Another Busy Weekend

Mike got all the beems up to support the front porch and balcony last week. Then it decided to rain so he couldn't work outside, so he decided to help me with our closet I've been working on. All he was supposed to do was prime the paneling so i could paint. The paneling was in such bad condition we decided to tear it down. (on 1 wall). So he had to run electrical for outlets and replace a few studs, then have the building inspector approve it, then hang the dry wall & tape & mud & sand. After all that he still need to replace the door that went out to the balcony in the back. We couldn't find exterior door that were 30" that weren't an arm & a leg so we got 32". So he had to tear the paneling off the back wall to open the door frame 2". Now there is no dry wall on the back wall and there are a few holes all the way thru that birds were living in. He also removed some of the really bad ceiling tiles and replaced them with new. It looks great with the new door but i am waiting for Mike to hang the dry wall so i can get the room done. What seemed like an easy room to bust out turned into the worst room. I decided to work on another room while Mike is working on the closet. So i decided to work on the "clothes" room. It was where all the clothes,blanket, quilts, towels and many other things were being stored. The kids helped me clear it out.(they carried the things upstairs to be put in the attic) The only thing that couldn't be moved out was the old washer, so i am working around it. I started painting the back of the door and the trim while Mike was priming around the corners and windows. We didn't finish as Sunday we have dinner early so the kids can get baths and off to bed for school in the morning. I will be happy when school is out for the summer but hate to hear they are bored.

Also Mike built a new pair of stairs for the back porch. We were going to use the stairs that went up to the balcony but they were in really bad condition. Sorry for the really bad pictures. The only camera we have is a really crappy one.

It's late and i should be in bed. TTYL Kathie