Tom's
Apartment Remodel
I was so
pleased with my Mom's apartment remodel, I decided to do the same
improvements to my side of the building. |
The Demolition
Grandson Cade Whitrock
July 10, 2009
Son-in-law Mike Whitrock
Mike Whitrock, Cade Whitrock & Dave Algiers
Cade manning the dump trailer
I finally got rid of the old hot water baseboard registers
which I haven't used in 20 years!
Old closets
Closets completely gutted
Cade working under the watchful eye of Dad
July 13, 2009
Old Kitchen
Remodeled in 1980
Cade stapling down the 1/4 inch subfloor
July 17, 2009
Cade screwing down the wood planks to the floor joists
Dueling Drills
Cade's new Hitachi 12-Volt Lithium Ion Micro Driver Drill
Kenny & Ann
Saturday
July 25, 2009
Kenny finished up
the rough-in electrical work on my apartment
and invited me over for a cookout as I have no kitchen right now.
Jaime Castro laying the new kitchen ceramic floor tile
July 18, 2009
Gill Castro preparing the walls for painting
July 29, 2009
Frank Lucchetta preparing the walls for painting
July 29, 2009
Emil laying the new oak hardwood floors
July 31, 2009
Emil sanding new hardwood floors
August 8, 2009
Bathroom demolition
Just like last year
One inch of poured concrete
Bathroom floor completely removed
Dave Algiers removing old windows
August 5, 2009
All the drywall patching completed
August 7, 2009
Emil staining the new oak hardwood
floors
The painters were in all day Saturday
All the walls were sprayed and back-rolled
August 15, 2009
New cherry cabinets are being installed
August 22, 2009
All the oak trim was pre-stained by me before installing
Lionel Llanas a/k/a "Tony The Plumber"
connecting bathroom plumbing
Almost finished bedroom closet
New paddle fans and vertical blinds
Sony 32-inch Bravia XBR LCD TV
New 6-panel solid oak doors throughout
We just need to add the doors to the closets
Closets are finished
Office is set up on temporary tables
Custom counter-height table
26-Inch Sony Bravia LCD TV
Pizza Party
@Tailgaters
Sunday
October 4, 2009
Sam Pulera (Countertops) & Dave Algiers (Carpenter)
Dave Algiers & Granddaughter Ivy
Grandson Cade
Jaime Castro (Floor Tile) & Gil Castro (Painter)
John Longshore (Carpenter) & Ken Grandow (Electrician)
Lionel Llanas (Plumber) & Connie Llanas
Tom Hansen & Gary Nielsen
Bob Krantz
(Cabinets) & Ivy
Jaimie Castro installing backsplash tile
We're almost
done!
The kitchen is
now finished
Replaced bathtub
with SwanStone shower stall
Little bit of
trim work left to do in the bathroom
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