Finished and rented

living room

spare room bathroom

deck and french window

pantry closets in kitchen

living room

mantle of rough cut pine

hallway with plywood cladding

Nearly finished

We've been working hard on the place to get it done and rented. We focused on the main room.

The floor's been done inside, the concrete pathway outside, painted the inside, installed new light fittings, lots of things.

Inside

New floor is coming.

Wood on the main wall

Roof work

We installed the metal standing-seam roof panels. Just need to sort out the porch and the pillars

Kitchen coming together

a few new cabinets, new oven and dishwasher. It's coming along.

Plywood on the walls

Kitchen tiles

Nice grey tiles on the floor in the kitchen. There are the same in the bathrooms, but we'll post those photos soon

New bath

That's about all there is to say!

New cement board, moisture barrier, etc. 

More roof

Rooflet covered in OSB

Now tar paper

Ceiling structure finished

Basement wall removed to make a larger living space

Roof and ceiling

The roof has been reshingled, a small shed roof installed and the celing inside raised to make the place a bit more spacious looking

New shingles and the start of the shed roof

Ceiling inside brought down. All this blown-in insulation looked and smelled like a hamster's cage

Ceiling raised

New shower pan installed on cement base. Moisture barrier applied over the studs

Shed roof coming together

Kitchen concept image

From the Ikea kitchen designer tool

More demolition

Continuing the kitchen/living room and the small bathroom

Wall board, rodent nests and insulation removed

Lead shower pan, tile removed

Toilet, sink and floor removed

Sink location

Beginning Work

The house is not bad, structurally, but it's been neglected. The first job we started was to remove the kitchen and the interior wall. Steve went round Sunday to get rid of the nasty old kitchen. 

Removing the cabinets and appliances revealed a huge amount of rodent shit, piles of dead cockroaches and other such decay.

It came out easily enough with the right number of hammer strokes. 

Before...

During

After

I only stood on 5 nails, so that's not bad