The Demolition

Grandson Cade Whitrock
July 10, 2009

Son-in-law Mike Whitrock

Mike Whitrock, Cade Whitrock & Dave Algiers

Cade manning the dump trailer

I finally got rid of the old hot water baseboard registers
which I haven't used in 20 years!

Old closets

Closets completely gutted

Cade working under the watchful eye of Dad
July 13, 2009

Old Kitchen
Remodeled in 1980

Cade stapling down the 1/4 inch subfloor
July 17, 2009

Cade screwing down the wood planks to the floor joists

Dueling Drills

Cade's new Hitachi 12-Volt Lithium Ion Micro Driver Drill

Kenny & Ann
Saturday
July 25, 2009

Kenny finished up the rough-in electrical work on my apartment
and invited me over for a cookout as I have no kitchen right now.

Jaime Castro laying the new kitchen ceramic floor tile
July 18, 2009

Gill Castro preparing the walls for painting
July 29, 2009

Frank Lucchetta preparing the walls for painting
July 29, 2009

Emil laying the new oak hardwood floors
July 31, 2009

Emil sanding new hardwood floors
August 8, 2009

Bathroom demolition
Just like last year
One inch of poured concrete

Bathroom floor completely removed

Dave Algiers removing old windows
August 5, 2009

All the drywall patching completed
August 7, 2009

Emil staining the new oak hardwood floors

The painters were in all day Saturday
All the walls were sprayed and back-rolled
August 15, 2009

New cherry cabinets are being installed
August 22, 2009

All the oak trim was pre-stained by me before installing

Lionel Llanas a/k/a "Tony The Plumber"
connecting bathroom plumbing

Almost finished bedroom closet

New paddle fans and vertical blinds
Sony 32-inch Bravia XBR LCD TV

New 6-panel solid oak doors throughout

We just need to add the doors to the closets

Closets are finished

Office is set up on temporary tables

Custom counter-height table
26-Inch Sony Bravia LCD TV

Pizza Party @Tailgaters
Sunday
October 4, 2009

Sam Pulera (Countertops) & Dave Algiers (Carpenter)

Dave Algiers & Granddaughter Ivy

Grandson Cade

Jaime Castro (Floor Tile) & Gil Castro (Painter)

John Longshore (Carpenter) & Ken Grandow (Electrician)

Lionel Llanas (Plumber) & Connie Llanas

Tom Hansen & Gary Nielsen

Bob Krantz (Cabinets) & Ivy

Jaimie Castro installing backsplash tile

We're almost done!

The kitchen is now finished

Replaced bathtub with SwanStone shower stall

Little bit of trim work left to do in the bathroom