALLLLL<br />
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And from the side/front. Really taking shape. Can't believe that all the rafters and tails are in. It is just unbelievable how fast a work crew can put things together-it took us the better part of a summer to <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2011/03/roof-saga-part-deux.html">replace our rafter tails</a> (just to be torn off a few years later [insert cries]). Roof goes on by the end of the week :) Here's to no more tarping! Our house just cooks with the tarps on. </div>
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We escaped the construction and heat this weekend for more tarped living-camping-at Cape Lookout State Park. The weather was in the 70s and perfect. We had an awesome time!</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-67680693162707038132014-07-22T20:39:00.001-07:002014-07-22T20:40:07.566-07:00Trusses are in!<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1HzKi-uLQQJS8wyRm8YwDHB2ZeIpGMcZSDCIu1quX1l-bQE0eAcj4j7bVcrbGDKTTC04hp6Isyk_XrSHmFfne30cJcFI35ReCS9CV7ilU8aV4lJZ3vNDikKc4-U76Oxn0no-fkQWp6Q/s640/blogger-image-12814956.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH1HzKi-uLQQJS8wyRm8YwDHB2ZeIpGMcZSDCIu1quX1l-bQE0eAcj4j7bVcrbGDKTTC04hp6Isyk_XrSHmFfne30cJcFI35ReCS9CV7ilU8aV4lJZ3vNDikKc4-U76Oxn0no-fkQWp6Q/s640/blogger-image-12814956.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>Last Thursday was a day of framing, framing and more framing </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5d5Txf43LDCvQmg_JR5PJjPsVtwEWXfo4f0oS-JhdZn2_JmXaekj6dlTnuqprmKdJRVDT1JSle7DrO7YRxkgas5x4Ui868T3tSHZN4AMV6V0PYhHlGlBbktc5jJPAQI9rCq-Lvga11g/s640/blogger-image--583006849.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji5d5Txf43LDCvQmg_JR5PJjPsVtwEWXfo4f0oS-JhdZn2_JmXaekj6dlTnuqprmKdJRVDT1JSle7DrO7YRxkgas5x4Ui868T3tSHZN4AMV6V0PYhHlGlBbktc5jJPAQI9rCq-Lvga11g/s640/blogger-image--583006849.jpg"></a></div><br></div>Friday was an exciting day around here. The workers spent the first half of the day getting the trusses delivered and placed. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdeGDoSzKG2HWsTgSE6cXK4A_3yylURU4VleQSc0u1xRr3-rFuh4WHMvAieVQCul_sPXRvONN4EqV0f0KEGEwRn8qutR5Cf24kFWHmqmAyWTCEUuBoL0hx47EldGRSK0IGuX77AX7iBw/s640/blogger-image--869251161.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOdeGDoSzKG2HWsTgSE6cXK4A_3yylURU4VleQSc0u1xRr3-rFuh4WHMvAieVQCul_sPXRvONN4EqV0f0KEGEwRn8qutR5Cf24kFWHmqmAyWTCEUuBoL0hx47EldGRSK0IGuX77AX7iBw/s640/blogger-image--869251161.jpg"></a></div></div><br><div>It took over an hour for them to even start as there was worry over cracking the driveway concrete. Then we had to figure out who would be responsible for repairs if the concrete cracked (the framing company took that on as they switched over to trusses from framing in place as specified on the plans to save $$$). They marked all the existing cracks prior to the truck backing into the driveway. </div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj4fkc5G-2qvsWp9Qj86pp0LACkxwpdefboUSwXc0b7f8gpN0v95P1c2bZ_1i2NywRKz5OPMTlmZm1ytm-R3QZWUrgfWSd1NImDXCpz-6em7Rwr7QAL1DNy1GnHfl15adB9Ea9zW95VI/s640/blogger-image-305357000.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYj4fkc5G-2qvsWp9Qj86pp0LACkxwpdefboUSwXc0b7f8gpN0v95P1c2bZ_1i2NywRKz5OPMTlmZm1ytm-R3QZWUrgfWSd1NImDXCpz-6em7Rwr7QAL1DNy1GnHfl15adB9Ea9zW95VI/s640/blogger-image-305357000.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxJA6AtmhALo_cANgC9DVnFTU6vw5K6RX-iDRM1VEHAKM4rMAL3PZxSnVZsEwgYmEqb-gIki5Nu_DTjJOSUv5ut5v5z_UwZegJ2_yyGET7Xjf99JSfrZlxQWDwIHt8pyzBTIKFeG4RNc/s640/blogger-image--2020710317.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyxJA6AtmhALo_cANgC9DVnFTU6vw5K6RX-iDRM1VEHAKM4rMAL3PZxSnVZsEwgYmEqb-gIki5Nu_DTjJOSUv5ut5v5z_UwZegJ2_yyGET7Xjf99JSfrZlxQWDwIHt8pyzBTIKFeG4RNc/s640/blogger-image--2020710317.jpg"></a></div>Here's the crane lowering the trusses. It was really cool to watch. </div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilKxZOBjrbTiiPW_oKxanbz-GjHhvm8qYM1kIKo2WtZ0OmOnpt2516pdICdDs8xD6JHA7RaC0fKvi0G600P3FOaml0GHQFUckD1dTIRxeuavyFnnUSnZpPkzvD4CmHXoWUzpUV4X43Xg/s640/blogger-image-955980002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjilKxZOBjrbTiiPW_oKxanbz-GjHhvm8qYM1kIKo2WtZ0OmOnpt2516pdICdDs8xD6JHA7RaC0fKvi0G600P3FOaml0GHQFUckD1dTIRxeuavyFnnUSnZpPkzvD4CmHXoWUzpUV4X43Xg/s640/blogger-image-955980002.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>By the end of Friday, it looked like this. </div><div>We're making some great progress. </div><div><br></div><div>With the rain last night, we got some water in the living room and the basement :(. Thankfully, it appears that nothing is damaged. </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-91471206784408659122014-07-16T09:52:00.001-07:002014-07-16T09:52:03.245-07:00Framing it all up<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy32ZQGmBJHNyOwkVQaVacU8SNSDSVkkLEgfFn96H1iadFfpe5YNmk10MBMBHO-XXCcQenYtOwXjABU0ayq4QEaiLKKxcq8xQeVoVDkDS_mqYxeiU13nOmuDthR9KXVYuK9Fr7DmD_2jU/s640/blogger-image--387640258.