Thursday, May 23, 2013

Day 3.......

 

The final pieces are coming together thanks to the hard work from some handy men. Trim work, cabinetry, and etc are almost done. With counter tops going into place the house is starting to look like a home.

The hot water lines are functioning minus the hot(being the water heater is not yet hooked up). They are pressure tested though and ready for action. Bathrooms in the house are functioning as is sinks and plumbing.

Trim work has been going up all around providing the finishing touches.

 

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

Day 2......

 

While the other two fellows were hard at work on other projects around the house daddy Dave was working on the pressurized plumbing. Here he has created a system of shut off valves to aid in future plumbing related projects/repairs.

Here the valves are up and running, this is just the cold lines so the hot water line control panel is next.....

And here's the start of the hot line control center.......

Do you know what's wrong with this door?............ No it's not the patch trim work in the top right corner it's something else........having trouble grasping the problem. Can't get a handle on whats wrong with the door in the pic?..........well being one to try and reuse old supplies, dad installed this left over door from a past closet tear out. The door is actually upside down, this was the simplest way to reinstall without extreme modifications. It still does the trick, you'd never known if I hadn't said anything. This was not a short cut by dad but a suggested short cut by daddy Dave, dad is particular about his wood work.

 

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

Rental Reno....day one

 

Well for those that didn't know my pops and brother in law are giving me a much needed had on the latest rental project. The amount of work being done is great as is the good company. Here dad is fixing an electrical problem which has stumped daddy Dave and the Natester, but was resolved in no time by dad, after some deliberating and problem solving.

 

All new drain lines were installed above.......

.............And below, now the pressure lines are next on the chopping block.

 

Monday, May 20, 2013

Dear sis.....

 

Now Ella let me tell you a few things about mom and dad. What ever you do don't make daddy spill his coffee on himself in the morning. And defiantly don't pull Barkley's tail , and as for momma no high shrill screaming. Just keep all this in mind, now crawl along and don't mess with my toys.

 

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Birds nest.....

 

As of now Malia has control while playing with Ella, Ella is more just along for the ride for now. This fine morning Malia gathered up all the odds and ends of which were in the living room and made Ella her very own "baby's nest".

Ella was content for the time being she had access to an assortment of toys etc, but soon she discovered she couldn't roll over.

 

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Fo got to go......

While out working on a rental it was time to put a first coat of paint on the walls, as you can see in the pics the walls have been done in a fo finish. This can look good but is is not a paint choice to have on a rental.

So with my paint sprayer in hand and some 5gallon buckets of paint, a late night of latex began. This house needed a first coat throughout the whole house. The sprayer makes quick work of this but can be a little messy.

This is a bonus room with a built in bar....which is to be removed.

First coat was applied to the wood paneling. Daddy Dave has some super help coming out to lend a hand on this project later this month. Four full days of slamming and jamming, so daddy is trying to get this messy spraying done so we can concentrate on the many other projects around this house.

 

Sunday, May 12, 2013

One a day.......

 

 

Before you know it the annual beach trip will be here, but this time seems to take forever when your a kid. So with the daily questioning of when are we going to go to the beach from Malia, momma mandy decided to make a beach chain. The purpose of this chain is every day you cut off one link every day until the final day then you go to the beach!

Malia was super excited and decided to help momma mandy make this chain.

Here the chain is being finished up, with Malia hard at work.

And here's the finish project, momma mandy and Malia even created a beach scene! So now every morning after breakfast Malia gets to cut off one more link, the count down is on.