Lueders Haus Blog

Finally can cross one item of the todo list this summer. The weather finally cleared up enough to get the painters here to put a new coat on the house. After painting most of the inside of the house green we have switched to blue. The outside has the same color scheme as our bathroom. Also the blue is just a few shades lighter than the neighbor’s house. Hopefully he doesn’t mind.

Took the painters about a week and most of that was prep. Once they got out the sprayer it only took a few hours to paint. Of course they chose what might end up as the hottest week of the summer to paint. Coming home Friday night to a wrapped up house after highs in the 90s was not fun.

Lots of projects on tap for this summer. We used another nice spring day to build a hoop house on the south side of the house. Hopefully this will grow us some ripe tomatoes this summer.

Made it! After living in a construction site for three weeks we finally have our bathroom back. I learned a lot during the whole process. I now know that every inch counts, especially in a small bathroom. Even at three bucks a square foot, tile cost a hell of a lot. Most bathroom fixtures are really ugly. Also you can find some good deals for bathroom fixtures on Google. Here is the before and after in all its glory.

Almost done! The plumbers have been working late the last few days putting in the fixtures. Who knew these European fixtures were such a pain to install? Even the light fixture took an unusual bulb. I had to drive down to SODO on Friday to pick it up from the warehouse. Hopefully everything will be done on Monday once the plumber tracks down a metric threaded supply line for the toilet.

The bathroom is starting to come together. They painted the walls and tiled the floor and shower. The tile looks pretty darn sweet. Especially when compared with what was there before. It would be nice if they were done next week but that does not look likely.

We have survived the first week of the remodel. Everything has been torn out. Including our old tub which they cracked in half with a sledge hammer. The tub might have been salvageable if it was taken care of in the past.

Everything has gone well so far. The plumbers were here working late Wednesday night with the water off. They patched up the walls on Friday. I think they are going to paint next week and start in on the tile.

Living without a full bath pretty much sucks. At least we are getting in shape every morning with our visits to the gym.

Our bathroom remodel starts tomorrow morning. Out with the old poorly done early 80’s remodeled bathroom and in with the new. We have a basement full of tile and new fixtures ready to go. It is going to be rough living in a construction site for the next few weeks but it should be worth it in the end.

It’s been awhile since I’ve updated our readers on the lawn’s progress. Spring has been good to us. Lots of rain means a happy lawn. Now, our garden could use some summer sun, which we are getting plenty of this weekend.

It’s also been a good year for my single hop plant. It has grown feet past its previous record. Usually, it doesn’t even grow past the small pole I give it to climb. This year it has grown past that and is even growing past the temporary twine I’ve given it to climb. I believe this is its fourth summer, and I might actually get a crop out of it this year.

The PI has a piece on tiny houses. Our house is pretty tiny, maybe not as tiny as the ones featured. I would like to think we are part of a “small-house movement” even if it is not entirely intentional. Sherry is already sold on the Tumbleweed home, we just need the plot of land in the Methow for it.

Three weeks in and the new lawn is starting to look like more than a patch of mud. We have been lucky with the weather the last few weeks, which has been mostly rain. This picture was taken on a day of freakish sunshine.