Showing posts with label trim. Show all posts
Showing posts with label trim. Show all posts

Monday, August 10, 2009

August 10, 2009: Painting and Drainfield

Actually visited the house a couple times on the 10th (took some pictures to the carpenter), once midday and once in the evening. Work was going on for the drainfieldpainting, and some light trim work.

A drainfield ditch with a chamber at the end from the middle of the day.

By later in the day all of the ditches and chambers had been hooked up to the distribution box.

The basement still had some balloons from a party (Preethi's birthday) the week before.

The trim around the top of the fireplace will be a multi-layer crown molding. Here you can see the dental pieces whose corners had been a particular concern for me (turned out well).

Another view of the fireplace.


Sunday, August 2, 2009

July 31, 2009: Steps, tile, and paint prep

We actually visited the house on Thursday and Friday, but I didn't get around to posting pictures until after Friday's visit, so there will be some progress shots of the same room in this post. Work focused on completing the steps (done, except for staining), tile work, and prepping for painting, which begins in earnest on Monday.


The completed steps (well except for staining, which is why the feet are above the steps) viewed from a low angle in the great room.

View of the great room. And Preethi.

A couple steps were built in the garage to lead into the main house.

Some casing around the garage opening was added.

Tiles in the laundry.

Tiles on the floor in the master bathroom.

Another view of the tiles in the master bathroom.

Yet another view of the master bathroom. You should generally stay off of the tiles while the thinset is curing, hence the slight barrier.

Tiles in the downstairs bathroom.

A view of some of the channels in the drainfield from the master bedrooom.

In prepration for painting, the tiles were covered.

Covered tiles in the laundry.

Actually, from the painters' perspective. they've already started painting as they caulked the trim around the house, which you can see if you look closely at trim around this closet door on the second floor.

The caulk is a little easier to see when the trim isn't also white (it will be painted white along with the rest of the trim).