Saturday, October 20, 2007
Done!
It came in several stages. Stage one, patching and painting the upstairs was interrupted by the fire-smoke damage which resulted in the full renovation of the upstairs. That turned out to be a blessing in disguise. Thank You Lord! Stage two was the biggest. We rebuilt the basement that first winter. Stage three was the lawn and landscaping last summer. Stage four was the basement washroom/laundry room last winter.
The fifth and final stage was finishing the garage. The garage was unaffected by the smoke damage. Thus it's face lift came last. In mid August of this year we got started on this project. I had help from Ron, our Pastor, a friend, and a couple of PRBI students (about a day each) The job was completed last night at 12:05 p.m.
Now here are some "before" and "after" pictures of the garage.
The walls were insulated but, if you look carefully, you can see that the ceiling was open. In winter the heat escaped and in summer the heat came in.
This picture is dark because it is of the wall between the house and garage. When the attached garage was built some years ago, the siding was removed, exposing the tar paper. (You can also see the open ceiling.) The open door goes into the house. This is what we "inherited" when we bought the home.
The back entry area as it is today. The door to the right is the one into the house. Note the steel ceiling.
Looking the other way. The workbench and shelves were made from leftover material from work. Now, as you can see, I need to do some cleanup. That's today's project, if I can get it all done.
