This is another post that doesn’t warrant any excitement from the reader’s end. It’s mostly just a “this happened” post. The summer heat has stayed at bay (until recently). And, we have been so thankful – windows open and ceiling fans. We have a heat pump. It didn’t work. We had guys out here to … More Summer Heat.
This post is self-contained. It is not about finishing the basement or anything ooooh- or ahhhh-worthy. It’s about jack-hammering the floor of our basement to fix a slight water issue. Our basement has been waterproofed. A sump pump was installed. (Both before we bought it.) It all works really well. We got SO much rain … More The Basement.
While we haven’t gotten any more BIG projects or rooms finished yet, we have been chugging away at making the house more livable. We’re easing back into the big projects, I swear. I actually really want to get some stuff crossed off the ole’ To-Do list, like really bad. Plus, I just hate looking at … More Just an update.
Remember this photo that I shared with y’all back in the day? It was the picture that made Patrick & I come back and take a second look at this house when it came back on the market. And, while the picture is not entirely accurate … we ARE building on and will finally have … More Big news. Big plans.
I haven’t actually recapped our house since moving in. Other than the ½ bathroom, we haven’t done a lot over the past month. It’s been a much needed break. But, now the bathroom has gotten us motivated to jump back on the projects. So, I thought I’d update everyone with where we’re at, now that … More Settled in.
The main level, half bathroom has been torn out since before the floors went in. We’ve gone without a bathroom on the main level for months. (approximately 3 months & 21 days without a first floor bathroom, in a 2-story house, with a reminder that we had been living in a 1200 sq ft ranch … More The Half Bathroom, ✓
First, some quick Updates: Patrick met with the claims guy from the furniture store the Monday after the incident. He definitely saw the HUGE scratch in the master bedroom floor. And didn’t argue at all about whether or not the delivery guys put it there. And, he asked Patrick what it would take to make … More Moving in, + 2 Weeks.
Let’s continue … So, Friday night? After we finished working ALL week on the house and felt like it was a mad rush to the finish? We left Cincinnati, headed home, and walked to the Club for food & drinks. It was a nice treat. It’s been more than a few weeks since we’ve … More Hard Stop.
So, we put a final stop date for renovating the new house as Sunday, April 16. That leaves us with 2 full weeks to actually move. And, really, the hard stop for actual house renovations was Saturday, April 15 … because on Sunday we needed to clean – ALL DAY. So, this week, we chugged … More Mad Rush.
So, it seems like we just can’t catch a break with this house. For all the progress we make, it seems like someone else comes in and moves it all a few steps back. Very short version: We bought a new bed, and I cleaned the master bedroom floors … just in time for them … More One thing, and now another.
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