Early Progress

I forgot to take pictures before I started tearing down but I did take some after I started the bathroom demo. The skylight(did I say I hate skylights?) in the master bath had leaked and SIL had sealed it but the roof really needed to be replaced and it was leaking in another place just above the skylight. The laminate in the kitchen was peeling off, the carpet was in shreds, the dogs had scratched moldings off, scratched a hole in the wallboard at the back door among other things.


The kitchen was narrow, dark and showing its 21 years. Being painted purple did not help the light problem.

This is the living room wall to the left of the front door You can see the bathroom in the center of the photo. This was before the tub was removed and the wallboard between the bath and bedroom was torn down. The area with all the stuff was the den off of the master bedroom. The door on the right is a large closet in the den that houses the water heater. the kitchen is on the right behind the closet. Most of the den will become part of the living room and just beyond the window on the left a new wall will go all the way across to make a large walk in closet for the master bedroom, utilizing the opening from the old den to the master bedroom.

Most of the house has the original wallboard and the decorative wallpaper border at the top. Very dated. The family room(not visible) to the right of the master bedroom has been painted dark olive green. Too dark and needs to be painted lighter because there are french doors out to a covered deck that let in very little light.

So far I have removed several walls to reorganize the space and make it more open and usable. The cabinets in the bathroom, the cabinets on the fridge side of the kitchen, the wall at the back of the dining room (to combine the dining room with part of the very tiny bedroom). I have to remove and reorganize areas with care since SweetiePie is with me and I need to cook and have a usable bathroom at all times for him.

The den off the master bedroom just collected stuff and was never used. The small bedroom down the hall was almost too small for a twin bed so it will become part of the dining room and I will use the same trick with the current wall and utilize the opening to make a large closet in the corner bedroom and remove the closet that just sticks out when you enter the room. That will add  2'x10'  to that bedroom and a larger closet.

I know that paint and flooring will make a huge difference in the openness and lightness of the space. I started with the master bathroom since I needed to remove the ceiling to fix the water damage. When the new roof went on I had them close up the skylight and I have already purchased a new window for the bathroom since the skylight was the only natural light in there.

The new roof was just finished and looks great.

More photos in the next post.