House Remodeling Thread (long)

[Eden]

I've got my own little (ha… little) home remodeling project finally really rolling. 3 days to lay the stone, 2 more to grout it, but I'm quite pleased with the results so far. The upper part of the walls will be Alaskan yellow cedar paneling - working on getting that ordered right now. We've a port orford cedar Japanese soaking tub that will eventually make it's home here. I cannot wait to take a bath!

[emily_in_nc]

Oooh, that's lovely, Eden! I just love the style of homes and design in the Pacific NW. So different from where I grew up in the southeast!

[rebeccaC]

beautiful job eden!! is the floor heated?.....and soaking tubs ftw!!!

[Eden]

No heated floor. We could have, but it would have made putting in the waterproof underlayment just that bit harder and possibly more likely to develop leaks. The whole thing is made to be waterproof and the tub made to overflow, and because its wood you clean off before you get in, so the floor should be warmed by the water. I can't get to it right now (it's in a very large cardboard box…) but the tub is quite similar to this one.


I know what you mean Emily - I grew up on the east coast and it feels like everything there is so much older. The craftsman style houses out here were already quite influenced by Japanese architecture, so the style usually fits in quite nicely.

[tulip]

Been a while but I thought I'd check in. I started this thread many years ago and I'm getting ready to start renovation #2 on the house. It's a relatively small project (removing a wall) that will make a significant difference in the livability of the little house.

[emily_in_nc]

Awesome, and welcome back to the thread, Tulip! Before and after photos would be great.

I guess I should post my little motorhome renovation. We had one wall in the living area that was covered by an awful NASCAR (I assume, some kinda racing) picture when we bought the rig. We found out why the previous owners didn't take it with them since when we took it down, there was Velcro on the wall (not unusual for RVs) to mount it but also some damage. We think they tried to remove it, damaged the wall, so put it back.

Anywho, given that there was wall damage, we decided to cover it all up. Lightly sanded the heat-bonded wallpaper (there's no removing this stuff neatly), primed, and covered it with beadboard wallpaper from Home Depot. Great stuff! Then painted in a cheery "Fresh Sprout" green, added a few of my favorite framed prints, and 3'x2' sheet of steel to use for the many refrigerator magnets we've collected over the years from our travels. (Our fridge is non-magnetic.)

We have many more projects on the list to turn this 2007 motorhome into "ours", but this is a nice start, I thought.

Before ~~ After removing the picture ~~ After completing all the work

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Oh, and I was able to use the NASCAR photo frame (with a new mat) to frame a print from a photographer friend of mine.

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