Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Over the past two days, the flooring installers have been hard at work ripping out all of the old carpeting and hardwood from the main level of the house before they can start installing the new flooring. First, they setup a workshop in the garage where all of the new flooring had been. After that, … Continue reading Flooring Demolition
Last week, I had to get everything ready in the house for the new floors. This meant emptying shelves of their contents, taking down decorations and other breakable things, and moving as much furniture out of the way as possible. I also got a storage unit near the house, and had movers help me move … Continue reading Prepping for New Floors
We finally have the dock in the water, which is nice even though it took until mid August. In the chaos of getting the boat lift and boat moved over to the Bayview Boat Club, along with the persistent high waters on our part of Lake Wisconsin, I think that Deano Docks forgot about our … Continue reading Dock Is In
This weekend I finished the lake house stair project for the summer. I first stained the new concrete with a concrete stain, and after that I sprayed semi-transparent redwood stain on all of the new wood. The end result looks really good! As always, the view from the stairs is beautiful. Continue reading Staining Stairs
This weekend, aside from spending time on the boat and watching my beloved Arsenal win their first match of the season at Newcastle, I poured new concrete footings for some of the lake house stair railing, along with pouring concrete to repair stairs that had eroded. To pour the footings, I had to build some … Continue reading Pouring Concrete
This past weekend, I completed the final wood construction components of the stair repair and replacement for this summer. I finished the last section of railing that needed to be replaced, and replaced the last set of stair planks that needed to be replaced. It’s been hot, sweaty work this summer, and I’m kind of … Continue reading Lake House Stair Railing and Planks
In preparation for the new hardwood flooring installation at the beginning of September, I met with my designer and we measured out furniture placement to make sure that all of the designs on paper translated well in the actual house. We also moved furniture around in one of the living rooms to get a sense … Continue reading Furniture Placement and Rug Ordering
This past week, I finally got around to replacing the last appliance in the kitchen at the Verona house. I had long stuck with the original range, since it wasn’t particularly ugly and wasn’t white like all of the other appliances that had been replaced. However, I wanted to go with something more modern that … Continue reading New Range
This morning, the Home Depot delivery crews showed up to my house with four pallets of hardwood flooring, which will be installed later in August. It’s been a challenge to find an installer since most of the Crew2 installers in Madison are individuals, and this is the sort of job that will take a crew … Continue reading Hardwood Floor Delivery
Once the flooring is in, one of the next things that I plan on doing as part of the Verona house remodel is to replace the current kitchen counters with quartz. Here is the type of quartz that I am planning on buying: There will be some challenges to work around with the existing cabinetry, … Continue reading Quartz Countertops
