Friday, February 21, 2014
Doin' our Homework
It is important when remodeling a house that you take as many trips as possible to gather the information needed to make your house successful. Right? So, I booked a plane ticket to LA so we could go see some furniture we've had our eye on for a while and test it out. Part of it was Mat's birthday too--just justifying it more. I owe a big shout out thank you to my Mom and Dannielle for taking my kids.
I have to say, it was nice to actually try out the furniture before you bought it. The couch we were looking out was way too stiff. I feel like a couch is right up there with trying on jeans. You have to try out a lot before you find the right fit. We also were able to pin down some barstools. I can not show pictures of our barstools at this time because I also liken them to baby names. You tell people your baby's name and they will shoot it down before they even meet him. So the barstools may be a little "whoa!" for some people, but it screams my kitchen. Pictures to come, after you met them and the whole kitchen.
Furniture MANY rows in Beverly Hills.
We also had the chance to have lunch with Cousin Lee and his family--Alix and baby Adam
Wow! Must have caught Lee in mid sentence. Serious ptosis going on.
Wednesday, February 19, 2014
Asbestos Removal= Cray Cray
Well- it looks like a nuclear bomb went off in our house and hazmat has come to clean up the job. It took one full day to prep the walls with double lined plastic on all floors, walls, and windows.Yep, it felt like we entered our 7th move. Every piece of everything had to be cleared.
They have a special shower they rinse off in as they come and go. They also wear white suits and masks and sound like space aliens when they talk. Many curious neighbors wondered what was going on at our house.
Our cute little neighbor up the street even called the office to make sure it wasn't a staging for a robbery. I assure you it was not robbers, but there happened to be some recent thieves in SLC that got away with doing just that---making it look like there was work getting done on the house and managed to load up their truck and steal everything.
We were fortunate enough to stay with Mat's parents just down the street. They are so easy going and welcoming. We stayed there about 3 nights watching the olympics and prepping our Valentines. We could slip in and out of our back sliding door. But, the heater was overworking, so much that you started sweating in a hurry. It was so hot that my butter liquified.
And so it begins. I'm happy something is beginning. I thought we'd be torn into this mid January, so I'm excited to see something go.
They have a special shower they rinse off in as they come and go. They also wear white suits and masks and sound like space aliens when they talk. Many curious neighbors wondered what was going on at our house.
Our cute little neighbor up the street even called the office to make sure it wasn't a staging for a robbery. I assure you it was not robbers, but there happened to be some recent thieves in SLC that got away with doing just that---making it look like there was work getting done on the house and managed to load up their truck and steal everything.
We were fortunate enough to stay with Mat's parents just down the street. They are so easy going and welcoming. We stayed there about 3 nights watching the olympics and prepping our Valentines. We could slip in and out of our back sliding door. But, the heater was overworking, so much that you started sweating in a hurry. It was so hot that my butter liquified.
And so it begins. I'm happy something is beginning. I thought we'd be torn into this mid January, so I'm excited to see something go.
Wednesday, February 12, 2014
Homeless
We are currently evacuated from our house at the moment due to asbestos removal. This is one of those remodeling unforeseen expenses everyone tells you about. Plan to be way over budget. And I knew we would be. We also needed to get new house plans created and pay an engineer to determine which supports we needed before we knocked out and adjusted some walls.
Mat's parent were kind enough to give us a place to stay. Our house right now has double layers of plastic covering everything.- walls, carpeting, light fixtures. It looks like it is a nuclear war zone. Our living spaces are completely free of furniture and wall hangings. It looks like we moved until you open up the guest room. We do have limited access to the back door and our bedroom , but we have to crawl through our window. They prepped all day Tuesday and they'll scrap all day Wednesday and Thursday.
Mat's parent were kind enough to give us a place to stay. Our house right now has double layers of plastic covering everything.- walls, carpeting, light fixtures. It looks like it is a nuclear war zone. Our living spaces are completely free of furniture and wall hangings. It looks like we moved until you open up the guest room. We do have limited access to the back door and our bedroom , but we have to crawl through our window. They prepped all day Tuesday and they'll scrap all day Wednesday and Thursday.
Sunday, February 2, 2014
Something that is coming to pass!
I feel like finally we have all of our ducks lined up and we are ready to start......................
We've been working on this over a year and I can't believe we are finally going to demo some walls. We are all excited to fist punch some holes around here. We debated just moving with this extensive remodel, but the land, new house, and planting our feet somewhere else just didn't seem necessary. So it begins
General Contractor--Myself and I
Sub Contractor
Drywall Guy
Carpet Guy
Wood Floor Guy
Countertop Guy
Cabinet Guy
Electrician
Plumber
Window Guy
Engineer
Architect
Door Guy
City Permit
Tile Guy
Appliance Guy
Furniture Store
Light Fixtures
Lot and Lots of Materials
I'm so excited to see it come together. In April it will be 2yrs living in this house. It's a great house, but we're going to make it better and more efficient. Here are some before photos of our kitchen we're selling. I'll keep you posted on the journey, if you care to join us. Demo will start in about 1 1/2-2wks.
OUR REMODEL!
We've been working on this over a year and I can't believe we are finally going to demo some walls. We are all excited to fist punch some holes around here. We debated just moving with this extensive remodel, but the land, new house, and planting our feet somewhere else just didn't seem necessary. So it begins
General Contractor--Myself and I
Sub Contractor
Drywall Guy
Carpet Guy
Wood Floor Guy
Countertop Guy
Cabinet Guy
Electrician
Plumber
Window Guy
Engineer
Architect
Door Guy
City Permit
Tile Guy
Appliance Guy
Furniture Store
Light Fixtures
Lot and Lots of Materials
I'm so excited to see it come together. In April it will be 2yrs living in this house. It's a great house, but we're going to make it better and more efficient. Here are some before photos of our kitchen we're selling. I'll keep you posted on the journey, if you care to join us. Demo will start in about 1 1/2-2wks.
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