Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
After removing the trees from the hill at the lake house, the last two things that needed to be done prior to stair reconstruction were to remove the old outhouse and remove two large boulders that had fallen onto the stairs over the past two winters. The outhouse was kind of a funny conversation piece, … Continue reading Outhouse and Boulder Removal
Over the winter, some of the stairs closest to the lake were hit by falling rocks and tree branches and took a lot of damage. This has led me to make the decision to have them rebuilt this year. Here is the current state of affairs… Finding a contractor has been a little difficult, but … Continue reading Lake Stair Reconstruction Plan
We’ve finally gotten some significant snow in Wisconsin, and the Lake Wisconsin area is beautiful! Here are a few shots of winter at its best: Continue reading Winter at the Lake House
After sitting in the back of my truck for a couple of weeks, I finally was able to truly get rid of the old cast iron bathtub from the lake house. I took it to Resource Solutions Corp in Madison, and they were able to toss it into a dumpster and recycle it. I am … Continue reading Goodbye, Bathtub
Today was the final day of demolition for the lake house bathroom project: I removed all of the old shower plumbing from the wall, and removed all of the old lighting. I installed valves on the pipes to make it easier to do the new plumbing work, which I’ll start after Christmas. I also stripped … Continue reading Final Demolition
Today, I called in a pro to help with three plumbing issues at the lake house: Installing the Dishwasher Disconnecting the Bathtub Drain Connecting the Refrigerator Water Lines The second and third issues were things I could have done myself, but since I already had a pro helping with #1, I figured I might as … Continue reading Three Plumbing Problems Solved
This past weekend I conquered the final boss level of demolition for the bathroom remodel project: removing the cast iron tub. I had naively thought it was fiberglass, and this thought I’d simply sledgehammer it into pieces. When I tried that, I quickly saw what was underneath the enamel: Therefore, the solution became obvious: saw … Continue reading Cast Iron Tub Removal
This past weekend I finished removing the remaining tile in the lake house bathroom. I also removed the old shower’s glass doors and door frame, and did some drywall repair. The only remaining demolition step is to remove the bathtub and old shower fixtures! Continue reading Tile Removal Complete
As part of the lake house bathroom remodel, I had a window conundrum to solve: the bathroom had a window in the middle of the shower, which was cool from a natural light perspective but made the shower kind of awkward and required a curtain which made the shower feel more cramped. I wanted to … Continue reading Window Frosting
This weekend I continued demolition work on the lake house bathroom, removing the vanity and sink along with the old baseboard heating thermostat, and stripping the rest of the tile. Continue reading More Demolition
