Well......the countertops did not make it in by Thanksgiving but Charlie put plywood on top of the cabinets so I would have counter tops while I prepared our Thanksgiving meal. We had 19 people for dinner and it was wonderful! We use the huge foyer to seat everyone for dinner---I love that we can celebrate with family in a house with so much history! We expect the counter tops to be installed this week or next at the latest and in the meantime, there is PLENTY still to do. We kept the old farm style porcelain sink that was in the house when we bought it to use in our new kitchen. It needs to be restored so that's in progress now also.
Charlie has moved to the inside now that the temperatures are below freezing at night. Too cold to paint the new clapboard on the outside of the mudroom so Charlie will spend the next few weeks preparing the moulding in the kitchen for a coating of white paint. The white will really hightlight the beauty of this 80+ year old moulding! He will also attach insulation under the flooring along the length of the house to help keep the cold out. We will also look into some temporary insulation of the windows (such as heat shrinking plastic) to save a bit on the heating bill since we don't have the use of any of the fireplaces yet. The spring will be a very busy time for Charlie as the steps in the front porch need to be replaced, a handrail for those steps needs to be installed, water pipes need to be run to finish the last of the half bath installation in the mudroom, and so on.....
Charlie has moved to the inside now that the temperatures are below freezing at night. Too cold to paint the new clapboard on the outside of the mudroom so Charlie will spend the next few weeks preparing the moulding in the kitchen for a coating of white paint. The white will really hightlight the beauty of this 80+ year old moulding! He will also attach insulation under the flooring along the length of the house to help keep the cold out. We will also look into some temporary insulation of the windows (such as heat shrinking plastic) to save a bit on the heating bill since we don't have the use of any of the fireplaces yet. The spring will be a very busy time for Charlie as the steps in the front porch need to be replaced, a handrail for those steps needs to be installed, water pipes need to be run to finish the last of the half bath installation in the mudroom, and so on.....