This was a very accomplishful weekend of many home improvement projects. I wish I had before and after shots, because the progress was so huge. Sadly, I only have after shots, so you cannot tell the great triumph that is each project.
On the mudporch, the old mudporch had: old drafty glass windows, uninsulated beadboard and exterior siding walls, no light fixture, lots of weird angles, exposed wiring that didn't go anywhere, big ugly door with cracked window. The new and improved mudporch features lights! shelving! exterior lighting! insulation! drywall! energy efficient windows! paint that is not circa 1964! fire extinguisher! hooks for stuff! new and improved (but still old) door! shelf baby! ok, he is not a permanent fixture. And I do have touch up paint to do, a little more mudding and taping of one awkward corner, and the floor to paint, but it is almost mostly done. And its organizational prettyness is awesome! (mudporch pictures coming tomorrow. Too tired to upload right now.)
On the backyard, the old back wall was: ivy covered, full of much mysterious debris, full of old stumps, crumbling dirt, and not dog containing. The fabulous new back wall is terraced! rock walled! landscaped! dog containing! mostly free of mysterious debris! I think it may be the nicest part of the yard now. It sort of feels like when you paint one room, and then the rest of the house looks grungy and needs redoing. This is so nice that I want to attack the rest of the yard next. We planted the top tier, and it looked so nice I went to Home Depot to get another round of plants for the lower tier. Of course, while I was there it started downpouring, but I am very determined, so we planted in the rain. I'm sure it was great for the plants, and it wasn't cold out, so it was fine. Anyway, overall much prettier, and hopefully should prevent the hound from visiting the kitchens and garage sales of various unsuspecting neighbors. Benjamin immediately saw it as a climbing challenge. He triumped and summited very quickly. All the summit photo is missing is an ice ax. 
Next weekend will be all about the squirrel proofing. Oh, and a wedding, a picnic, and a camping trip. But also squirrel proofing. They must be prevented from living in the attic again this year! If they lived, say, on the other side of the house, I might let them share with us, but they don't. They live directly above and next to my bed, and it sounds like at any minute an angry squirrel is going to burst through the wall, and most likely start a fight with the cat that is always trying to take over my pillow, and I will be clawed to death in the ensuing melee. It is not a comforting way to fall asleep. So, next weekend: squirrel proofing!
(On a side note, the finished wall pictures were taken in the rain, and at dusk. It was getting pretty dark out. It is only through the fabulous technology of Nikon that these are visible at all. And you would think it was in the middle of the day. Its crazy.) 
1 comment:
That looks like a lot of work, and dirt, and work. But overall LOOKIN GOOD!! Although, I want to see photos of the Mud Room :(
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