Tuesday, June 26, 2012

Almost

V has been hard at work and OH, MY! What a difference!  He's not quite finished. He still has some siding and trim bits to put up and the interior still need drywall.  But a few before and after photos...

Before.  Of course, it's a different season.   This is a photo taken before we closed on the house.  You can see the backdoor and the little porch where the north door was.
After!  Slightly different angle as well.  I'll have to try to replicate the angle sometime.  But the deck definitely changes the look.
And another before photo:
Before:  The northwest corner of the house where the addition connects onto the main house.  This is the door we replaced.  We had already repaired water damage along the roof line but there was still lots of water damage here.
After!  Along the house (between the existing pavers and the big window) is the space where we will be planting the shade garden.  Even though it is on the west side of the house the big hackberry tree provides so much shade that there is moss growing back here.  From the end of the pavers back toward where the barrels are sitting will be a patio.  To the north of this (left of the photo and out of sight) is the  rose arbor leading to the goth garden.    But I'm loving how this space is coming together.  I love the way the secondary retaining wall turned out under the stairs. We used left over retaining wall blocks and finished it off with concrete rubble 'blocks'.
And this afternoon we had a few visitors:

A little toad almost blends in with the dusty, dry dirt.
And an Indigo Bunting rests on the line.

10 comments:

  1. Wow! What a great transformation!! It really looks great!! Kuddos to V for such a job well done!! and ... also to you, after all your long hours of work!! It really looks sooo nice!!...debbie

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    1. I'm really liking the way it is looking as well. Definitely an improvement.

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  2. Good job, you'll have lots of outdoor space to enjoy. When we bought our house, we doubled the size of the tiny patio (since it was sunken) and what a change!

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    1. We spend a lot of time outside so more space is always welcome.

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  3. I bet u end up using that deck all the time. It looks great! Wonderful job. I love before and after pictures. I certainly understand construction a lot more since we've been building our own house.

    Cindy Bee

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    1. We've always spent a lot of time outside but since we finished the deck we've been out there even more! The biggest problem with construction is that it doesn't mix well with anything else I want to do.

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  4. You guys have come a long way on the house, Judy! It looks great!

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    1. I do think that these windows/walls are the last major demolition project. We plan to do the rest of the windows at some point but won't be ripping out entire interior walls.

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  5. Wow, your photos really testify to what a great improvement all of your hard work has made on your house! You're talented that you can visualize all that and then make it a reality. Good work!

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  6. It looks fantastic! What a great time of year to be finishing up too, you have plenty of time to be outside enjoying the new deck!

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