Interior Update

Monday, September 22

Take a good look at a the future kitchen space in the next few photos.  It will all be very different soon.....

Kitchen area with the sink "in place" ready for cabinets....

The pantry and refrigerator wall.

The hallway to the Den with the new closet painted and filled (much needed temporary storage!)

The 1/2 bathroom- aka FENWAY is almost painted and 

just needs a sink and light fixtures to be functional.

Screen porch update and front landscaping

Saturday, September 20

While the weather is nice we are enjoying finishing the porch. The furniture has been chosen and it will be ready for use when the porch is complete.

Here is what is new:

The walls have been primed white in preparation for moulding to be nailed onto the wall.

This gorgeous ceiling has been trimmed with a finished moulding edge.

Here is a fantastic view from the driveway looking up at the porch after the posts have been trimmed (but not painted the finish color).

A photo from the yard- now clean of all construction debris.  Note the new walkway to the mudroom.

When the granite blocks were placed there was a "smaller" block that looked like the perfect footrest for the bench in the stone wall.

Underneath the windows on the front of the addition we planted three leucothe plants.  These are fairly mature plants, very healthy and are perfect for the space. They are evergreen and will have tiny white flowers in the spring time.

It is very exciting to see the front of the house come alive with plantings.

A New Walkway

Saturday, September 13

Today a granite walkway was put into place outside the new mudroom:

We had granite blocks that had been pulled out of a walkway in front of 214 Main Street in Groton, 

so they are now being put to use at 2 Old Ayer Road.

Here is the walkway to the mudroom BEFORE the granite is installed...

The process went relatively quickly utilizing the tractor, 

while Angel, Will and Alexander dug and placed the stones. 

The granite blocks were placed and leveled with enough pitch to drain water away from the doorway.

The granite blocks vary from  

32-40 inches in depth, 

and are all 4 feet wide.

Sean arrived to help place the second half of the walkway and also sweep the stone dust in between the cracks.

Angel then went to the local nursery and brought back loam to fill on either side of the walkway...

And we had plants from a client who is renovating their home and landscaping so we have an

Instant Inviting Walkway:

An incredibly rewarding AFTER picture!!

Carpet installation

Thursday, September 4

The carpet is installed in the upstairs "rec room" which will become the master bedroom eventually...

BEFORE:

 This view encompasses the back wall of the rec room.

And here is the entrance to the second floor hallway.

AFTER:

The carpeting has been installed!

It looks a little darker in due to the lighting in this picture.

It looks fantastic upon entering the room... 

Hallway down to and from Julie's closet

AHHH!  

Spotlight Dance

Thursday, August 28

The "apartment kitchen" has a new window but the working electric outlets are slowly diminishing...so Halsey had a very practical solution to the problem:

Install a light from an old hockey rink!

It shed a lot of light on the subject...and it is great to have more light!

But

It is a little bit like washing dishes in the Spotlight.

Perhaps we should put funny things in the windows for the amusement of people driving by on the main street here in Groton. Hmmmm.

New boiler - very technical!

Week of August 25-29

Change from oil to gas burner this week...

While the tile was being installed in the mudroom, 
in the next basement room the old oil tank and oil burner were being removed...and replaced.

Here is the giant pocket where the oil tank lived in the basement.  Note the painting that was not completed around the tank.  The tank was huge.

Below is the wall where the oil burner used to be.

Here is the old oil tank on it's side, and the oil furnace is next to it.

This photo does not capture the work and expertise involved with converting the heat from oil to gas, however these represent all of the zones in our house.

The white box is the new gas furnace.

Lorden Oil was here for the entire week-

They pulled out the old tank/burner,

put in all new valves and pipes to the new gas heater,

then they drilled up through the first and second floors into the attic and eventually out through the roof for a furnace exhaust.  They did a wonderful job! 

Mudroom tile!

Week of August 25-29

Mudroom tile installation...

This week the mudroom came closer to completion as the exterior door was installed and then the tile.

The door to the exterior is particularly attractive and inviting with 12 lights.

Here are photos of the door to the garage both open and closed.  The floor will be radiant heat.  If you look closely you can see the tubes running back and forth.

Gordon is leaving through the garage and you can see the three closet doors in the mudroom.

Below is the view from the door to the garage looking back at Halsey's closet with double doors.

We were lucky to have a talented craftsman, Rich from M&M tile laying the tile in the mudroom.  We chose a 12x24 tile and it was laid in a running bond style. Rich did a beautiful job.

Here is the layout. 

Above- Rich cementing the tiles in place.

And the finished product with the tiles and the grout.  

It is a very calm and peaceful look.

The paint still needs to go on the wall as well as some finishing touches however this mudroom will be in use 

very soon!