Hello dear friends, I have been a little busy lately and as a result I am sharing a couple of updates out of order! First, I spent a couple of lovely days last week visiting my dear friend Brenda. We enjoyed food, wine, shopping and getting caught up. Part of the shopping involved refreshing the supply of stuffies for Abby and Vera. Abby, being a very responsible German Shepherd has been very engaged with her stuffies and carries them around respectfully. Vera on the other hand....well let's just say there is now a small collection of eyes and noses that dont have stuffies attached to them.
Our renovation is suffering from scope creep. On a renovation this size it is to be expected. When we had the addition built about 11 years ago we selected doors and windows from a local manufacturer. Unlike the windows in the stone house the new windows for the addition were aluminum clad on the outside and wood on the inside. The theory was that the aluminum cladding would be a much lower maintenance option as it wouldn't require regular painting. The wood on the inside would be stained and not only provide a feeling of warmth and tradition but would be similar to the windows in the stone house.
In the photo below the addition is on the right.
As part of the renovation of the stone house it made sense to replace the windows. Although we had actually replaced the original windows in the house about 30 years ago we felt that it was time to upgrade them. We used the same manufacturer as we had selected for the addition including the same style and colour.
All of the windows in the stone house were carefully removed so that we could use them on another project. The replacement windows were custom made for each window opening.
Replacing the cathedral window is going to make a huge difference to the energy efficiency of the stone house, especially in the winter. This old window has taken such a beating from the sun with the wood drying out and allowing drafts into the house.
We are very excited about our new front door. We had previously replaced the derelict front door that was in place when we bought the house with a similar version to this. Our new front door has more glass which will allow in more light. The inside is wood and will be stained Mission Oak to match other doors in our house.
And the outside of the door is the same cranberry colour we had selected for the addition.
The insulation was installed over the course of three days. Different types of insulation we used depending on its' purpose. Foam insulation was sprayed in around all of the windows and the front door. This is an exciting development as there was previously no insulation at all.
We love the space around our house as well as our views.
And here is a view from the front veranda!
Thank you for following along! I will have more updates to come.