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhy32ZQGmBJHNyOwkVQaVacU8SNSDSVkkLEgfFn96H1iadFfpe5YNmk10MBMBHO-XXCcQenYtOwXjABU0ayq4QEaiLKKxcq8xQeVoVDkDS_mqYxeiU13nOmuDthR9KXVYuK9Fr7DmD_2jU/s640/blogger-image--387640258.jpg"></a></div><br></div>After the subfloor took seemingly forever, things are really starting to move quickly. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHnltNasRKETFwuUZkhBmznJOuBjgki1r_qlzGTek1tGd8LO_OK4YvdEiolUG-r8gbG1lBudNSHEnIZxbBBHeERGy4CiFziAuXfWBZpQd8vEBfgR29ztiKrjgBNA3hBLDoml5F9ZP1AY/s640/blogger-image--1409817700.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHnltNasRKETFwuUZkhBmznJOuBjgki1r_qlzGTek1tGd8LO_OK4YvdEiolUG-r8gbG1lBudNSHEnIZxbBBHeERGy4CiFziAuXfWBZpQd8vEBfgR29ztiKrjgBNA3hBLDoml5F9ZP1AY/s640/blogger-image--1409817700.jpg"></a></div><br></div><div>The north wall of the house is already framed and they are over half way done with the south wall. 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Despite getting rained on in 80 something degree weather and biking much further than expected, we had a blast!</div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A_xaRxx_6DOUYyISyyvXVf6_m8CVVnzlo8x4ZD4KuDs7vyHFifAYmfCmErWvB4czRcyhoeq6IlU4-I_zE8KevEEaoKMyac7R761_y6KgLUvLaHvkycB_dJgtnhbVU5SkxBKNnPbiFWs/s640/blogger-image--1072835653.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2A_xaRxx_6DOUYyISyyvXVf6_m8CVVnzlo8x4ZD4KuDs7vyHFifAYmfCmErWvB4czRcyhoeq6IlU4-I_zE8KevEEaoKMyac7R761_y6KgLUvLaHvkycB_dJgtnhbVU5SkxBKNnPbiFWs/s640/blogger-image--1072835653.jpg"></a></div>Steve and I got to go on a date (gasp! ...it doesn't happen often these days) to see Book of Mormon. 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The workers spent a large portion of Wednesday and Thursday flattening out the floor. We hope that it will be much better now, however, won't really be able to tell until all of the subfloor is down. <br />
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With the exception of the front 6' of the upstairs, all of our old roof framing is gone. We have a nice pitched and tarped roof currently. Still hotter than he** up there. <br />
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I hit up the Rejuvention semi-annual sale this morning and was able to get all the fixtures for the kiddos bathroom. All of the hardware was 50% off the lowest marked price so I scored 3 fixtures for about the price of 1 sconce! I was pretty pleased and only wished they had the <a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/catalog/products/siletz">fixtures</a> I have been <strike>drooling over lusting over</strike> eyeing for the master bath. Despite being about 20th in line, all of the polished nickel scones were pretty picked over by the time I navigated the crowd and got to them. I did not even look at the brass stuff as we plan to use antique light fixtures in the hall and bedrooms. </div>
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We're well on our way to getting our upstairs complete-or not:). Steve and our tenant, who happens to be an electrician, spent 12 hours Sunday pulling all the remaining knob and tube out of the house and re-wiring all the main floor lights. Poor guys-they baked upstairs all day in about 100 degree heat as the tarping upstairs holds in heat like a tent out the shade when you camp.<br>
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Steve also laid R-30 insulation in the area above the porch so that subfloor could be put down.<br>
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Steve added some gorilla glue around the lath and plaster as it was not in great shape<br>
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Monday morning we had our first electrical inspection and passed with a mandated revision-we had some old wire wrapped in metal feeding into a plastic light box-we had to switch it out to metal. Luckily the inspector didn't require us to have him back and we only had to take pictures of the work. Now we need to get everything wired up from down below and get the next electrical inspection. Luckily it's light out until almost 9:30 right now as most of the lights on the main floor are out currently. <br>
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The workers spent Monday installing a temporary exterior staircase so that they can access upstairs from outside instead of going in and out of the main floor throughout the day. Couldn't believe how quickly two dudes built a whole staircase.<br>
