Replacements

The house is a constant repair and update project.  Most building materials do not last in this weather. The salt air and soil, water, wind and heat make everything deteriorate.  We did some updates to the house to repair and replace wood items.

Our contractor replaced a wood ramp into the front door with a nice concrete ramp.  Wheelchairs (ha ha) and wheelbarrows can now enter easily.  Plus its easier to walk into the compound not slipping on wet wood.

Our front patio was edged with wood planks.  They were severely weathered and starting to pull away from the concrete.  We had them removed and replaced with tile that looks like wood.

The back garden was covered with wood decking and a wood walkway. It was so old and rotten that I had to paint a white line on boards that should be avoided.  Once again, we used wood-looking tile on the walkway and left the wood decking which is still in decent shape.

One thing leads to another when you are doing renovation and repairs. Our tile guy replaced some tiles in our second bathroom.  He found water damage had loosened the tiles.  We told him to put the tiles back on and we would do a bathroom renovation at another time.  Geesh!