Boy, does time fly. The first three pictures you will see in this post are of the addition of a sunroom that I started in November of 2020. By the end of that month I had completed the framing and the exterior. The new room was as tight as a drum and ready for what ever #Mothernature had to throw at it.
Buckling up the roof and patching in the transition between the existing house and the new room insured that the elements would not find their way to the interior.
By the time I was satisfied that everything was tight, the snow was flying.
Sixteen months later I have finally started to finish the interior of the room.
Don't ask me why it took me so long to get started on this project again, I'm not sure.
Being retired and being able to do whatever my heart desires,
you would think this project would have been completed long ago.
But, I do know one thing, I haven't been sitting around watching television and eating Bonbons.
Life has a way of speeding up as you get older!
picked out the color, what do you think?
With the sheetrock hung and spackled completed, I've started to install all of the trim moldings.
With the cost of lumber these days, our family sawmill has saved me a few thousand dollars.
A 1"x 6"x 8' piece of pine costs close to $13.00.
At that price I'm not sure how anyone can afford to do even a simple project.
With most of the hobbitizing being completed in the sunroom, it's time to break through this wall.
This is always an exciting part of construction, connecting one room to another with a clear opening that will make the two rooms look like one.
This is the other side of the wall that must be removed.
In a little less than two hours I can now get a glimpse of what the finished project will look like.
I know, it does look a little messy, but that's demolition for you.
With the break through completed and a new triple 2" x 8" x 8' header installed to handle the load of the gable end and roof on the existing house, it's time to do a little finish work on the new opening.
While removing the tongue and groove knotty pine from the existing room I was very careful as not to damage the wood. My intentions were to reuse the wood on both sides of the new header.
I've been making some good progress and I hope to have the room totally completed before the middle of April.
I'm happy with the way things are coming along and Robin is thrilled.
She must also be seeing the light at the end of the tunnel as she has already contemplated just how she will do the interior decorating, right down to the curtains.
I'm glad I saved lots of $$$$$ on the moldings. 😁
