REMODEL WEEK 4, JUNE 30, 2016

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Another busy day at the Stewarts' all though we took off for a while. Painters were here shortly after 7.  By 8:30 Jay and his crew arrived to check out the ceiling on our porch. They needed to see how the rafters and supports ran. they cut a few holes in see the construction so they could figure out what they needed to do for the new deck. We are getting rid of one of the brick posts completely and the others will be replaced with cedar supports. they did close up the holes again so we won't get any unwelcomed visitors . that job is scheduled to begin on the 18th.
                                       





This is the porch/deck now


After Jay and his guys were  finished we decided to put the girls in the car and take off for a few hours.
                                   
                                        This area was under water several weeks ago


                                           This is August 2013. The lake was 60 feet lower


                                                That was then
                                             
                                           

This is now June 2016


Got home to the big sprayer to use upstairs




It was nice enough we had dinner outside. No paint smell!


Yesterday the tape was on the walls so they didn't get the enamel on the walls. Now everything that was painted yesterday with enamel are covered with paper and tape


Or in cased in plastic




The path to the upstairs!
The guys will be back in the morning between 7 and 7:30. They said they would be finishing up tomorrow

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