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Windows: Done!

8/18/2025

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On Saturday, Scott took out and replaced the bottom row of the big upstairs windows. He had a narrow ledge to work on, and after he carried the windows to the second floor from the inside, he had move them to the outside through the openings and lift them into place before nailing them. It was nerve-wracking to me, but he said he wasn't nervous at all.

On Sunday, he put the top curved window in. This one he lifted on the outside of the building, but he said it was lighter. It was higher up, so I was praying the whole time he wouldn't fall. But they're in, and he's still with us.
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To help him manage the windows from the outside, he build this ledge. So at least he was standing on something level, even if it was only 10 inches wide.
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Then he put in the last window, which was on the first floor in the office. He had to make the opening larger after removing the existing window. I saw the job being done and it was not easy. Whew. But it looks great.
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When I wasn't helping to stabilize a window, I was tearing out drywall in the living room and office, burning any wood trash I could, and cleaning up. ​
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He's now replaced every window in the house:

Sunroom
  • Sliders, flanking windows, and transom windows on wall facing the river
  • 3 double hungs facing the nature preserve
  • 3 double hungs facing the neighbors
Office 
  • 1 double hung facing nature preserve
  • 1 double hung facing the river
Kitchen
  • 3 casements above sink
  • 1 double hung facing the neighbors
Bathroom, Downstairs
  • 1 double hung
Bathroom, Upstairs 
  • 1 double hung
Living Room
  • 2 double hungs flanking fireplace, first floor
  • 2 double hungs flanking fireplace, second floor
Bedroom
  • 2 casements, 1 picture window, and 1 half-circle window on the front-door side of the house

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Progress on Closets and Kitchen Window

1/18/2025

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Yesterday, Scott finished drywalling and wiring my closet. He finished the cabinet in the upstairs bathroom, and he installed a new casement window in the kitchen to the right of the door. Finally, he wired up a new overhead light to illuminate the area in front of the closet and bathroom.
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Upstairs Closet

1/16/2025

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We were debating where we could some more closets. We decided one made sense to the left of the upstairs bathroom. That will be mine. Scott will have a smaller closet in a space that already exists on the wall opposite. He will also make some built-in drawers in the wall to the right of the bathroom. 

Today he framed in the closet and did the wiring.
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Upstairs Bathroom Progress

1/13/2025

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Three days at the river house, and Scott has wired the bathroom, put up drywall, taped it, and cleared out the area where the water heater and pump used to be. He is going to make it into a closet with a built-in cabinet. He also tried to install the vanity I bought but discovered it was the wrong one, so he took it back to the store. 
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He likes taking photos of the river and sunsets. Here's one from each of the last two nights he was there.
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    We bought a tiny cottage on the Portage River. It's a fixer-upper.  This page will document the improvements. One day, we will live here.

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