Kate/Jonah's Room Insulated (12/29/14)

Today we insulated and put up poly in Kate and Jonah's room.

Evan's Room Finished (12/28/14)

Today Mike hung the closet doors in Evan's new room.  

I put 2 more coats of mud on the window, sanded it, and put the 2nd coat of paint on that wall finishing the room (except for trim sometime in the future)!

Paint is still a little wet around the window

Mike also ran some duct work in various places in the downstairs ceiling.

In the last couple days Mike finished up the electrical and ran duct work in the new storage room.  We moved our shelving and chest freezer into the new room and got it all loaded up.  It feels good to have a permanent home for this stuff!  We still have a lot of  things boxed up that will eventually go in the kids new rooms or the family room and things to go through and get rid of; so our downstairs is still a big mess and packed with stuff.....but at least it feels like we are making some headway now!

Storage Room Painted

Today I finished painting the new storage room.  

Storage Room Sanding & Paint (12/23/14)

Today I sanded the sheetrock in the storage room and put the first coat of paint on 2 of the walls.

Storage Room Door (12/22/14)

Today Mike put the door on the new storage room.

Door to the left is storage room, other door is laundry room

We also got the kids rooms all shifted around.  Evan is officially in his new room and Jonah is sharing with Kate.  First night in a toddler bed for Jonah!  

SOON they will have normal rooms...now we continue to make memories :)

Evan's Closet Carpet & Door (12/21/14)

Today Mike put the carpet in Evan's new closet and hung the new door.

Sheetrock in Evan's Window (12/20/14)

Today Mike put the sheetrock in by the window in Evan's room.

Evan's Window Install Finished (12/14/14)

Today Mike finished putting in the window in Evan's new room.  

T-shirt in December!

Evan's Window Cut in (12/13/14)

Today Mike cut in the window in Evan's room.  The sheetrock and framing on the inside still need to be taken out, but the big job of cutting out the concrete wall is done, and the opening framed!

P.S. It's 45* in December!  All the snow we got in November is melted!  Kids played outside all day without coats on!  It's a great day to put in a window :)

2nd Coat of Paint in Evan's Room (12/12/14)

Today I painted the second coat of paint in Evan's room.  I did all but the wall that the window is going in just in case I need to do any patching when the window goes in.  

1st Coat on Evan's Room & Storage Room Sheetrocked (12/11/14)

Today I painted the first coat of paint in Evan's new room (formally Jonah's room).  

This is where the new window will be cut in...hopefully this weekend 

Mike finished hanging the sheetrock in the new storage room and I did most of the taping.

Mike also patched the hole in the livingroom that he put in to fix the shower faucet.

Jonah's Old Closet Wall Sanded (12/10/14)

Today I sanded the wall that we sheetrocked where the old closet in Jonah's room was.  We also moved out a bunch of stuff from the room; once it is painted it will officially be Evan's room and Jonah and Kate will share until more bedrooms are done.  

Closet Paint in Jonah's Room (12/9/14)

Today I painted the second coat on the walls in the closet in Jonah's room.  I also painted the floor with a concrete sealer with 2 coats.  Mike hung the rod and shelf.

Concrete floor sealed

2nd coat of paint done & rod/shelf hung

I put the last coat of mud on the wall that the old closet was on.  This wall is ready to be sanded now. 

Mike cut out the wall in the livingroom on the other side of the shower faucet to fix the leak.  The water lines did not seal properly so he got them all sealed up and we will need to sheetrock this again....oh joy ;)

First Coat of Paint on Closet in Jonah's Room (12/8/14)

Today I painted the first coat of paint on the closet in Jonah's room.

Jonah's Closet Sanded (12/7/14)

Today I sanded the closet in Jonah's room so now it is ready to be painted.

Storage Room Insulated (12/4/14)

Today we insulated the outside walls in the new storage room downstairs.  We also put up the poly over the insulation and got a start on the sheetrock.

Shower Shelf (12/3/14)

Tonight Mike put in the glass shelf that we got for the insert we put in the shower in the upstairs bathroom.

He also wired up the light in our new storage room downstairs.

Jonah's Old Closet Wall Sheetrocked

Tonight Mike framed and sheetrocked the wall where the old closet was in Jonah's room.

Closet Demo (11/28/14)

Today Mike took out the old closet in Jonah's room.  

A view into the middle bedroom

Studs removed

View into the middle room from the other direction, you can also see the steps

Downstairs Closet Demo (11/25/14)

Today Mike took out the closet downstairs that was in the old laundry room.  

Fireplace Tile Grouted (11/23/14)

Today Mike grouted the tile on the hearth of the fireplace.

Fireplace Stone & Tile (11/21/14)

Tonight Mike put the stone and tile on the fireplace.  

...and there's a leak (11/20/14)

Today I taped all the seams in the closet in Jonah's room....and we discovered a leak :(  The water lines in the shower in the upstairs bathroom did not seal properly and are slowly dripping.  Mike got some spray sealer and sprayed it on the outside of the connections, hopefully this does the trick!