We Did It!

Sep 15, 2007 at 8:39 PM
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And we didn't even need help. When we took the sliding door and the half a ton of lumber they packaged it in off, I could lift it, no problem.

It was way easier than I would have thought and we were pretty much done before dinner time. Then we went off to Lowes, to get some trim and moulding (this doors a different size and the old moulding won't fit.). Not until after we had a contractors dinner, hot dogs and nachos from 7-11 eaten on the tailgate of DeWitte's truck. We'll finish it tomorrow.

Any ideas on window treatments (that's a fancy way of saying curtains.)? I haven't figured that part out yet.

Anyway, here's some pictures. I'm off to the shower because I smell like expanding foam and saw dust.

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It's byoootiful! Oh, you must be proud -- I would be. There's nothing like a successful home improvement project!

Oh, wow... you guys are my HEROES! We need to do this too, and while we have been volunteered the help of one of our very talented friends, it scares the heck out of me to have that kind of gaping hole in my house for any length of time.

So cool of you to post this... thanks for the inspiration! :) And it couldn't be more beautiful, congrats on the perfect job :)

Very nice! Don't know what sort of thing you like in the way of window treatments but I'm begging you--Please don't put in vertical shades. I don't care how much money you pay for them I think they look CHEAP! (If you like them, I apologize for offending you.)

I hate the phrase window treatment. Sounds like a threat. "If you don't shape up, you're in for the window treatment." Or, sounds like the window has to go a spa or detox centre. "DId you hear about the living room window? Couldn't take the pressure anymore and cracked, had to be admitted."

Why can't a curtain be called a curtain, a blind a blind and a shade a shade?

I love it!! You guys did a great job. What a difference! Seriously - you need to post before-and-after pics of your entire house.

Awesome job! Steve and I do stuff around here, but I don't know about tackling something that big. I can't wait to see pictures of the entire kitchen when it's all finished!

those temporary paper shades. about eight wide. they stick up and you have these cool plastic clips to secure them with. play with shapes! obelisk? no problem.............

leave me alone with your remodel.......you're just looking for an excuse to ostracize the proletariat...

GREAT JOB!!! It looks SO nice!!!

DeWitte's handyman skills are impressive.

I think you did a great job, the cat will miss the unintentional kitty door. Dad has got my outhouse almost done (that just sounds wrong!) I'll send pictures when it's done. He also has a hole all the way through the meaty part of his hand where the drill slipped!

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Awesome!! I have been trying to talk my husband into installing one of these going out to our deck to the grill and stuff....would be so nice!!
Looks like you guys did a GREAT job!!

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Good for you guys, getting through such a tough task. When I read the first post about it, it sounded impossible! Of course I'm hardly the carpenter type anyway. It looks perfect.

We Did It!

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