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Steve and I always knew that the floor sloped above the porch but just realized last night that it is really bad. Soooo, this morning we did a change order to make the floor flat (won't be level as you can't really level a 100 year old house) above the porch as well as at another place upstairs. It was a ton of money to spend but I can't imagine wood floors looking good over wavy/sloped subflooring.<br>
I also got to pick out window hardware and privacy glass for the bathrooms. Shopping for house stuff isn't nearly as fun as I imagined when I have two kids in tow :/ <br>
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I have no idea how Quinn is currently napping (Ben has decided in the last week or so that naps are largely over-rated) despite the excessive noise caused by the construction.<br>
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Demo is in full swing. Had the crew here last Wednesday-spent the better part of a day sucking out all of the old insulation. One of the crew member's said this was his toughest job in 25 years-so glad we didn't try to take that on ourselves! I guess there were 3 different types of insulation combined with shingles and old roofing pieces-clogged the vacuum hose more than 10 times. Found some fun treasures though!<br />
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We had to cancel ripping off the roof last Th/Fri due to torrential downpours here in Portland. At least it gave us the weekend to finish pulling all of the shingles off of the upstairs portion of the house and where they will put sheer panels. <br />
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We were supposed to have this whole week to do electrical work on the main floor but now we have the demo crew here instead. We had the day yesterday devoted to electrical and were able to add a lighting box to the living room and add a box to the porch and entryway (there were no boxes-just hanging by wires); in addition, we were finally able to separate the porch and entryway from being on the same switch. We plan to re-wire the bedrooms and hall as well as add pull chain lights both of the main floor closets while everything is opened up. We'll have the weekend to finish up electrical as well as put R-30 batt in the cavity above the porch. Cross your fingers for us that we will pass first inspection on Monday!<br />
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The crew will be here the rest of the week ripping off the rest of the roof and the upstairs walls. We might get an awesome view of fireworks on the 4th!<br />
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The honey pot really makes for a nice home. However, delivered to the wrong spot and too early so *lucky* for us, it was picked up and will be re-delivered to the driveway next week. </div>
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The contractor starts Wednesday! Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-63390002565096550472014-05-28T21:04:00.000-07:002014-05-28T21:04:17.717-07:00Psychedelic Baby<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There were apparently some groovy times up in our attic.<br />
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And here is where all of our furniture and worthless "stuff" will be living for the next 6 months. Doesn't our yard look gorgeous? I love it at this time of year!<br />
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And this was us Monday afternoon right before our friend "Buddy" took the carpet, tack strips and even padding away for us.<br />
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And here it is tonight. Chugging away. The weird thing is that pretty much all the walls all wood. As far as we can tell only the non-angled ceilings are drywall. Yea for cancelling the dumpster and being able to post most everything on Criaglist for free or take it to wood waste! <br />
Look at all those short nubby pieces of 2x4s all lined up together above-y???<br />
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Anyone want some free partially broken cedar tongue and groove? We were going to sell it on Craigslist but it's a lil too damaged to charge for. I'm sure someone will have some project to use it for. <br />
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It's true, we have a LOT of stuff. I prefer to blame it on the <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2012/12/no-room-at-inn.html">hoard </a>left behind from Steve's parents, but truth be told, we have more than we need as well. We have done a pretty good job of getting rid of most of our extra on the main floor of the house as Steve's parents stuff isn't mixed in with ours. I have sold or gotten rid of a ton of stuff in the past year (ours and Steve''s parents), but we still have so much to do. </div>
