The house has come a long way over the past 7 weeks. A lot of people worked in a few days installing wires, pipes, and duct work and it passed inspection... big hurdle! yay! We have walls now and tile laid, hardwood installed, doors that lock, paint on the walls, and as of yesterday running water (well, temporary, but it's getting close to the real thing). It looks like a house now and it's easy to imagine where we'll cook, do laundry, watch TV, sleep, have quiet time, etc. Our favorite room already is the sunroom. We plan for it to be a highly functional area with an area to gather around the table and a sitting area to visit or rest. Its large windows can be opened on pretty spring or fall days. So if you drive by (not that anyone drives down our street) you may see us having morning coffee, reading, or sharing a meal.
Words cannot explain what has happened in our lives the past 7 weeks. It has definitely been a whirlwind, but so fun! Pictures below may show the chaos we've been experiencing lately. I don't have any pre-sheetrock pictures, so this is where we'll start. This is the day the framing, insulation, and wiring were covered up with sheetrock.
Words cannot explain what has happened in our lives the past 7 weeks. It has definitely been a whirlwind, but so fun! Pictures below may show the chaos we've been experiencing lately. I don't have any pre-sheetrock pictures, so this is where we'll start. This is the day the framing, insulation, and wiring were covered up with sheetrock.
Take note of the guy on the stilts in the background. This was fascinating to me. He scooted around on those things like it was normal to be 2 feet off the ground. I guess when hanging sheetrock it is! Walking up and down the stairs was most impressive. He didn't even pause before walking down a flight of stairs. I really wanted a better picture of this but didn't want to freak him out that I was trying to take his picture. He didn't speak English.
Ta-da... we have walls!
Sheetrock is mudded and ready to be sanded.
Stacks of tile ready to be installed in the bathrooms.
Tiling the bathroom
Paint team ready to paint. My dad came two back to back weeks to paint for 8 days! This was a huge help! Thanks Dad! Painting is a really long process with new walls, trim, doors, etc. Lots of prepping before putting paint on the walls.
Our mess: lamps, ladders, and large heater to keep warm. Of course the week after we finished painting it's in the 60s, sunny, and beautiful!
Enjoying the snow for a minute on a painting break
Cleaned up and ready for hardwood floors
Finished product for now. Kitchen cabinets are going in next week!
One of our many late night Home Depot runs. That's my fiance', the general contractor!
