I have built and installed a cabinet for the living room that is disguising the cold air return for the forced-air heating system which we are both very happy with.
The deck off the dining/living room is finally finished which I am also very happy about. Ipe (Brazilian Walnut although it looks more like a mahogany) is a giant pain to work with. It is so hard and dense that every screw hole must be predrilled and even then some of the self-drilling stainless steel screws broke! Damn, Damn, Damn! And just forget about nailing unless you have high-strength nails and a ballistic nailgun. Anyway it looks nice and we are happy with it. Needs a light sanding to knock the sharp edges off and a couple of coats of oil but otherwise it is done.
Darcie has been the Sanding Queen and has been working through our collection of outdoor furniture in preparation for oiling etc. She has the chairs all done (all 13 of them) and is ready to get the finish on. Then the two tables need a going over and a couple of coats of oil.
Monday the work of replacing the utility porch began. We shuffled the boxes of stuff into Darcie's craft room for temporary storage (till we get back actually) and were ready to start tearing things off by lunch time.
Process is:
1) tear down and clean up.
2) build forms for new foundation and fix existing foundation.
3) Place concrete for said foundations.
4) frame up replacement room.
5) install windows/door, siding, electrical, gas/water/exhaust (for washing machine) and sheetrock.
6) paint inside and out.
7) install and finish new oak floor.
8) rebuild exit porch.
After all that we should be about ready to head off to Mexico...
Here are some photos of the first few days of work on the above (covers items 1 and 2ish). As expected there are all sorts of weirdnesses with the structural fabric of the house, i.e. how and I mean HOW, does it stand up? The main sewer for the house is also a joke it is being reworked.
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