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So this is what the attic looked like this morning. Over the last month, I have been bagging linens and a few other things as I find time. I also found time to collect all the outgrown baby clothes (4 bins) that we had floating around upstairs. We were able to pass some to Goodwill and others onto friends.<br />
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And here is the attic tonight. All the drawers and real attic spaces are empty. The storage pod out front is over half full. While we still have a couple hours of work to put in, we are close. We plan to finish emptying while Q naps in the am and then pull the carpet (I posted it for free on Craigslist and we already have two takers-hooray for re-use and no dump fees). During afternoon naps we hope to remove the paneling and beadboard and put that up on Craigslist for free. </div>
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Can you believe that this broken beauty (enter sarcasm) was nabbed up on Criaglist in just an hour? It's amazing what people can use!<br />
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And our girl turned 1 yesterday! So we celebrated with donuts at Pip's Original to start the day...u get a free dozen donuts on your birthday!</div>
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and in the afternoon (the weather was AMAZING), we had a BBQ with something like 14 kiddos, 8 of them aged 1 and two more under 1, under 5. Totally wonderfully nuts. <br />
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Q thanked us today by taking her first steps-just in time for this remodel to blast off!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I took this picture before we even finished up the window hardware</td></tr>
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Two weeks ago our kitchen was on the <a href="http://www.visitahc.org/content/2014-kitchen-revival-tour">Architectural Heritage Center's Kitchen Revival Tour.</a> It was so much fun to be able to share our kitchen with around 350 old house lovers. It was also nice to be able to share how we were able to complete a 100% custom kitchen on a budget as well as share the names of all of the wonderful products and contractors that we used (I have included them below).<br />
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While the tour was Saturday, we were invited to a reception and a showing of all the other homes on the tour-they were so gorgeous and inspiring. <br />
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I thought I would share pictures that I took of our kitchen while it was all cleaned up for the tour and finally FINISHED!!!! We literally finished up installing the hardware on the restored kitchen window 1.5 days before the tour-nothing like a little pressure right before the tour. <br />
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<b>Kitchen Resources</b><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="line-height: 75%;">And an insane month it has been. The first weekend of April Mr. Ben turned 4 and had a Robot Party to celebrate. We also had some good friends visit. Then it was the house tour. The last two weekends (and week) we have been in California for a family reunion-soooo much fun! Now we're back to the grind. </span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We visited our wedding site, McCormick Ranch in Camarillo, CA-such a gorgeous old home and grounds</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Not gonna lie, my BFF and I love to coordinate our kiddos outfits. We need good pix for their wedding someday, right?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Turns out getting a good pic of two 11 month-olds is no easy feat. Maxwell and Quinny sittin in a tree....</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">knees for miles</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Gang in Cambria, CA, just south of Hearst Castle</td></tr>
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-84044513674731858652014-03-29T14:07:00.003-07:002014-03-29T14:07:57.707-07:00Just a wee bit <br />
Since we had our cabinets painted in our kitchen over a year ago now, things have settled a bit. With the settling, cracks appeared between the ceiling and crown moulding.<br />
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So finally (being pushed to finish the kitchen before the imminent Architectural Heritage Center Kitchen Revival Tour) I did something about it. I ordered some antique white caulking through amazon. When it arrived, took me all of about 20 minutes to cover up the cracks. Looks so much better! Because the color of the caulking matches the paint so closely, I didn't even bother to paint over the caulking.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">poor girl, still smilin' even though she was sick</td></tr>
