Wow! It has been almost eight months since we started on our duplex renovations and have finally begun in earnest to completely upgrade the dining room, the last area to be done. So we say... This part of the house was an addition built in the 70's and in real desperate need of new windows, an exterior wall and insulation, a new floor and door. We hired someone to put up new driwall and redo the two passthroughs (formerly the exterior windows) from the kitchen and living room. After alot of scrubbing, sanding and dust everywhere I have completed the painting. We bought Behr paint as we are pleased with the results elsewhere in the duplex- two very light greys - Silver Drop and Irish Mist. Very subtle shades that will continue the light character of the rest of the walls. Next step was the installation of our new floor. It is a floating laminate floor made in Austria by Kaindl, dark brown to match the blades of the two large ceiling fans. First thing I did was to lay down sound proofing insulation. The downstairs dining room is directly below and hopefully this will help deaden any noise we will generate walking about. Alot of cutting, grunting and sweat involved with the floor itself but I am pleased with the look, especially in a room that wasn`t square. Following that the install of the two 1000 watt baseboard heaters. Good sense says they should not be installed under the windows or near a doorway but that was where the we put the wiring. Next step will be the baseboard, window trim and construction of a cabinet for the washer and dryer which will go in the corner nearest the water supply to the kitchen. I am also replacing the old hollow core door you see in the second photo that leads to the backyard balconey and stairs to the basement with a solid core Premdor masonite door. The pictures below show some before, during and after shots....
