Total remodel job - Repairs, Remodeling & Renovations

heather6773 · #91 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 06:02 PM

wow you have doorways and walls!!!

shan · #92 (**permalink**) 08-19-2008, 07:39 PM

Here are the photos they took before beginning work today.

heather6773 · #93 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 06:22 AM

looks great!!! So are you doing siding on the outside? If so what color?

shan · #94 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 07:27 AM

I do believe we are going with white or cream color siding. I am not really sure on that. My FIL said that he wants to button up the outside then work on the inside that way it won't matter what the weather is like. So with saying that, he is hoping to put the roof on this weekend. I will go over and get some pictures today before I head to the fair. They have the whole down stairs framed now and they have the brackets on to start on the attic. That is what they said last night when they came home.

I just can't wait to be in my house.

heather6773 · #95 (**permalink**) 08-20-2008, 04:26 PM

Is it just the 2 of them doing all this work? They sure have been rolling right along.

shan · #96 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 08:15 AM

Yeah, it is just two people doing all this. Occasionally my BIL will help (that don't happen too often) or one of his friends. Other than that it is just dh and his dad. Here is what it looked like yesterday before they started. (Just remember that they go to work full time and then come out and work on it)

shan · #97 (**permalink**) 08-21-2008, 08:18 AM

I try to get as many angles of the house as I can. Some times it just doesn't look right. Today I will see if I can't get pictures of the actual rooms.

shan · #98 (**permalink**) 08-22-2008, 11:11 AM

My FIL keeps forgetting to get me an 8x10 of the lay out for the house so everyone bare with me. I will get it. The pictures I took is of the framing. They were "buttoning up" the down stairs framing as my dh likes to put it. So they have most of the closets framed and it looks like they stopped before they got to the bathroom. So here are the new pictures.

This is looking through what will be the front door.

This is dh and my bedroom, you can see where they are starting the closets.

This is looking through the laundry room wall and you can see the bathroom.

Here is another view of our bedroom looking towards K's room

Tomorrow I will be sure to get some pictures that are farther back so you can see the whole thing in a picture. I hadn't realized that I didn't do that.

shan · #99 (**permalink**) 08-23-2008, 09:14 PM

Well I have been slacking, I haven't gone out in two days. I do have the layout for the house uploaded. Here it is:

shan · #**100** (**permalink**) 08-24-2008, 07:06 PM

Here are the pictures before they started working today.

shan · #**101** (**permalink**) 08-24-2008, 07:07 PM

heather6773 · #**102** (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 08:58 AM

Is it a 2 or 3 bedroom? I am so bad at reading plans. Its really looking great!!

shan · #**103** (**permalink**) 08-25-2008, 10:24 AM

It is a two bedroom house. It has two bedrooms, living room, kitchen, laundry/mud room, and a bathroom. Right now I am in the process of trying to pick colors for everything. I know the kitchen is going to have natural oak (I think/pretty sure) cabinets. We are going with stainless steel appliances. I think I am going to go with a sage green for the paint color. I think I am tiling the floor, but I don't know if I want to go with a light color or dark. I am lost on that. I am trying to make up my mind for all this stuff before labor day because I know that there will be sales that weekend. I know that the counter top is going to be dark but I can't seem to find my sample that dh and I picked.

I guess I need to get into Lowes and Menards to find all this stuff. Karma's room is going to be done in a princess theme. With pinks and purples. I think I am going to check out bordering and/or stencils to see if I can't find something to match her toy box. I am doing the theme around her toy box. We got the toy box from the Home Depot web page so I will go there first to see if they have anything to match it. I have been looking at Bedding for dh and I. I think I am going to choose the bedding and make the bed the focus point in our bedroom. Then choose complementary colors for the walls and window dressings. The living room is still up for grabs. I do know I want to go with a Mahogany wood floor (if I can talk dh and his dad into it.) I love Mahogany flooring. The bathroom is going to be tiled floor to ceiling. We are getting a jacuzzi tub. Espree 6060 Corner Jetted Bath with In-Line Heater So that is where I am now. If you guys have any suggestions on colors please let me know because this is going to be my first real experience with decorating a whole house.

shan · #**104** (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 09:18 AM

I get my Mahogany floors!! We are going to hard wood the living room and two bedrooms. Then we are going to tile the kitchen, laundry room, and bathroom. I talked to my FIL last night and I am so happy that we have the budget for Mahogany!! We did all the math and with the sale Lumber Liquidators is having right now it is going to be cheaper to put down the wood opposed to putting tile in the bedrooms. Plus it will raise the value of the house. The really funny part about me getting my flooring is I was also looking at laminate flooring and it turns out that the laminate is more expensive than the actual wood.

That really made the choice a no brainer. LOL

shan · #**105** (**permalink**) 08-26-2008, 09:20 AM

So here is what is done as of yesterday. (I was helping my friend put together nursery furniture and didn't get a before picture)