Week 3 - Mon to Wed

The week got off to a slow start but picked up steam by Wed.

Windows were delivered and are in the garage waiting to be installed.

These are the four windows for the media room.  The current windows really needed replacing.  Since these are south facing windows the argon-filled low-e windows should really help keep that room cooler.

This is a new window to go next to the tub in the master bath.  It should really add a lot of natural light, along with the existing sky light.  It will look great as well.

This is where the glass block window will be installed next to the tub.  Of course, the new tub in not in yet.

On Wed, the drywall guys started work.  You can see in the picture above the drywall in the master bath has been added.  In the media room, they started patching all of the cutouts that the electricians had to make for running the media cables and rocked all of the new areas.

The new walls have been rocked.  You can clearly see how the three "niches" step-out.  The kegerator niche is in the middle and on the right we will add base and upper cabinets.  You can see an opening leading to the space above the cabinets where there will be a little door.  Andy plans to use this space to store some of his brewing equipment such as fermentation bottles and his new brew kettle.

The old popcorn style texture on the ceiling is now gone.  Of course you might consider popcorn texture to be appropriate for a home theater.

We received estimates on removing the popcorn and painting the master bedroom and will probably go ahead have that added.  Andy hates paying someone for doing something that he can easily do like the painting, but Monica ruled the day on this issue.  Andy did hold the line on painting the hallway though.

We also ordered new cellular blinds for the media room and the master bedroom.  We will have blackout blinds in both.  In the media room so that we can darken the room during daylight for running the projector.  The media room windows will even be trimmed such that light coming around the edges of the blinds will be minimized.  The master bedroom window faces the street so we definitely wanted privacy.  It will be able to open from the top as well as the bottom.  So when we want some natural light but still need privacy we can just pull the top of the shade down a bit.  We also went with the cordless option on all the blinds much to the dismay of the kitties.

Not related to this renovation project, the pool equipment needs to be replaced.  The maintenance of the pool has just gotten worse over the last couple of years.  The equipment is 20+ years old.  The pump is on its last legs and is leaking.  We have had it turned off for a few weeks and at any moment we expect that the Swamp Thing monster will emerge from the pool.  It's pretty nasty... yuck!

We will at the minimum replace the pump with a new variable speed pump that is much more energy efficient, a new larger DE filter and a new sweeper.  The old Kreepy Krauly sweeper is a real pain.  Maybe a new saltwater chlorination system.  Andy had a pool company out to take a look.  It is pretty expensive but really has to be done.  He is just waiting on the written estimate.

Next up this week is the finishing of the drywall and texture work, delivery of the new tub and maybe the media room windows installed.  We are also meeting the the tile guy on Friday.