Friday, September 28, 2007
Wedding Pictures
Just wanted to let you know you can view ALL (good and bad) at the following link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/trivoulta
You can also print and order any prints you want from here.
Thanks again to Robert Marsh Photography!
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
The House House AFTER
Here is our little house after the windows and siding. Everyone seemed to balk at my black and forest green color scheme - but I really liked it, and I think it turned out really well. The windows are 
all double hung and have some freakish R-value (for insulation). They all tilt in at the top and the bottom for cleaning (do you think that will actually cause me to clean them?) We are really excited to see what they do for us this winter as far as insulating. When they installed the siding, a layer of insulating board was installed over the existing siding, and then the new siding was placed over the board. That should really help this winter too, as we have had no insulation to speak of at all.
The screen door that Terry made for me fits a lot better now and looks great as well. The garage door (be sure to see the "before" picture of that mess) looks so wonderful now! I tried to refinish the existing door, but it was so rotten that when I started scraping it, earwigs came out! OMG! Nas-tac-ular! I found the door at Second Chance Building Materials (they are in the Linen District - they give jobs to people recovering from substance abuse, and recycle old building materials and construction waste. Good deal all the way around - support them if you can!) and refinished it. It is SO beautiful! I love, love, love it.
All the sills have been rebuilt and wrapped in metal. No more rotted sills! They look so nice!
It was also very cool that we did not encounter any ants in the walls. I was thrilled about that. The contractor cut out the windows with a chop saw that was extremely loud and violent. If there were ants to be found, they certainly would have noticed that disturbance and come out in droves. Thankfully, I never saw one of the little S.O.B.'s.
Anyway! This chapter of the house is closed. Thanks to Randy at Airetite Windows and Siding for such a great job! We highly recommend him!
all double hung and have some freakish R-value (for insulation). They all tilt in at the top and the bottom for cleaning (do you think that will actually cause me to clean them?) We are really excited to see what they do for us this winter as far as insulating. When they installed the siding, a layer of insulating board was installed over the existing siding, and then the new siding was placed over the board. That should really help this winter too, as we have had no insulation to speak of at all.
The screen door that Terry made for me fits a lot better now and looks great as well. The garage door (be sure to see the "before" picture of that mess) looks so wonderful now! I tried to refinish the existing door, but it was so rotten that when I started scraping it, earwigs came out! OMG! Nas-tac-ular! I found the door at Second Chance Building Materials (they are in the Linen District - they give jobs to people recovering from substance abuse, and recycle old building materials and construction waste. Good deal all the way around - support them if you can!) and refinished it. It is SO beautiful! I love, love, love it.
All the sills have been rebuilt and wrapped in metal. No more rotted sills! They look so nice!
It was also very cool that we did not encounter any ants in the walls. I was thrilled about that. The contractor cut out the windows with a chop saw that was extremely loud and violent. If there were ants to be found, they certainly would have noticed that disturbance and come out in droves. Thankfully, I never saw one of the little S.O.B.'s.
Anyway! This chapter of the house is closed. Thanks to Randy at Airetite Windows and Siding for such a great job! We highly recommend him!
The House House BEFORE...
This is what the house looked like before the new siding and windows. Note the peeling paint, the rotting window sills - and although you can't actually SEE them, the sorry excuse for single-paned glass windows! Look at that horrible garage door! It had earwigs LIVING in it!!!
Thursday, September 6, 2007
We Did It!
A quick post to let everyone know that this past Saturday, September 1st, 2007, we became Mr. and Mrs. House!!!
It was a wonderful ceremony, and everything looked beautiful! We want to thank everyone who helped us out and made our day special. Watch for thank you cards over the next couple of weeks!
If you have called me lately, be patient! I am so tired of the phone from having it stuck to my head the last couple of weeks - I will be in touch as soon as I can. Feel free to email me, it is a little easier for me to respond that way.
Again, thanks to everyone. I will post more pictures as they become available.
All our Love,
Rob and Amy House!
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