Thursday, September 18, 2014

House Remodel... slowly buy surely

Quick House Update:

  1. The remodel is going slowly but surely. The demo is done, most finishes have been selected and now we are waiting for stuff to arrive before contractors can get to work.  
  2. We have not yet sold our existing house, which is a real bummer.  We're in the process of exploring renting it out until Spring of 2016, when the market will be better (we'd LOVE to sell in Spring of 2015, but finding a 6mo tenant is more unlikely). 
  3. We're hoping to move around Halloween, as Oliver is all set to start at his new school the first Monday in November (and it would make for a convenient start date for new tenants), but the timing is still very much in the air.  

The amount of projects we are taking on before we move is a bit dependent on timing, as well as budget.  The current plan is to redo the basement flooring, get hardwood throughout the first floor (not the kitchen, which we will remodel another time), get new runners for the stairs, and redo two master bathrooms.  We'll also paint throughout and get blinds put on all the windows.  There are a few more things on our wishlist (like third floor flooring), but its looking less likely as time wears on that we will be able to fit it in.  
A don't often get very frazzled, but was extremely close to a panic attack the day that all the bathroom decisions needed to be made.  Luckily, Adam was able to get away from work to help.  The photos below are those that I took while we were going through the process, but aren't necessarily exactly what we decided on getting.

No comments: