Total remodel job - Repairs, Remodeling & Renovations

heather6773 · #46 (**permalink**) 05-12-2008, 07:01 PM

wow Shan I didn't relieze you were demoing the whole house!!!

shan · #47 (**permalink**) 05-13-2008, 08:50 AM

We didn't either till we found the foundation problem. It turns out this way is going to be quicker anyways. We were just going to take down the back half and rebuild that because it was a disaster waiting to happen. Then we found out the foundation on the front half of the house was below dirt level. We were going to have to pour some new and well the men hooked the house to a truck and pulled it down. Men are such show offs. LOL But we did get all the required permits so everything is tooken care of. We shouldn't have a problem (except maybe all this rain) with getting it back up in no time.

shan · #48 (**permalink**) 05-19-2008, 11:27 AM

Well with the rain we got pushed back a week, but the tree guys should be over there right now getting all the stuff accomplished. So we may still have time this week/weekend to get the foundation poured. As long as mother nature is nice to us. This stuff is what feels like is taking forever!! Once the foundation is set things "should" fall into place fairly quickly. I can't wait!!! I just want to paint and get the flooring down and move in!!

Soon I will be asking advise on paint colors and color schemes.

shan · #49 (**permalink**) 05-22-2008, 09:21 AM

Well the trees are down, but not gone. The company found termites in the trees and refused to remove them. So now we have to get rid of the trees they cut down and then we have to get our yard/trees sprayed to kill the rest of the termites. Nasty little bugs!

My FIL is thrilled!! He got his cast off yesterday. Now he has to go in for physical therapy. His arm is all swollen and it has dry skin flaking off. You can see the stitching from the surgery. Every time I look at it, it makes my wrist hurt. I am glad that he is healing so fast though. He can now put ice on his whole arm to bring down the swelling. That should feel nice to him.

heather6773 · #50 (**permalink**) 05-23-2008, 05:07 AM

Heres to your FIL and his cast removal!!!! I would hate to have my arm restricted like that. Then to have it swollen too.

Thats too bad a bout the trees. It stinks when you have your heart set on the job being finished then it only gets half done.

shan · #51 (**permalink**) 05-27-2008, 09:23 AM

Well we have the tree problem tooken care of. Now we are waiting for them to show back up to dig out the foundation. Three times now they have said they would be there and not show up. It is getting quite annoying. I will write a review about these people, and make sure that I put that on there. They don't call they just say "We will be there." They were suppose to be there last Friday, Saturday, and yesterday. I asked my FIL if they realized that yesterday was a holiday and he said they did. I don't know it is annoying. We had the inspector coming out Thursday, and now we don't know if we have to post pone the inspection or not. I am going to go by there today and see if they decided to show up or not. See this is why we were going to do it all ourselves. Now we have to wait for people.

I am not very good at waiting.

Csara · #52 (**permalink**) 05-27-2008, 11:27 AM

I've found that most contractors are a PITA. They never seem to show up when they are supposed too. Annoyance!!!

Turtleheadfred · #53 (**permalink**) 05-27-2008, 09:23 PM

Contractors - Total Pain! AGREED!

shan · #54 (**permalink**) 05-28-2008, 01:29 AM

I think after this contractor we should be finished with them.

I am pretty sure the rest of the work will be done by my dh and FIL. So I am impatiently waiting for these guys to get the job done so we can move on. We have to let the foundation dry for two weeks as is and really wanted to get it done this week. But I guess we won't be making up any time on the foundation work. I have been talking with my mom and sisters on finding some one to watch K so I can be more help now that my FIL isn't going to be able to do as much. If nothing else I have a friend who will baby sit but it is like two fifty an hour.

I am not a very trusting sole so I am willing to pay that because of how good she is with kids. Of course dh is talking about buying a out door "playpen". So we will see what happens.

shan · #55 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 10:35 AM

Woo Hoo they are done digging out the foundation!! Now hopefully we will get back on track. I will post pics when I get them off my camera. That should be the last contractor that we have to deal with. Because we are building the house ourselves we don't have to have a licensed plumber/electrician, but some of our friends are and they said they would give us a hand so we can pass our inspections on the first go. Once we get the foundation poured and wait the two weeks things should move pretty quickly.

heather6773 · #56 (**permalink**) 06-02-2008, 02:53 PM

Thats awesome Shan!!!!!!!!

shan · #57 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 06:20 AM

Thanks for stopping by Heather!!

Well we have been at a stand still because of the weather. Here is a picture of the place with the foundation dug out. (sorry really bad picture dh took it.) I am going to get a better one when I get the chance.

heather6773 · #58 (**permalink**) 06-10-2008, 07:04 AM

How exciting that it is moving along though and it will be BRAND new....I am so jealous...I would love to borrow the bulldozer and just level this house but I guess Dh wouldn't like that when he came home...lol

shan · #59 (**permalink**) 06-11-2008, 08:21 AM

No Heather I don't think your dh would like that very well. "Honey where is the house?" lmao!!
We didn't use a bull dozer, because we recycled all the parts of the house we could and to do that we had to take it down by hand. It takes a little longer, but then you have more money to put into the place.

Yesterday they started framing for the foundation to be poured. Now as long as the weather cooperates we should be able to get that done and start pouring the first layer of foundation.

Then we have to wait a week, frame and pour the second layer. After the one week wait we get to start framing. Everything should go fairly quickly after that.

IUgrad02 · #60 (**permalink**) 06-12-2008, 10:11 PM

That's exciting that things will be moving quickly pretty soon. Keep updating us!