{"id":3500,"date":"2019-01-02T14:21:25","date_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:21:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/?page_id=3500"},"modified":"2019-01-02T14:21:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-02T22:21:46","slug":"family-room-construction-7-9-03","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/pictures\/family-room-construction-7-9-03\/","title":{"rendered":"Family Room 7\/9\/03"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We spent 3 months ripping apart and rebuilding the family room. The biggest reason to do this was the addition of a laundry closet, as the washer\/dryer were in the garage. Off the family room is a bathroom and next to the bathroom was an alcove which was the perfect size for a laundry closet. We also ripped down the wall to the bath and installed a pocket door. The old door swung out into the family room and prohibited placement of furniture nearby. Since I had the walls ripped down, I also ran speaker wire for surround sound speakers. Oh yeah, and the old wallpaper was awful!<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Before&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The future laundry closet <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-lc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3482\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-lc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>The bathroom door that sticks out <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-bdoor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3481\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-bdoor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"440\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Great wallpaper! <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-bath.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3480\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-bath.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"426\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-owall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3483\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-owall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-tvwall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3485\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-tvwall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-sdoor.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3484\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/b-sdoor.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"424\" \/><\/a>The &#8216;Destruction&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Step one, remove drywall <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3486\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"432\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Step two, remove old door framing <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3487\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a>Step three, insert new pocket door framing <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall3.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3488\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-bwall3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"437\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Step four, build laundry closet header for future bi-fold doors <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-lchead.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3489\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-lchead.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"430\" \/><\/a>Everyone&#8217;s favorite home improvement task, plumbing! I had to turn the plumbing around as the washer was on the other side of this wall in the garage. <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-lcplumbing.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3490\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-lcplumbing.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Next challenge, drywall taping &#8211; at least the sloppy plumbing is hidden behind drywall. <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-tvwall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3491\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/d-tvwall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"434\" \/><\/a>The &#8216;After&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>The finished bathroom wall, with pocket door and laundry closet behind the bi-fold doors. There&#8217;s also much better wallpaper in the bathroom (only half-way up) with little pine trees on it and a border with pine cones. <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-bwall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3476\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-bwall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"432\" \/><\/a>Not all wall decorations are up yet in this photo. We also put pine planking on the little half wall sticking out under the window. This room is in the lower level so there is the cement foundation behind the half wall. <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-tvwall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3479\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-tvwall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"423\" \/><\/a>Denise made curtains and a header. The header uses the left over wall paper border from the bathroom <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-owall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3478\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-owall.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"421\" \/><\/a>Finally the finished laundry closet. This was the first plumbing project that I&#8217;ve ever done that has not turned into a curse-fest. <a href=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-lc.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3477\" src=\"http:\/\/hovorka.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2003\/07\/a-lc.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"433\" height=\"640\" \/><\/a>Yeah, the color is dark green, but it makes for a great home theater room.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We spent 3 months ripping apart and rebuilding the family room. The biggest reason to do this was the addition of a laundry closet, as the washer\/dryer were in the garage. Off the family room is a bathroom and next to the bathroom was an alcove which was the perfect size for a laundry closet. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/pictures\/family-room-construction-7-9-03\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Family Room 7\/9\/03&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":3392,"menu_order":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3500","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3500","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3500"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3500\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hovorka.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3500"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}