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Due to Hurricane Harvey we've had to hire a new contractor and he is demolishing the entire house!
Just kidding :)   This is Ian helping out with some post-flooding clean up in the Houston area.

The good is that our house came through Harvey unscathed.  The bad news is that it's been hard to get my general contractor to show up.  He was less fortunate and his house flooded.  I'm cutting him some slack and not being a pushy customer.

The paint crew has been hard at work.  The ceilings and trim are all done, and the walls are nearly finished as well.  As they've finished with rooms we've been going through behind them and installing ceiling fans, light fixtures, door knobs, hinges, plates, etc.  It's finally starting to look like a house!

   
Ian's Bedroom


Jason's Bedroom


I like Painted closets (not white)


   
New (non-brass) Door Knobs and Hinges


    
Before                                                          After
New Light Fixtures


In addition to needing to replace a lot of brass hardware (seriously, who likes brass?), we are also needing to replace various plastic fixtures that have yellowed over time.  We are tackling the registers right now, but we still have smoke detectors and the doorbell to do, too.


     
Before

After


   
Before                                                        After

Also, the glass for the master shower was installed.  I love it!




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