131 Mansfield Ave: Monday, May 12, 2008

Monday, May 12, 2008

2nd floor closet details

2nd floor closets in front guest rooms, ante room to master bedroom and hall way shown here.

doors are pine; 2 small closets in front guest room to have window seat between them; more to come!

second floor guest bath tiling begins

The 2nd floor guest bath has an interesting tile design made up of shiny 4 inch tiles (.10 each) from Vermont's RESTORE, and new 12 inch flat white tiles. The white tiles will be banded with a band of egyptian glass in a garnet color family. Should be gorgeous!

attic details -- note wood cap on stair area

More attic details........
Yellow pine wrap atop half wall in attic;

Half wall built on 2nd floor landing to attic.... rail detail to be connected here

mudroom details .... doors and doors

The mudroom has many doors -- 2 to the outside and one to the garage. This series of photos was taken to help try and figure out what kind of door handles might help to harmonize the space. Also what to do about the steel door to the garage ------leave it the pale gray color or paint it the color of the walls - which is navajo white --- or have it faux finished to match one of the wood doors or the wood trim in the space.....

what do YOU think? Post your vote....
thanks
HOllie and Glenn

Day 2 Notes

Day 2 began as a gray and rainy, almost blustery day. I stopped by the house before work around 6:30 am and left a bag of snacks for the DREAM team to fuel their efforts. When I returned around 6pm the transformation was remarkable.

Outside:
The garage had been taken down, 2/3 of the concrete driveway was removed, the back of the original house (bathroom, shed, etc., including the chimney) was removed. A large hole around 6 feet deep had been dug and mounds of earth were everywhere. A 30 yard green dumpster was alongside the south side of the house. The front porch pillars (wooden component) were removed, and wooden struts were holding up the front porch roof.

The backyard seemed to double in size with the garage removed. We can now fully appreciate the amazing tree from Rod's yard ( behind our house) that he has been lovingly shaping for years.

Inside the house -- there was much transformation. All the woodwork on the first floor was removed. The casings around the front windows revealed the inner workings of the rope and lead weight pulley system and the windows were actually operational for the first time since we purchased the property.

The built ins are all removed and stored in the basement. The conference ceiling in the former dining room is down, along with the lighting fixtures. The mantle, bookcases, and other doors and trim are also removed.

Most of the old circa 1940 +/- kithen cabinets are removed along with the old washboard porcelain sink.

The carpet and wood floor from the former dining room are removed exposing wooden subflooring.

The door to the basement and the casing and door jamb is also removed.

Foam padding encases the bannister to the second floor for to protect the wood.

On the second floor most of the interior walls have been removed exposing the studs. Its a funny feeling to walk from "room to room" by walking between the studs.

The carpenters did a great job of removing the fancy built in closet and drawers from the second floor landing.

The second floor bathroom is still intact for the time being.

The house is losing its funky 'this old house smell' and I couldnt be happier about that!

Stay tuned for more updates as Peter Post and his crew of wonder workers transform this 1927 house from gloomy to roomy!