Oh, yes. There’s more. That wasn’t the end of it. (If you’re not caught up on our contractor incidents, read this. Also, there’s legit cussing in this post. Sorry moms.) So, remember when I said we were meeting yet another contractor this last Saturday? Well, we met with him. We’re showing him around the house. Asking … More Oh, wait. There’s more.
(This one’s a long one … so stop now, or hang in there.) We’ve hired contractors before. This has happened to us before. It was puzzling when it happened before. And it still baffles me. Contractors do a job for you and then you pay them. Hopefully, you’ll find a good, well-established contractor with great … More Perplexed.
We have quotes! Yay, progress! Originally there were 3 phases to this project: Interior house remodels, including ceilings, flooring, bathrooms, paint, trim, cleaning, etc. Basement remodeling: finishing half, adding a bath, updating the laundry side. Outside space remodeling: adding a sliding door to the kitchen, building a deck, and landscaping. We’ve broken this out into … More Phase 1.
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.
Go on a hot air balloon ride.Do it.It’s amazing. (That’s an understatement.) Pat got me a hot air balloon ride for Christmas this year. We’ve scheduled it twice so far this year – but because of the rain (it ruined everything, really), we had to reschedule twice. It was finally planned for June 25, and … More Everyone should do this once.
the vacation when Pat lost his wedding ring. In the Atlantic Ocean. And then bought goggles an hour later to look for it. He didn’t find it, in case you’re wondering. Here’s the details: Marissa has an annual work event; this year it was held at the Boca Raton Resort & Club in Florida. Spouses are … More It will forever be known as …
Welcome to our home ... our second attempt at a fixer-upper. 