Wades Beach: Out of the Ashes

We made a visit to the house a little after the second anniversary of the fire. On Friday afternoon last week, with the weather at around zero and a fierce wind, we stood on the porch of the new house for the first time. It was a great feeling.

The progress is more noticeable now. On our previous visit we could see some of the plumbing, but now we can see the plumbing is pretty much all in and the electric is going in. There is a lot of the utilities installed now, and soon the heat will be turned on. There are inspections to be made of the framing, then the insulation and drywall/sheetrock can commence.

If you see the photos, you'll note that the exposed beam ceiling in the living room area will look amazing. The rooms are all pretty much ready to be covered in the drywall soon.

The exterior looks amazing too. A small part of one outside wall had a few shingles attached. These are going to weather over the years and ultimately turn grayish. Right now the wood is pretty bright, but they will be looking a lot different over the years. Currently there are stacks of shingles in the sun room.

We have picked out the fixtures for the bathrooms, and some of these will be installed soon. We're still on the hunt for a few more things. And we have not even started on the major appliances yet. The basement looks great: a highlight for Chrissie was getting the key to the basement door. The old house didn't have a door to the basement, so this is a first.

Stay tuned!


This is the sunroom, with the exterior shingles stacked up on the right.


Living room with the exposed beam ceiling. Note fireplace.


Front guestroom.


Guest bathroom; tub is in place.


Rear guestroom (twin beds were once here).


Future kitchen with the stainless steel counter we got from salvage place.


This is the upstairs and master bedroom.


New key to the basement door!


Chrissie and Tor our contractor, making an inspection of new plumbing.


The small porch off the upstairs master bedroom.


Shingles starting to be put on the exterior.


Porch on front of house.


View of porch of front door on left and sunroom doors on right.


View of the back of the house; windows in center are kitchen.


The backyard is taking a beating.

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