Mud Room Project, Part Two.

So, the sheathing is done, the windows are in. The door didn't even have glass in it last time we blogged about it. The Duke says he'll be roughing in the electrical today. At some point, he'll have the door side (the east elevation) covered with vinyl siding, and then they can shove the porch back in. Keeping the old porch saves a bit of money. For the most part, people are coming and going by the front door, and of course the basement apartment has a separate entrance.

What was a mud room, (or boot room if you prefer) for many years, will become an adjunct to Shirley's country kitchen, which was already pretty big. It was something of a challenge to take out the old mud room, which was dragging down on the rest of the structure, while saving the roof and shingles, which would have added time (labour at x-dollars per hour) and materials to the project.

At the same time, it had to be safe and feasible, and not take too much time in its own right.

The previous room had a frosted window from an interior bathroom, a bench, coat-hooks, a brick wall on what was an exterior wall before, there was a small fridge, and it was basically cold, dark, and kind of dirty. It had never been upgraded, not for many years at least. 

It is, in fact, the last room in the house to be redone since owners Ron and Shirley took possession.

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The interior has to be complete by June 8, or they miss out on certain government rebates.

With upgrades to windows and doors, a certain R-value on the insulation, there will be an improvement in energy efficiency. The old room had a single, old-fashioned light fixture in the ceiling, period insulation and vapour barrier, and we’re probably looking at new LED fixtures as well. Built on top of an old concrete and block porch with inadequate foundations, the whole thing was sinking into the ground.

When the skirting boards are done underneath, The Duke will obviously have to make sure the patio interlocking stones come in nice and tight.

The east elevation needs a fascia board in addition to whatever cladding it needs, as well as an eaves-trough.

Also needed are some fascia, metal or plastic, and soffits under both sides of the roof overhang, probably ventilated. I don't know what happened to the bathroom vent, which should be up on the gable end.

Maybe he just hasn't cut the hole yet. In the previous post, it was clearly visible and he had preserved it for that very reason. In terms of the interior, the electrical device boxes and wiring have to go in, then the drywall goes in, floor and ceiling. 

That will have to be mudded and sanded, as they say in the drywall biz.

After that, flooring, trim, paint, putting in receptacles and light switches, possibly a small ceiling fan, all the finishing touches that go into making what is admittedly, one small and single new room, and a fairly simple one at that.

But, whole thing seems to be coming along nicely, especially now that the weather has improved.

 

Images. Zach Neal.

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