Tuesday, June 3, 2014

Bates Motel..... update!


After spending an entire year and a half under construction on the 7 plex unit in windy Shelby, MT I believe that it is almost complete. Alex and David spent a year living there on weekdays, working everyday at gutting the place and rebuilding it. We would join with more family and friends to help out on the weekends. It was exhausting and hard work. We would go home with aches and pains in places that we didn't know could hurt. 

This weekend was one of the final weekends that we will be there. We laid sod, planted some pine trees, painted the rest of the exterior building, laid 60ft of concrete that was mandatory by the city, and worked around the rain. All said and done, we kicked some ass between the 3 of us. See the results in the before and after pictures.


 Newly purchased "Bates Motel" in Shelby. Oh we are in for the long haul!


The front under construction. Old tree and shrubs were ripped out.
New apartment signage done by Ringquist Signs in Kalispell. http://graphicdesigners.colorshade.com/Montana/Ringquist-Signs-Incorporated-20364.html
 
The sod was finally laid and pine trees were planted.
 Newly redone enclosed entryways.
Getting rid of the old and siding with the new. Also new back deck with stairs.
 
 The new siding and back decks being installed.
 Destruction and hold heating units
 Everything is ripped out. We also took out the old Murphy beds and sold all 6 on Craigslist.
Old bathrooms with laminate flooring peeling up.
 Update bathrooms with tile floors.
Installing the wood floors.
 

 Kitchen with tile floors, apartment sized stove/oven and fridge.
Enclosed entryways with tile floor.