I’ve been slacking on the updating here. But, we’ve been getting things done at the house. So, it’s fair. The flooring guy came back to fix the shoe. Mostly it looks good. Some of it I’m going to have to just fix myself. And, we’re not sure what he did (because he certainly did NOT … More Priming and Painting
The shoe has been installed and everything looks mostly good. There were a few pieces that didn’t appear to have poly on them, and a few noticeable gaps between the shoe and the floor/baseboards … and our contractor has been great and is totally willing to work with us and send someone out to … More Cleaning, Shoe, and Wall Prep
3 days. It only took 3 days. The listing went up on Monday afternoon. By Thursday evening, we had an offer. By Friday morning, negotiations were over and we had a signed contract. We cancelled 2 showings and an open house for that weekend. The Saturday showing still wanted to see the house. (We … More Officially under contract.
Our house is actually, finally, really for sale. We signed the sale and disclosure papers on Saturday, March 11, 2017. A photographer came to shoot video & pictures on Sunday, March 12, 2017. Our house is listed today, Monday, March 13, 2017. It’s the beginning of the end. We’ve been working with a realtor for … More Well, it’s listed.
We have over 500 linear feet of baseboards. And, I painted all of it this past week. Twice. I might have ruined my left knee, hip, and elbow; along with my right shoulder, forearm, wrist and hand. I spent 16+ hours on those gorgeous, (really hard) wood floors. I felt every single moment of it. … More Baseboards + more.
One thing. We are completely happy with this one thing that we’ve hired contractors to do so far in this house. The floors. They look amazing. They seriously are a game-changer in this house. Between the door openings and these floors, we now own what feels like a completely different house. We had a couple … More Sigh of relief.
Welcome to our home ... our second attempt at a fixer-upper. 