On May 19, 2008, I posted that we were finishing up with the trim around the windows and doors. I feel the need to clarify to you that the project made great strides, but did not get completed. I am sorry to have led you to believe that we checked another item off of the "little things" list. We have been working on the trim on and off again for some time.
The issue at hand is that with the elimination of the fiber board behind the drywall, and the addition of the dividing wall in the front bedroom, we do not have enough trim to complete the project. We found some ceiling trim that was very close and decided to make it work. The floor trim will be a close call. We are planning a storage rack/ bookcase behind a door, and that will free up some material. Hopefully in the next week or two, this one will come off the to do list for good.
Saturday, July 04, 2009
Monday, June 15, 2009
Fitting in with our Piers
2009 marks the third summer that we have owned the Project Cottage. It is also the third summer that we have not installed a pier. It has never been a major source of concern, since we have been working on the house. We have access to our neighbors pier and have taken advantage of that access. While we have enjoyed the neighbor's pier, we have been feeling like we should put in our own. It would be one more step to becoming "Official Lake People".
The cottage came with three sections of pier. The sections were in pretty bad shape. I have been told by the neighbors, that the previous owners had not installed it for at least 6 years. The stringers were rotten on two of the sections, and the decking was weak and in some places, it was missing. If we were going to install the pier, it was going to take a construction project to do it properly.
I rebuilt the framed section of the first section (12 feet) and reapplied the original decking. I used short screws, so I could remove them easier when I added the new decking. We used the other two sections with plans of replacing them with new units in the near future. In the mean time, the pier provides us with an area of our own.
Trust me, it looks a lot better the darker it gets.
The cottage came with three sections of pier. The sections were in pretty bad shape. I have been told by the neighbors, that the previous owners had not installed it for at least 6 years. The stringers were rotten on two of the sections, and the decking was weak and in some places, it was missing. If we were going to install the pier, it was going to take a construction project to do it properly.
I rebuilt the framed section of the first section (12 feet) and reapplied the original decking. I used short screws, so I could remove them easier when I added the new decking. We used the other two sections with plans of replacing them with new units in the near future. In the mean time, the pier provides us with an area of our own.
Trust me, it looks a lot better the darker it gets.
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