The New Roof is Done

Here are some shots of the brand new roof. The color is Burnished Slate from 64 Metals.

Before

After

The previous roof, which was painted. This had actually damaged the metal a good deal.

The new metal roof! We decided to leave the chimneys, against the roofer's advice.

Paint Me A Picture

The previous owner clued us in to a painting of the house that hung in the local Historical Society museum. Got a chance to check it out today! Some pieces of the original entryway are no longer there so it's nice to finally have that visual for when we get around to restoring the facade. We'd also been curious as to the original color of the house, which is now a very bright yellow with green shutters.

A New Roof

Things are getting underway! We can't paint and renovate the rest of the rooms until the plaster work has been done. The plaster work can't be done until water stops streaming down the walls. And the indoor rain won't stop until the roof is replaced. So this is a big step in the right direction for the poor house.

Of course it started raining once the roof was off. But let's be honest, it probably wouldn't have mattered.

Yucky Old Roof

Shiny New Roof

Kitchen Update

The kitchen is being redesigned in a solid white color scheme so buckets of white paint have already gone up. The filthy blue carpet is finally gone and we're slowly covering up all the wood paneling. The new counter top is on the way and a shiny new sink is ready to go (the old 40s sink has been shifted to the laundry room, which is through the door on the left).

A Better Bathroom

Made big strides in the kitchen and bath downstairs this weekend. Here are a few side by side comparisons.

Busted!

Welp, here's the culprit in the living room waterfall:

A blowout in the pipe under the floor in the upstairs bathroom.

The sink was taken out weeks ago and the flooring had to be taken up to access the pipe.