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-85057726064052877072014-03-14T20:22:00.001-07:002014-03-14T20:22:54.526-07:00So beautiful<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoifnVH0gSuzNlPVca5-Q46Pg1IEz9aTlgbUwiEIFR8JfP1QpZLRFvDIFoaljQHlRb2yapNGrXQpdylKmTLpujdOJezrpnyQjldiN9KH-URMvsW_nvGn19VSPbnwCK4a9I8B3wlbUjxgQ/s640/blogger-image-951666840.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoifnVH0gSuzNlPVca5-Q46Pg1IEz9aTlgbUwiEIFR8JfP1QpZLRFvDIFoaljQHlRb2yapNGrXQpdylKmTLpujdOJezrpnyQjldiN9KH-URMvsW_nvGn19VSPbnwCK4a9I8B3wlbUjxgQ/s640/blogger-image-951666840.jpg"></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeChkkWMdoUU8h1NFcR7tFNKIrK95MpnKc4WbjgCcw34LA70QIOPfkVmMaNV6TBmFePWe_Ud1fp4RORUimrfxFYKjmdH0OUd_0OzgcsHiexsKnNEuIKLSE1qqCRD-FaZSUepSji92B0Y/s640/blogger-image--783197064.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpeChkkWMdoUU8h1NFcR7tFNKIrK95MpnKc4WbjgCcw34LA70QIOPfkVmMaNV6TBmFePWe_Ud1fp4RORUimrfxFYKjmdH0OUd_0OzgcsHiexsKnNEuIKLSE1qqCRD-FaZSUepSji92B0Y/s640/blogger-image--783197064.jpg"></a></div><br></div><br></div>Gorgeous shades sparkling clean and (almost) spring days...those are a few of my favorite things <div><br></div><div>Happy weekend!</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-79121921052920579332014-03-05T09:32:00.000-08:002014-03-05T09:51:01.847-08:00Large & In Charge: the Slivers & the Panels<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I am doing a follow-up post to our post about the<a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2012/06/large-in-charge.html"> fridge we chose</a> for our kitchen back in June of 2012. If you can recall, it was quite a process to <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2011/11/brrr-baby-its-cold-outside.html">choose the fridge</a> for our kitchen remodel-the balance between price, form and function is always tough. So crazy how long ago that was, and how dark our kitchen looks back then. I never thought of it as dark before our remodel.<br />
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Anyways, a reader emailed to ask what we thought of our paneled fridge and if the black slivers on the side of the fridge bother us. <br />
If you want, the short answer, no they don't bother us and yes, after almost 2 years, we love our fridge.<br />
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We debated about painting the "sliver" white with appliance paint but then decided not to as we were fearful that the white appliance paint would be too white as our paint is a creamy white and that people would know it was painted. It would look cheap. It would most likely scratch off with the abuse our kitchen gets on a daily basis. Here is a post about <a href="http://www.younghouselove.com/2014/03/re-fridge-erating/">appliance paint </a>from Young House Love.<br />
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Anyways, we thought that we would live with the black "slivers" for a while and then decide what to do if we hated it. I think the reason why it works in our kitchen is that we have black honed granite counters that make it blend nicely in. If we had white or maybe even light gray counters, I think it would look pretty awful.<br />
As far as the fridge itself, it is great overall. Holds a sh** ton of stuff in the fridge. Great for holding big casserole pans. My gripe, occasionally stuff freeze that are in the top back shelf of the fridge, but maybe I just need to play around with the temp. The water dispenser that is inside the fridge is lovely. I still get my cold drinking water without the unsightly (as in it does not go with a historic kitchen-in a non-historic kitchen, they are great!) water dispenser on the outside of the fridge. We still have ice in the freezer and haven't had to put up with jamming problems that are often present in in-door ice dispensers. My other gripe-the freezer is small-but we knew this going in. I also tend to freeze a lot so this would probably only be an issue for people like me. However, we have a full-sized (our old fridge) kegerator in the basement so I have an extra freezer (which I, of course, manage to fill-although currently I find that homemade baby food, breast milk and the 1/4 cow we went in on with our friends takes up pretty much a whole freezer in itself-wow, that makes me sound crunchy-ha).<br />
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While it's no built-in fancy fridge, it gives us a built-in, stream-lined look on a mac n' cheese budget. Hope that answers the question about the slivers. As far as the panels, they are holding up great and we haven't had any issues with them. <br />
