It’s Friday!! Does anyone else feel like this has been the longest week OF ALL TIME?!?! But at the same time, how is it already the end of August?!?!
Charles started his new job on Monday and has successfully made it through his first week. They sort of just threw him in the deep end and said, “swim!” but he’s done a great job. I’m really excited to see where he takes the business center…so many possibilities! And of course, I’m super duper proud of him!!!
Ok, that’s enough gushing for today. Back to the house…
On Tuesday, we hit the 3 month mark on our house renovation. While I know that so much work has been done in the last month, it’s also some of the hardest work to see. Reconstructing the rotten eaves and gutters takes A LOT of time. I’m not complaining…we’d rather it take longer and be done right, than have to go back in a few years to have it all redone!
To see what we accomplished in month two, look here. This is the broad list of things we had left to do as of the end of month two:
Scrape and prep interior walls, trim, and ceilingsPrimeand paint interior walls, trim, and ceilings (downstairs is primed!)- Remove all interior carpet
- Finish electrical, including adding several outlets and wiring each room for ceiling fans (we are about half way done here!)
- Repair all porches
- Patch and paint the metal roof
- Rework hidden metal gutter system and repair/replace exterior woodwork (all bad wood has been removed and the repair process has begun!)
Install new heating and air systemRepair mortar in the basement, and repoint front-of-house mortar (front mortar repair starts next week!)- Finish upstairs back bathroom (tile floor, plumbing for a shower, new sink)
- Update downstairs bathroom (paint cabinets, new mirror, new light fixture)
- Repair garage (it is currently sturdy, but leaning)
- More landscaping
The entire downstairs (walls, trim, and ceilings) has been primed. When I last checked in, the kitchen was all that was left, but it’s had at least a coat now. (No more Carolina blue!! Yay!)
A new heating and air system has been installed. Well, almost. Once Charles and I clean out the basement, which will happen this weekend, they will finish running the duct work down there. Then all that will be left is to install the units themselves. Meanwhile, our house looks like this:
The electrician has started his work on the house, but it’s quite the daunting task, so it will take some time. I laid out our expected furniture placement for him on our floorplan, so that’s helping him determine where we need new outlets. I told our contractor, “just think Christmas!” Charles and I both go a little nuts at Christmas and I know we will be decorating every inch of the house, so the less cords we can have lying around, the better!
So much has been accomplished, but we’ve still got a long ways to go. Luckily, we are less than 40% of the way through our total budget, so that’s definitely a plus!
What are your thoughts? Care to take a guess on when we might be moving in?
