Renovation 2010 - Remaining Floors Prepped

We removed the vinyl flooring, adhesive, and quarter round molding from the laundry room, ironing room, and half bath. We are ready for the electrician, painter, tile layer, and cabinet installers.

Laundry room

Ironing room

Renovation 2010 - Floor Prep and Appliances Delivered

We spent the weekend prepping the floors. Our appliances were delivered Saturday and will hang out in our garage for a few weeks pending flooring, cabinets, and painting.

We removed the vinyl flooring from the kitchen, carpet from the dining room and ceramic tile from entrance and hallway. The old ceramic tiles were laid directly on the slab and did not want to come up. I had to use a 4 pound sledge hammer and a chisel. This was the most physically challenging job I've had since filling in the swimming pool a few years ago. Below are two videos and several pictures documenting the weekend activity. 

 

 

Convection wall mounted oven.

Stainless steel counter depth refrigerator.

Wall mount oven. 

Range top.

Entrance with ceramic tile removed. 

Hallway with ceramic tile removed. Quarter round molding removed and tape to the wall.

Dining room with carpet removed. 

Kitchen with vinyl flooring removed. 

Vidoes segments shot with a Canon HF20. Video created in Blender on Ubuntu 9.10.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9W1G_OL3Wc
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_5afEfKRYw

Renovation 2010 - Tile Finally Selected

After several weeks of shopping we have selected our tile. Palmetto Tile Distributors at 4639 Rivers Av has the widest selection and the best showroom in the Charleston SC area. See below a photo taken at the Palmetto Tile showroom of our possible tile configuration for our foyer.

Charleston Battery Sunrise on Good Friday 2010

I awoke 5AM Good Friday to travel from Goose Creek to downtown Charleston in pursuit of a picturesque sunrise. My first stop was on top of the Charleston Visitor Center parking garage. I didn't like the scene from that vantage point. Too many ugly rooftops. My next stop was California Dreaming restaurant dock. The James Island connector bridge ruined my view there. My last stop was Charleston's East Battery. I set my tri-pod and camera to film a beautiful sunrise. Getting up before dawn makes my day off from work a little longer and witnessing the sun in all its glory puts everything into proper perspective. A fantastic start to a long weekend. Happy Easter everyone.

Charleston Battery Sunrise on Good Friday 2010

Charleston East Battery Homes on Good Friday 2010

Shortly after sunrise I secured my Canon HF20 video camera and tri-pod on to the bed of my Ford Ranger pick-up and filmed the historic homes of Charleston's East Battery. The music is The Charleston from the Internet Archive.


View Larger Map Charleston East Battery Homes on Good Friday 2010