The new paint looks great! It really brings out the house's detail. There is still exterior repair work ... columns, the solarium and railing and right over the front entrance. We'll finish painting in the spring. We used 2 coats of a special lead encapulating primer, then 2 coats of Sherwin Williams' Duration paint (a lifetime paint). Used colors "Anjou Pear" for the main body, and "Humble Gold" for the trim, and a linen with yellow hue for the white trim.
The solarium floor is rebuilt. After it is inspected, next will come installing the new flooring, rebuilding the boxes, new columns and sides, then re-installing the windows.
Rebuilt the decking for the balcony which is over the veranda. This picture they are installing the beams. A bedroom on the 2nd floor has french doors which will go out to this balcony. Later we'll put fiberglass roof and restore the railings.The elevator shaft was one of the major framing projects in the house.
They had to build a pit in the basement for the elevator. After the shaft was built, the elevator company came and measured everything ... said Bill did a perfect job. The elevator is ordered and will be installed 1st week of January. Meanwhile, city will inspect the framing sometime in December. The state inspects the actual elevator installation.
Here is a shot looking up from the 1st floor (where the kitchen is) up to Bill (the owner of the framing company) who is on the 2nd floor and looking up into the 3rd floor.
Shot on the 3rd floor when they were first
framing it out.
Working on back porch. Working on ledge.
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It's looking great!! I drive past every day on my way to work and I am always eager to see what progress has been made. I guess I am stumped until the spring, since I don't have x-ray vision to see all the good stuff that is going on on the inside. I'll stay tuned here though, for sure. I think it is really wonderful that you are restoring such a magnificent home, and doing it right.....I hope more and more people follow suit.
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