BASIC HOME REPAIRS FOR WOMEN
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS
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Jenny has done most of the renovation and construction herself.
See photos below.
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Well House
Framed concrete base
Framed and sided well house
Insulated interior, and installed vapour barrier
Put up metal roof
Plumbed underground water lines from well head, through 2 filters to the home
Installed pressure tank in well house.
Well House
PORCH
Took down old porch roof (which actually fell down as the siding was removed!)
Totally re-built porch
Roofer put torch-on roofing on top
Porch
KITCHEN
Re-built large section of rotten floor beside sink
Drywalled the walls
Put up drapery rods and venetian blinds
Installed baseboard moldings
Boxed in the far-right corner beside the stove
Replaced the plumbing under the sink, and under whole house
Cabinet-maker made and installed kitchen cupboards
Kitchen Before
Kitchen Afterwards
BATHROOM 1
Replaced tub and surround, toilet and vanity.
Replaced all the plumbing
Installed moldings and towel rails
Wallpapered below the new moldings.
Installed new mirror over vanity, and repainted the other wall cabinet
Replaced edge floor tiles,
which, previously, did not reach the wall
Bathroom 1 Before
Bathroom 1 Afterwards
BATHROOM 2
Replaced tub, toilet and basin.
Installed moldings and towel rails
Wallpapered the walls.
Built the step beside the bath-tub.
Tiled the tub, tub-surround and the floor.
Bathroom 2 Afterwards
LIVINGROOM
Installed click-lock flooring
Put up drapery rods and venetian blinds
Installed ceiling and baseboard moldings
Wallpapered.
Livingroom Afterwards
ATTIC
Installed pine floor
Installed baseboard moldings
Built the wall round the stair well
Attic Bedroom and Stairwell After