1334 - 6 | Before & After

Let's just do this the simple way and save a bit of time. A lot of people have already *experienced* the before and after...after all, this project has been going on for over five years now.

It's funny that when I started it I took regular 35mm photos, most of which are somewhere in the attic and unavailable at the moment. So this whole "let's do a before and after" is backfiring as I'm typing this. However, I have a couple views digitally from the North unit, which was the last of the house to really get finished off. Keep in mind that at one time this place was torn to the studs (and in some cases just beyond).

Here's the front room with drywall hung and halfway finished. No stair rail yet. I was still waiting to learn welding to make the steel railing.

Here's the front room in progress. The stair rail has been installed, the finish coat of drywall mud applied, the crown moulding hung, and the lauan flooring installed. What a mess. This is what happens when your work room is the last room you want to finish off. Somehow all of this ended up in the basement (but much more organized).

And finally, the front room lived in. I still have a huge punch list at this point, but it's livable for all intents and purposes. On the punch list is tiling the far wall of the dining room with some slate tile my parents gave me. The only picture of that I can find is after this one. It is waaaay cool.

And finally, the tile freshly installed (without grout if you can see those little tile spacers):

Here's the same drill with the kitchen:

What a transformation. Gosh, I never realized how much crap it seems that we have on the counter.

Next up are some outside features that have changed over the years so far...