Summer Projects: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Summer has been and continues to be home renovation time for me. That's what happens when you buy an old house in rural Hungary. Long-time readers of this blog will recall some of my previous renovation adventures like the henhouse, greenhouse, workshop, and block fence.
Well, this year I have tackled a tool shed, front door stoop/steps, and the pig barn or, as I privately like to call them, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Let's start with the good -- the tool shed.
I finished the bulk of this wooden 4x3 meter tool shed back in June and think it turned out quite well. Situated between the henhouse and the old, unused pig barn, this wood structure is now home to my gardening tools, cement mixer, and lawnmowing equipment. I still need to complete some finishing touches, but for all intents and purposes, I'll call this project completed.
Next, we'll move onto the bad -- the front door steps/stoop.
I refer to this as "the bad" because it still requires tiling and is not very attractive in its current, rough-around-the-edges form; however, I won't complete the tiling until after the new front door is installed later this summer. Otherwise, it's not really bad at all.
Finally, we have the ugly - the unused pig barn.
Isn't she a beauty? She used to house nearly all the junk that now decorates the yard.
As the photos above illustrate, I have just started working on this particular project, which means I am solely in the demolition phase. I removed the old roof constructed of cement-based roofing tiles, apparently laced with asbestos and other fun things, and am currently in the process of tearing down some of the interior to open up the space within.
Once that is done, I plan to pour a new concrete floor, plaster the interior and exterior walls, build a new roof, and add some doors and windows. If all goes well, I will finish the building at the end of August.
Well, this year I have tackled a tool shed, front door stoop/steps, and the pig barn or, as I privately like to call them, the good, the bad, and the ugly.
Let's start with the good -- the tool shed.
I finished the bulk of this wooden 4x3 meter tool shed back in June and think it turned out quite well. Situated between the henhouse and the old, unused pig barn, this wood structure is now home to my gardening tools, cement mixer, and lawnmowing equipment. I still need to complete some finishing touches, but for all intents and purposes, I'll call this project completed. Next, we'll move onto the bad -- the front door steps/stoop.
I refer to this as "the bad" because it still requires tiling and is not very attractive in its current, rough-around-the-edges form; however, I won't complete the tiling until after the new front door is installed later this summer. Otherwise, it's not really bad at all. Finally, we have the ugly - the unused pig barn.
Isn't she a beauty? She used to house nearly all the junk that now decorates the yard. As the photos above illustrate, I have just started working on this particular project, which means I am solely in the demolition phase. I removed the old roof constructed of cement-based roofing tiles, apparently laced with asbestos and other fun things, and am currently in the process of tearing down some of the interior to open up the space within.
Once that is done, I plan to pour a new concrete floor, plaster the interior and exterior walls, build a new roof, and add some doors and windows. If all goes well, I will finish the building at the end of August.
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