The Rhoades House: July 2009

Friday, July 31, 2009

Andy's handcrafted cabinet-just like the picture!

Another view of the vessel sink

Kohler basin sink on Andy's handcrafted table and mirror.

Notice the stool has no seat-broken piece! It will be UPS'd to us quickly.

Persuade dual flush toilet

Ray had to really squeaked his hand into the tank. He said it was not an easy job. Look how it fits right up against the wall and the smooth part next to the floor-easy cleaning!

Ray finishing the sink

The faucet is too long-wrong order. Ray will be replacing it with a shorter one that flows down the back of the basin. I guess you can see the tile in this picture.

Ray and Bonnie came yesterday. The upstairs bathroom has a toilet and a sink. Peter hung the mirror and we put in the cabinet. All that is left is the shower tile-yeah! Hopefully he can get that done while I drive to Iowa tomorrow to pick up my mother. I see from the pictures that I missed showing the tile floor. It looks great-dark grout, but not as dark as the tiles. It was fun putting the bathroom together today and getting boxes cleared out. I found my black sandals as I was cleaning out our closet-hurray!

Thursday, July 30, 2009

Here are some pictures from the girls' visit and the tile project.

Yeah the washer is hooked up-next the dryer vented

Guestroom downstairs

Our bedroom and stainglass for banister area

Extra beds for extra guests

Roosters will go up here

View of artwork

Emily helped get the artwork up

Nice and straight Fruity!

Cleanup

Spacers set

Tiling continues

The tiling begins in the front entry way

Ray is coming today to finish up the plumbing. He will be getting water to the refrigerator, and setting the sink and stool in the upstairs bathroom. Peter is cleaning up the tile right now and preparing to tile the shower area.

Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Upstairs bathroom tile

Dad got the heated floor panel down yesterday and the bathroom tile on the floor. He is doing a spray job today in Marinette, so the grout will go down tomorrow and hopefully Ray can get the plumbing done on Friday.

Monday, July 27, 2009

Tile

Peter has been working on the tile for the front entry way. He is grouting it right now so I am staying out of the way. It looks really great. The grout has to dry and then we will be able to clean up the tiles. He will be starting on the upstairs bathroom tiling today. I called Ray and he will be coming down Thursday or Friday to put in the sink and stool for that bathroom-yeah!

We also talked to Tim Paye about doors. He will be giving us an estimate for the 2 bathroom doors, linen closet, laundry and entry way closet doors.

I am driving to Iowa to pick up my mother this weekend. We will hopefully be painting some trim and enjoying the area.

Friday, July 24, 2009

Emily's Porch Idea

I like how this porch is done (via young house love)...sliding glass door/windows all the way around. This website has lots of great ideas!

Dinner

Mary Schmitz screen porch on Lake Winnebago

Brandon came with his designer on Wednesday to talk about building the screen porch. We liked Mary's porch, so we took several pictures so they could see it. He will be giving us the final plan soon so they can get going on it. I am excited!
Brandon and Peter also went on a salmon charter with Andy and his worker. They had a great time and brought back some nice salmon to enjoy. We appreciate all you have done for us Brandon!