Our second client job, the big one~by Beth

We were very blessed to be a part of a large reno at one of the older park models.  Jon did a lot of the carpentry and supervised the job over the months it took to complete it.  Charity and I did a lot of work there as well.  We began in the Summer, mostly after we returned from our vacation (that post is coming).  It went through the first few days of November when the snow bird, who was renting this home, was due to arrive.
It began with a total gut of the kitchen.  It was old and not well made.  At the time code allowed 2 x 4 joists, and 1 x 1 trusses.  There was water damage under a window, and termite damage on that side which required replacing the bottom plate in segments.  Jon reinforced every 2 x 4 and put cross bracing in as well.  Then we put in new insulation and laid new subfloor using plywood.  The previous subfloor was press board which turned to sawdust as we removed it.  Then there was the reinforcing of the trusses, first with gussets and then 2 x 4 x 12' spanning the width of the kitchen.  Between Jon, Charity, our friend Art and me, we were able to get the whole ceiling level across both the width and the length of the whole kitchen.  Jon would not give up until everything was level with everything else.
I was able to help the client with flooring, paint, and counter selections.  We did all the painting, including the new front door, which we subbed out for installation.  Charity did a huge amount of work when we laid the new vinyl floor.
The electrical and plumbing were subbed out, along with a lot of the drywall (we did a wall going down the hall) mudding, and texturing.  We also had the cupboards and counter installation subbed out.  The result was just beautiful.  The pictures tell the story.

I really enjoyed working together on this project.  We had a great client to work for.  I hope we do more of these renos in the future.