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516 Views from 2nd Story Porch

I have been spending a lot of weeks 2nd story back porch of the apartment lately, painting the ceiling, walls and floor. There are some pretty interesting views to take in at different time of the day. The photo above was of the sunset on April 21, not as colorful as the one the night before. Below is just a glance to the west and just south from the porch. Interesting varienty of shapes, colors and contours created by the old homes and rolling hills in this part of the neighborhood.

Apartment @ 516 N 40th St Update

Sorry to all you people still looking, the apartment in this building has been rented. Thanks for looking.

Finished Bath

With the tile being finished the plumbers came on the 20th and finished up with the toilet install and connected up the dishwasher. Plumbing tasks are now complete.

Washer & Dryer Installed

The washer and dryer are in. Gave them a test run washing some towels and rags I was using. Seem to work just fine.

One by One Tile is Down

Nice view of the kitchen floor tile. One more day for them to be grouted and after 12 hours to cure then the floor is finished.

Bathroom Vanity & Details

The vanity area of the bathroom is also looking more finished today. Spent the day putting up towel bars and the mirror. Getting the tile work on the bathroom floor will allow the toilet fixture to be installed and that should finish out the bathroom. That should take place in two weeks fingers crossed.

Living Room view

Nice view of the living room. Getting closer to completing all the small details like blinds for the windows. Some great evening sunlight coming in through the south living room windows.

Electricians Finally Finished Up

The electricians finished up this week by installing all the light fixtures and wiring the exhaust vent on the hot water heater. This light below is in the kitchen and matches the single pendant above the sink. Kept more of a historic look for the lights in the kitchen to give it more character.

The dining room got a replacement ceiling fan. I really don't like ceiling fans but if it is a nice day out and the windows are open they are great at circulating air. However, this is the only one in the entire apartment and I think is a good compromise.

I put brushed nickel finished lights in the bedrooms. I do have a couple of antique glass ceiling light shades. Someday down the road I can order some very expensive mounts from Rejuvenations reproductions and put them up.

Finished Kitchen Cabinets

Kitchen cabinets are looking pretty nice with a new tile backsplash made of subway tile and a 1/2 x 6 color backed glass lestello tile for an accent. Now the wait for the installation of the new tile floor for the kitchen and bath is on.

518 1/2 becomes 516

I couldn't believe how easy it was to change an address. The upstairs apt had a 1/2 address number and you can not buy the 1/2 numbers for buildings any more. So I went down to the planning dept and the gal punched it into the computer and the change was finished. That seemed too simple.

Bathroom pre Renovation

This is the original bathroom. We found the signature of the plumber R.E.McCarthy behind the sink that was hung from the wall. The bathroom is about 90% complete. Completion date is Thanksgiving weekend.

Dining Room Turned Into Temp Work Space

As is the case with any major construction project staging and storage space is needed. Since the kitchen and bathroom were undergoing major renovations and the back bedroom was filled with tools, the dining room became the next best space to use as a workshop. The first photo is the "before" the start of construction looking from the living room into the dining room.

Anyone in need of a claw foot tub?



Major mess