We are now waiting on quotes from 8 different contractors. We’ve had a few trickle in, but with the holidays everything has been on hold. In the meantime, we’re chugging away with some of the demo work that we know we’ll be taking care of before the contractors get started. Also, it should be noted that it’s … More Playing the waiting game.
Here’s what we’re working with on this house. It’s got great bones and the mechanicals are all sound. There’s a new roof with gutter covers (which with all those leave, will be a huge money/time saver over the years!). It’s pretty efficient, with an air conditioner/heat pump and gas furnace – all pretty new in terms of expected … More House #2: Here’s what we’re working with.
We’ve been looking for 2 ½ years. 2+ years! Our realtor is amazing. Super awesome. Our commutes take us about 45-60 minutes each way … but we really like where we currently live and well, we weren’t quite sure what we wanted to move. The city and housing market are different from the cities where we’ve … More We *finally* bought a new house!
It’s been almost 3 years since we posted anything! Ummmmm, sorry. We’ve done quite a bit of work and organizing since we left you hanging with that last blog post about the kitchen update. So, I thought we’d close out the “first” blog about our first house renovations with a big ol’ update. A lot of these … More Since we left you guys …
(The posts that could have been.) These 2 posts were written a while back, but I never added pictures or posted them on the last blog. So, if you want some extra reading to fill in the gaps, keep reading (although, remember, this is only 2 of like 1000 of the gaps since we last posted). If you want to … More Leftovers.
There will only be one more kitchen post ever. And it’ll be really short because all we need now is a new stove … because … (drumroll) …it’s finished!!! We finally got new countertops, sink, and faucet! We’ve been looking for a while, but not really looking. So, after Christmas, we went out one Saturday … More OMG … The Kitchen, Part 5 (billion)
So … we’ve been getting projects done around here again. And, since it has been a long weekend and I’m tired, I’ll just show you. Stuff you get to see: Outdoor porch/lattice painted. New shutters hung. Back doors painted. Kitchen lights updated. The porch is painted. 3 weekends. 1st weekend: stripped, sanded, primed (x2) the porch; did … More Outside work is way better in October!
Long time, no see. We haven’t been up to much house-wise, so I haven’t been on here much. But, we did have a great spring for plants; and we did get a little ahead of the outdoor work already this year, so we thought we’d share some pictures. The winter was so mild, that I … More Hi there.
It’s true that you’re never done with a house … but our original to-do list, written when we moved into this house, is now limited to about 30 things. And, that’s a good feeling. In two years, we’ve managed to touch pretty much change every surface in and outside of this house. We’ve weeded and … More Truth.
Welcome to our home ... our second attempt at a fixer-upper. 