So the air conditioning has been installed, and the carriage house has been sided. The air conditioning is playing out like we hoped it would not, that being because it’s a house built long before central air conditioning and the existing heating only went to one room upstairs (two more room vents were added after the fact). The bottom floor is great, top floor, not so much. Of course in addition to that, the upstairs windows are either screwed, painted, or puttied shut. So we are going to have to try to figure that out, without destroying the windows.
Carriage house went much better, the company we used (Quality Exteriors) did a really great job battling squirrels and sealing those structures off from aforementioned squatters. They took their time in installing and more importantly doing it properly, honestly made me really happy to see installers that cared about making sure the little details were done correctly instead of rushing/half-assing things. It definitely wasn’t easy for them with the weird corners. I still have to clean, stain and seal the doors, once I get that done I’ll post some before and after shots.
Today begins the driveway install, thought I would throw up the driveway before picture now, and the after picture in about a weeks time once it’s done. We ended up choosing and exposed aggregate concrete driveway, it’s more expensive but at the same time, I think it will suit the house more than stamped concrete or asphalt. Pavers would have been nice, but with the size of the driveway(s) the cost was prohibitive. Looking forward to what our contractors for this project Steele Contracting can do! So with that, here’s the before shot, until next time.
