Bob & Genny's Cabin | Clipper Mills

Unloading the free dryer

Off the trailer

Now up the stairs

That's what a placed dryer looks like

And we have a pair, now to get them hooked up

Utility room paneling removed. That switch will be re-located

Removing the old air addmitance valve

Cutting an opening for the new air addmitance value box

new air addmitance valve box installed

Cleaned up utility room

You can see the washer/dryer again!

Cleaned up utility room

Cleaned up utility room

Cleaned up utility room

Mostly cleaned out

Mostly cleaned out

Mostly cleaned out

Getting ready for demo day

Getting ready for demo day

Look what we found behind the wall

Demolished down to the studs

Demolished down to the studs

Demolished down to the studs

Ants have demolished this rafter

Not much left of the rafter and roof above

Ready to start rebuilding

Sandie

Building closet wall

Building closet wall

Installing recessed lighting

Closet light

Happy dance as insulation goes in

Recessed lighting

New desk height outlet box

Partial insulation, gaps sealed with foam, closet framing

Firing around pocket door

Partial insulation and updated electrical

addition roof removed

addition roof removed

Nice gaps

Old flashing removed

New roof board and no more hole

New facia board

New facia board

sticky back rubber membrane

No more leaky roof

Drip edge

The old roof

Shingles!

Shingles!

Sistered Joist

Sistered Joist

Sistered Joist

Running electrical to new recessed lights

How does this thing go together?

Looks like it will work

Crank it up

In position

Add some screws

Cut out the openings for the recessed lights

Cutting drywall for the last bit of ceiling

The ceiling is hung

This was the most difficult wall...

Cutting the opening for a light switch

Progress

Finished hanging drywall - 1

Finished hanging drywall - 2

Finished hanging drywall - 3

Finished hanging drywall - 4

Taping the ceiling

Taping the ceiling

Mudding the ceiling

Yeah, this stuff stays on the ceiling because, you know, gravity

Working on the second coat

Style is everything when working with joint compound

Smoothing the corner

Smoothing out another corner

Window covering

Cutting cardboard to cover the window

Preped for splatter

Preped for splatter

Splatter

Splatter

Splatter

Splatter

and more splatter

Painting utility room

Painting utility room

Cutting in the wall color

Cutting in the wall color

Dryer vent hole

One last scraping

One last scraping

Painting finished

Painting finished

Laying out Hardie Backer

Laying out Hardie Backer

Laying out Hardie Backer

Ready for tile (almost)

Thin set in the seams

Initial layout to get started laying tile in utility room

Let's get the tile party started...

Utility room tile

First corner tiled

Thinset for another row

Thinset for another row

Another row almost done

Cutting tile

Another row complete

The middle goes faster because of less cutting

Almost straight lines

Done but for the closet

Finished laying tiles

Door casings installed

Widow trim installed

Widow trim installed

Baseboards!

Baseboards installed and door painted

Genny works on painting the outside of the door

Genny works on painting the outside of the door

Genny works on painting the outside of the door

Finally, some color on an outside door, Genny's happy

Utility room window trim installed

Adding door alignment blocks to the pocket door

Adding door alignment blocks to the pocket door

New washer drain plumbing

Washer & dryer re-installed and ready for use

Tools moved back into utility room

Ready for cabinet install

Setting a level ledger board to place the uppers

First upper cabinet going up

It fits!

Second upper cabinet installed

Third upper cabinet installed

Final upper cabinet installed

Lower cabinets installed

Working on fully supporting the knee drawer and counter corner

Ready for counter tops

Desk being preped for countertop

Test fit of countertop

Installing the countertop

Blocking for the crown

Crown and trim installed