House progress

We've been working very hard on the house and it's easy to feel like our to-do list is never ending. Today I took some "now" pictures. I won't say before and after because nothing is at a point of "after," instead it's all in progress!


Before we could move in we had the entire house rewired which was it's own disaster.  The knob and tube wires spliced with new wires and the wires were tied in the wrong spots at every outlet.  The electric company would not even turn the power on because it was so much of a hazard.

We had to up our service amperage from the pole because it wasn't sufficient and the previous owner had the electric running illegally into the house around the meter.

We had to have a gas inspection before they would turn on the natural gas for the hot water heater.

The front window was cracked in half and so that had to be replaced.

The house had rodents living in the walls so we had all of the insulation removed in all of the walls and had new insulation blown in while the rodents were chemically evacuated.


Exterior

Before

First Floor

The previous owner had several German Shepherds and the floors were destroyed.  Paul refinished the hardwood floors.  

 After

Basement

The basement floor was concrete and Paul installed a water barrier and pergo floors.

Paul also created a sealed crawl space in the basement under the kitchen floor for storage.

Trim

The woodwork in the house was stained a dark color.  We heard many people criticize the idea of painting it, but it was so dark I hated it.  We (mostly Olivia) painted the trim a bright white and it is so much more cheerful!

It's not finished yet but it's well on it's way.

Before

After

Living Room

The living room was a dark brown color.  We painted it a light beige and also painted the trim.  

The Kitchen

Before:  The kitchen was a dark  yellow with non-functioning appliances.  We painted the kitchen and replaced the appliances.  Paul ran a gas line to convert the stove to gas and he installed a new faucet to replace the leaky one.  He also installed a new garbage disposal after the current one exploded on us.  

Noah's Bedroom

Before:  This room is a loft that we are in the process of putting walls up around.  It is a good enough size for a bedroom.  It was painted dark gray and also had the same dirty carpet.  We painted the walls white, removed the carpet, and painted the floors (Under the carpet upstairs it was just subfloor. The wood on the second floor was not hardwood but just a plywood type base)

Master Bedroom

Before:  The master was dark brown with gross carpet and had large holes into the crawl space.  We removed the carpet, painted, installed new lighting, sealed the holes and painted the floor. 

Maeve's Bedroom

Before it was a dark blue.  It had a floating vinyl floor on top of red painted wood.  We removed the vinyl, painted the walls, and painted the floor

Bathroom


Before:  A deep spa tub that was really gross!

Paul removed the tub and tile and put in a new shower with subway tile and a new glass shower door

Guest Room


We ripped up the carpet

Office

Again we removed the carpeting in here.  What isn't visible in these pictures is that these rooms were FULL of boxes and junk from moving and now they are functioning spaces. 

     

Currently, I'm still getting boxes unpacked and put away.  Paul is installing  new door in the kitchen as I type.  He is 80% finished the basement bathroom.  He installed a new tub and walls down there and is ready to begin tiling.  Our "handyman" is coming next weekend to repair the front steps that are broken and we have several contractors coming this week to talk through the issues with the front porch again.

So, for those of you who have asked for progress updates there you go!!!!!!