Porch Light

Every time we enter the cottage, we walk past the porch light. It hangs there, dirty and rusty, reminding us of the neglect that it has witnessed. I decided that this was the weekend to repair or replace that light.







I shut off the power and removed the fixture. I capped and taped the wires so I could turn the power back on. It didn't take much time to disassemble the light. I sanded the pieces, removing all of the dirt and rust. Once I had the metal sanded and clean, I was ready for the paint. We chose to paint the fixture black and pewter. The pewter is the color for most of the visible sections, and the black was for the "shadow" areas.

Time for an update.

It had been quite some time since my last update on the progress of the cottage. I apologize for the large gap between posts, but I did not want to have post after post entitled "more about walls" and "even more about walls".

It is now the beginning of April, and we are still working on the walls. We have finished the removal of the old drywall, and the fiberboard insulation that was on the outer walls. Seizing the opportunity, I replaced all of the older style wire and added new outlets, switches, and breakers. The new insulation is in place and we are in the process of hanging the drywall.




This picture shows the west wall of the house. we had just disconnected the propane and removed the wall mounted heater. In the next step, we added the insulation in the wall section that was behind the heater, and removed the air conditioner.

Not Feeling Like Work 12/2

We arrived at the cottage late in the afternoon on Saturday. Due to a loss in the family, I really didn't feel like working, but last weekend we left a large hole in the bathroom floor that had to be covered.

Instead of starting on the floor Saturday evening, I re-wired the electric in the kitchen. I installed new outlets, but left the old boxes. I will replace the electrical boxes when we install the new drywall in the spring.


Sunday morning, we finished replacing the floor joists and cutting the new floor. The bathroom floor will be tiled eventually, so we are only laying one layer of plywood.

There are one or two places in the wall framing that will require some work, but that will need to wait for another weekend.

Drywall

As I said in the last post, we removed the drywall on the walls between the kitchen and the bathroom, and the cabinet wall in the kitchen. This accomplished two things; it made the job of removing the linoleum wall covering much easier, and it opened the wall to allow access for the plumbing installation next spring. If time allows, I may replace the electrical wiring in this part of the house since it is in the open.



Along with the drywall, we removed the bathroom sink, and the toilet. The bathroom is now ready for a tear out and replacement of the floor. The idea is to make it the same level as the rest of the house, as it is higher than the concrete slab.