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We applied about a month ago to be on the <a href="http://www.visitahc.org/content/kitchen-revival-tour-2013">Architectural Heritage Center's Annual Kitchen Revival Tour</a>. ...and we got word last week that we were chosen.<br />
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Super excited, however, really poor timing for us. Steve wanted out but I was able to convince him that we could handle this. We need to finish restoring and putting in the window before the tour as well as tacking the under cabinet lighting in. Nothing giant, but anything seems momentous these days with two little running around.<br />
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Trying to balance prepping for the tour with a busy next couple weeks at work, bidding contractors for our upstairs remodel, cleaning out our attic and, oh, don't forget the kids!<br />
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And some pictures from Portland's Snowpocalypse...<br />
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My dad, Steve, Steve's brother and Ben with the Igloo<br />
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Out and about in the hood<br />
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Ben went nuts<br />
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Little Snow Puff<br />
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Best we could do on a family photo-ha!Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-11412267148804144332014-01-22T15:46:00.000-08:002014-01-22T15:46:59.056-08:00Raise the Roof...literally<div class="separator" style="clear: both;">
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Late last week we got some not so great news from our architect, Joe (e-mail me if you want his contact info as he is awesome at what he does and owns a gorgeous bungalow). He took some "hypothetical" questions down to the city about ceiling height and dormer additions/existing staircases to double check that everything would be good for inspections down the line. We already knew we were cutting the whole head height issue close at many places but thought we would be ok being that the staircase to access upstairs is existing. </div>
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Yes, they cost a little more but very little in the end as we are going
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everywhere and a real bedroom for both kids instead of the <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.co.uk/2013/11/holy-shisties-its-all-taking-shape.html">tiny office</a> that we were planning on putting Quinn in. I might even get a little craft room!<b> </b></div>
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We are thinking of maybe making the closet in bedroom 1 bigger (push into bedroom 2 hence the blue lines) and making bedroom 2 my craft locker/storage room (which makes me giddy as it is a pain to clean up all my crafts each time we have a guest stay at our house). The playroom space would become bedroom 2. </div>
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The unmarked room off the master bedroom? Master closet. Glorious master closet. I can't wait to have a place for all my clothes in one place. Two other rooms off of that-true storage. Yes, a place for all my Christmas decor! </div>
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This is a general sketch (again, these were quickly put together so we could move ahead) of what the outside may look like. We are going to play around with the cut out dormer thing above and maybe make it more triangular/gabled. Basically the house is just going to get much taller but as Joe explained, this addition option would allow proper head height everywhere and be the most historically accurate from the exterior. I was skeptical of this plan at first, but once explained, it made complete sense. Loving it more each day (being that it's been all of 2 days since we met with him).<br />
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Steve really liked this option. I wasn't crazy about it. Just a shed dormer tacked on the back. And then we saw the price tag. No and thank you very much. <br />
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Last option. The least expensive. But gives the least square footage. Not a huge difference in price from the option we chose considering how much less you get. Other thing we weren't crazy about is how small both of the kids' bedrooms would be. Fine for when they are little but would be hard to every use as a guest room or even possibly put a double bed in when they are teenagers. <br />
