So, we did it! We took about a year, we looked at almost 100 houses, we were outbid, we had rejected offers, we had a hard time hearing no! We are happy to have this beautiful house, with an amazing yard and a lot of work to be done.
We bought house! We got the keys yesterday! The thrill of a house was short lived, we went changed the locks, bought a bunch of demolition items and had our first 2 guests! We came back to my current home and slept, ok I didn't sleep, I laid awake and tossed and turned last night. This morning we went to Target, I bought snacks, water and starbucks COFFEE. We got to the house around 9am, we didn't hesitate a second. We started tearing apart the kitchen.
We posted the stove and the dishwasher on Craigslist, we are going to try our hardest to reuse the cabinets. We are on a budget despite how it may look. We took the moulding down, popped up the countertops an tore the cabinets off the wall. A lot of manual labor, and can you believe that it took 5 hours to tear apart a kitchen that measures 21 feet by 13 feet! Our living room is now cabinet city!
We are so excited and really want to just finish all the hard stuff so we can get to the fun stuff like painting! We are hiring friends to do the HVAC and the Electrical, and my dad is building us bookshelves (for my library)
The kitchen was stripped to the posts and beams today, and when Larry and I left at 1ish, it was only 1/2 done.
I'm not allowed to help with the wall stuff, I do have medical issues that are making it hard to keep up, but I will be posting pictures all along the way, and I will be sharing colors, tools and prices in future posts! Keep up with us!
2014 is definitely your lucky year, as you finally bought your new house. Congratulations! Now you can concentrate on the renovation part, to transform the house into your home. It will take time, and I hope you get all the help you need to finish all the job on time.
ReplyDeleteWillard Evans @ WOW Homes