This job was my most challenging so far! The first day I wanted to cry....BUT! I dug deep and went to Lowe's and bought a fantastic gadget that made my life much easier! A wallpaper steamer remover....a wonderful invention that truly works. You have to let it warm up for about 20 minutes, but once it gets to that magic temperature it does the trick! Wallpaper removal is a long and tedious job, but the reward is worth it. The homeowner was so pleased once he saw the flowers and fruit gone and a beautiful gold color on his dining room walls. Beautiful! A total of three rooms were transformed from drab and outdated to bright and cheery with some redesign work thrown in the mix. It was a most satisfying job and I am sorry that it is over. I really enjoyed this project and hope that the homeowner at some point will hire me to come back and paint two guest rooms which could use a fresh look with color. I learned a hard lesson these past two weeks......patience and steam are the key elements in removing wallpaper!!!! :)
So glad that wallpaper is GONE!!!!
Look what is happening! We have about three more days and the project will be complete! It is coming right along. Below you will see the roof going up and walls being prepared for the screens. By end of this week the screens will be in place, roof complete, all electrical and fixtures installed, screen doors installed, porch floor stained and gas grilled hooked up! Check back in a week and you will see a complete project!!!!!
Looking great! The walls are going up and the deck is complete. The brick wall is an awesome touch for the base of the walls. Once the walls are up for the screens to be attached to them the guys will start on the roof. Before the roof can be erected a 30' laminated beam will be placed on top of the porch walls to support the roof structure. They still have a good week or more before the project will be complete. The electrician has to get the outlets in place and the fans installed in the ceiling once the porch is completely constructed. The owners want track lighting between the two ceiling fans so they can move the lights to the appropriate areas of the porch as they need them. The plumber will make his way back to attach the gas line to the owner's new grill which he plans to place on his new deck. We have the roofer to come and install the shingles once the decking is finished. The very last detail will be the staining of the concrete and a finish coat of poly. Beautiful it will be!!! MId-next week more pics!
Got to make it perfect so it will fit!!!!
As you can see the guys are moving right along with the project. The brick wall will be complete tomorrow as well as the deck. Next on the agenda will be to start on the walls of the porch. They will be constructed on top of the two foot brick wall. I cannot wait to see that started!!! I took a picture of the etching on the concrete floor for you to see what it looks like before it is stained. Check back with us by Friday and you will see another big change in the project. Stayed tuned once again!!!!
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