I get it, I’ve fallen off the posting wagon and you all aren’t happy about it. I hear you and today I’m willing to spend my laundromat time updating the blog.
I can’t even remember what was and what was not done last time I posted so I included a ton of pictures. HVAC is in, plumbing is in, electrical is almost done, and the finish concrete is in.
Electrical seems to be the thing taking the most time. Trying to sort out the old electrical hasn’t been easy, plus, they have to bring the line from the street to the house up to code which means trenching a huge section to put in conduit. The joy of a remodel is that if you touch something you then have to bring it all up to code.
We also have windows and window wells throughout. The only window missing is the patio slider we had to order late.
From what the contractors have told me, they should be doing exteriors soon after that is here, then hopefully landscaping and fencing to put the outside back together. I’m a little nervous about sprinklers and sod so late in the year, but it will get sorted out. They have literally hit every single sprinkler line in our yard at some point during this project so the entire system needs to be replaced.
Inside, we are close to sheetrock. The contractor says if everything goes as planned it will be 2 months from there to finish everything. I would LOVE to be in by Christmas, but I’m trying not to get my hopes up.
All the finishes are finally selected. I’m anxious to see it all come together.
This week we had to turn on the furnace in the trailer after a few nights in the 40’s. It works well and keeps the place rather toasty.
By living in the trailer and paying ourselves our mortgage each month, we’ve been able to save up some money for new furniture. I ordered Trixie a new bedroom set that arrives next week. I need to figure out where the heck to put it! We also have a new patio set and picked out a new couch. Something I learned in this process is that if you buy something at RC Willey during a sale and don’t have it delivered right away (they will hold as long as you need!), you can keep adding to the ticket at the sale price of the day the ticket was opened. That means I picked out my couch weeks later, but I got Labor Day pricing. It’s fantastic and a good reason to put off drivery until the house is completely done in case I decide we need something else.
My current project is also going to be figuring out how to finish out the mud room. We originally wanted cabinets in there, but after the bid was $3-4k, we decided to have the finish carpenters just put something in which means I need to figure out the layout.
Darwin loves all the construction . Every day when he gets home he needs to go check on the house. At school he asks all the teachers to play excavator with him.
The kitties are pretty sure it’s done enough to move back in, especially with the colder weather! Plus, all the exposed framing is good for scratching.
TL;DR Boring progress, no crises, end is in sight… in a few months.