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I would love any input on our choice shown at the top of the post. Are we silly to be closing off the "playroom" space and making that into a bedroom (we plan to use one of the bedrooms (Ben's) on the main floor as a playroom)? Anything else we need to consider? I can't wait to start (Ok, already have) researching finishes! <br />
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of a person or animal is at stake. Society's punishments are small
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After what seemed like a million hours spent putting on a coast of pre-stain conditioner, 2 coats of stain and 2-3 coats of poly depending on where it was on the piece (with sanding in-between), I declare the "mudroom" complete. And we are in love. It is absolutely awesome. While we haven't fully stocked it with our stuff, I know that is going to be awesome on a day-to-day basis. And it fits in seamlessly with the rest of the house. Looks like it has always been there. You can follow my journey to the finished product <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2013/07/mudroom-inspiration.html">here</a> and<a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2013/08/mudroom-sketch-up.html"> here</a> and <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2013/10/mudroom-bids.html">here</a> and <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2013/11/is-under-way.html">here</a> and <a href="http://rosecitybungalow1913.blogspot.com/2014/01/this-beast.html">here</a>.<br />
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I want to thank the peeps that gave input to the original drawings I posted on the blog-the ideas were so helpful. And thanks to Joe from <a href="http://dovetailcustomwoodworks.com/">Dovetail Custom Woodworking</a> for building the beast. I think it was more than he bargained for when he bid it out. You should have seen install day...s...<br />
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........so pretty. Love the brass (aged with <a href="http://www.rejuvenation.com/catalog/products/brass-ager-solution-8oz-bottle">brass ager</a> from Rejuvenation) hooks from House of Antique Hardware...all the hardware is actually from there<br />
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Ah, the joys a super textured plasters walls. Lots of paint touch ups.<br />
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And a cute tootsie shot to leave you with...more to come soon.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060203250330904619.post-54032838728811499902014-01-03T15:10:00.001-08:002014-01-03T15:10:28.754-08:00This Beast<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlKMmam-oCLSxgsbhUsmI2i4fvqgafZxhfRo3GjSrEfw3n_bfMetzH01UGa_OI1YjOd3JbBBUboaQB-9jbTIM1f4duGNF0uqPQs3Ok-d_WFtHhJPn-sPi94SD9fJHjzC8o2-_PzXOFRE/s640/blogger-image--127130031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br></div><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvlKMmam-oCLSxgsbhUsmI2i4fvqgafZxhfRo3GjSrEfw3n_bfMetzH01UGa_OI1YjOd3JbBBUboaQB-9jbTIM1f4duGNF0uqPQs3Ok-d_WFtHhJPn-sPi94SD9fJHjzC8o2-_PzXOFRE/s640/blogger-image--127130031.jpg"></div><br></div>While Joe from Dovetail Custom Woodworking isn't quite through with install, I decided to starting staining the "mudroom" beast during nap time today. May not have been the wisest decision as, of course, Q woke shortly after I started but at least now that I have begun, the task doesn't seem so daunting (ask me again when I'm on my third coat of varnish). I also can't wait to start using it and get our old hall tree out of our dining room. <div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI7oE1MqcA48bUTmSMfQcb_boeXl6C3uAeEPXv9dEWCjF3qu8hKYrV8aUUUk62270BGhYpCQ5Zll9WpwWJVL1NNL3JEtbM4vB8S6wuahdn593Dh1jF2l1TCxvCdIaK1iPZIjMtJj6i_o/s640/blogger-image-1633820052.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkI7oE1MqcA48bUTmSMfQcb_boeXl6C3uAeEPXv9dEWCjF3qu8hKYrV8aUUUk62270BGhYpCQ5Zll9WpwWJVL1NNL3JEtbM4vB8S6wuahdn593Dh1jF2l1TCxvCdIaK1iPZIjMtJj6i_o/s640/blogger-image-1633820052.jpg"></a></div><div>Here's how it looked New Year's Eve</div></div><div><br></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-dUF30dUDR_k8eZT6Ho5Qoi1gCfDi_-_wRwjEs5i9WOfu4nqm04n0wsmXH0JDuGYndr_f3duiLdqo_psUY1HIuhG7uoL7fsvqb-xREcDbAp6kPz8Zvof1QErxZR1CDSDLEpwQWkvqbk/s640/blogger-image--92912302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy-dUF30dUDR_k8eZT6Ho5Qoi1gCfDi_-_wRwjEs5i9WOfu4nqm04n0wsmXH0JDuGYndr_f3duiLdqo_psUY1HIuhG7uoL7fsvqb-xREcDbAp6kPz8Zvof1QErxZR1CDSDLEpwQWkvqbk/s640/blogger-image--92912302.jpg"></a></div>And here's how we opted to start 2014 (in lieu of me staining). I think a hike was a way better choice :)</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0