All done! No more moving the bed back and forth. What I don't show is the replacement of the subfloor in the bedroom (forgot to take pictures.) While the floor was up, I repositioned the heat and return registers to places where they weren't under the bed or any furniture. Also added a ground wire to an outdoor light fixture. The old office floor is original to the house when it was built in 1950. The bedroom was an addition done in 1985 with a subfloor made of 1 inch plywood shimmed up 1/2 inch. So it was 3/4 inch higher and created a big lip/step/ugliness. Out it came, and it was replaced with 3/4 inch OSB tongue and groove, glued and screwed. No more squeaks and the floor is perfectly flat across the whole area. Lots of extra work, but worth the effort. When making the door and window casing, we did something a little unusual, inspired by the bathroom. We made the casing look like a landscape oriented frame, like the difference between a landscape and portrait photo from your phone? Anyway, we used the same paint colors as the bathroom, too. The west wall was painted the same as the casings and baseboards. Here's a revealing look at the two closets, before we add the doors. Looking through the old doorway from the bedroom into the office. (Yes look at the wall of white cabinets that are destined for demolition when the far wall is modified.) You can see the transition in the floor, but it is flat and beautiful! You can also see the beam more clearly. The last look is from the old office. The next thing on the 'to do list' is make and install closet doors and the bathroom door.
See you then.
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Roy
5/14/2020 10:08:14 am
Lots of work, especially lowering the floor. But wow, it sure paid off! Such a nice design, and integrates perfectly with your awesome bathroom. That exposed steel beam looks great. Well done!
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