Before, During and Almost After - Living Room

Before we begin, let us have a moment of silence for the wallpaper collage.

From the outside looking in to the living room. That is a lot of dirt.

NW Corner

When we moved in, the west side of the ground floor was a home for the spiders, rats and the washer/drier. It is rumoured that where the washer and drier are located in this picture, there used to be a huge shower for Bill Barber's dirty boys to wash off after a dip in the pool.

The centre wall knocked out and all the makeshift concrete block walls are gone. In the background is Ramon R.I.P. sniff, sniff.

The exterior wall removed and the entire length of the house (30') is on props. Yikes! The blue tarp is a toilet wall, very private.

Walls and floor are in. Still waiting for wiring/lighting to be finished and doors to go in.


As it its, right now. We just a few finishing touches, like a lava lamp and 3 ducks flying in a row on the wall and the living room is done.

SW Corner

Check out the old wiring.

The old stairs and centre wall that were removed.

After the concrete block was taken out, check out the huge root running along the concrete. Who just stops pouring a foundation like this?? Really strange.

The whole house on props. The digging is a little over halfway done in this picture.

Almost there.

Needs a little somethin' somethin', but all in all it looks sharp. I just love the sandstone floor.

South Wall

Wall is gone, no steel beam yet. The blue tarp is our temp toilet wall.


Ready for the telly!

Relaxing time. Oh yeah, and the dog LOVES it.