The Renovation Has Officially Begun: Purpose One

ve been inwards our novel solid right away for a piffling over a calendar month The Renovation Has Officially Begun: Part One

Hey you lot guys!!! I'm thus excited.

The renovation has finally begun!

As many of you lot know (especially if you've been next on Instagram), we've been inwards our novel solid right away for a piffling over a month, scheduling contractors in addition to doing some low-cal renovation move ourselves (aka me paradigm inwards my sweatpants every night). But, finally this week, nosotros began the actual renovation.

Since nosotros take maintain a toddler who needs naps in addition to normalcy, nosotros moved out of our solid for a yoke weeks in addition to into my mom's solid (with Tootie inwards tow) piece the bulk of the large move gets done.

We hired a full general contractor to handgrip subs for the demo, drywall, in addition to electrical work, in addition to and thus nosotros hired the flooring guy that did such an amazing labor on our in conclusion home. My exceed priority when hiring these guys was quality, but also speed. Our GC did 2 houses for a friend of mine (and both were total gut jobs that turned into dream homes) in addition to our flooring guys did our in conclusion solid (while I was pregnant) in addition to were simply a dream to move with. And both were able to give me timelines that had me dorsum inwards my solid inwards a yoke weeks. So, you lot never actually know how these things volition move out, but thus far I'm feeling actually skilful virtually the move that is beingness done.

The contractors take maintain been inwards our solid for 2 days, in addition to we've gone over inwards the evenings to banking enterprise represent out the progress in addition to accept pictures. So, some of these pics are from twenty-four hr menstruum one, in addition to some are from twenty-four hr menstruum two. The lighting is kinda bad, but you lot larn the idea.

So, let's larn to the updates.
The most exciting i first: the kitchen was completely demoed! The cabinetry was removed in addition to the onetime tile flooring was gutted. We discovered some sweetness brilliant orangish walls underneath.

On twenty-four hr menstruum two, some of the damaged subfloor was replaced in addition to they began framing the pocket door (if you lot aspect at the to a higher identify picture, you lot tin give the axe come across where they completely took that wall out. When nosotros went to become banking enterprise represent the solid out in conclusion night, Jesse was like, 'Oooh I dearest it without the wall.' And I was like, yeah, me too, but in that location volition hold upward cabinetry on i side in addition to and thus a pocket-sized child's sleeping room on the other side. So, POCKET DOOR.

Y'all, I'm thus excited to hold upward able to demo a kitchen for the get-go fourth dimension inwards my life in addition to create it dorsum from scratch. But, in that location are a lot of limitations amongst the infinite I'm working with, in addition to amongst my budget, thus although it volition hold upward the pocket-sized kitchen of my dreams, in that location volition also hold upward a lot of things I had to compromise on. Like don't await whatever sub zilch appliances.

I take maintain a kid to raise.

Speaking of that sweetness child, hither are the stairs to her bedroom. The carpeting was removed.

On twenty-four hr menstruum one, they removed the segmentation inwards the room in addition to discovered that it wasn't charge bearing. So, nosotros don't fifty-fifty demand a header there. There are 2 boob lights in addition to a ceiling fan inwards this room, thus when they withdraw the popcorn ceiling, they volition also hold upward removing all of the lighting in addition to replacing it amongst ONE low-cal inwards the pump of the room. Also, it was difficult for me to say amongst the partition, but this room is huge. Ava's room volition hold upward bigger than our bedroom, in addition to virtually the size of the living room.

What a lucky piffling bug.

This below pic is from twenty-four hr menstruum two. They removed the carpet, mudded the ceilings, in addition to framed in addition to mudded the novel doorway for Ava's room. Remember how in that location wasn't one? Ava has been living inwards the sleeping room on the below level, every bit it was the ONLY room inwards the solid amongst a door on it. So, I'm thus excited to finally larn her inwards her large 'ol room in addition to larn inwards cute for her.

Here's her novel doorway from the other side. So, she'll take maintain her ain piffling bathroom, but nosotros decided non to enclose it inwards her room. That way the bath is accessible from the exterior every bit well.

So, moving on....the carpeting was removed on the stairs leading upward into the master copy bedroom, too. I'm super excited virtually this, every bit the carpeting was coated inwards virtually an inch of domestic dog hair. Plus, it's simply thus slowly to visualize what it volition aspect similar right away that it's gone.

When you lot walk upward the stairs to the master, in that location was originally no door in that location (like, WHAT is the deal?!), thus on twenty-four hr menstruum i they framed inwards the door.

And this is what it looked similar on twenty-four hr menstruum 2 amongst the drywall up. Nothing has been mudded or painted withal (I'm pretty certain nosotros are saving coin yesteryear 'allowing' me to pigment everything...hold me, mama.).

They also demoed the carpeting in addition to in that location were thus many pet stains. I've dealt amongst this inwards both houses now, in addition to in that location are few things that experience amend than getting rid of individual else's pet pee carpet.

Also, no sentence there. I've lived amongst a truthful cat named Cheese (RIP sweetness girl) who liked to poop on my carpeting on a daily basis. You create the best you lot can. I larn it.

Also, let's accept a infinitesimal to appreciate Tootie (who is bathing adjacent to me every bit I write this inwards a sleeping room at my mom's house), for beingness the cleanest, most depression maintenance piffling gal ever.

Thanks, Toot.

Moving on...so dorsum inwards the chief living area, the cupboard yesteryear the entrance was demoed. I'm thus glad I decided to create that, every bit it actually opens it up.

Here's a crappy film from twenty-four hr menstruum 2 afterward they started fixing the drywall. It's manifestly non done yet, but I'm excited yesteryear the quick progress.

Jesse also had them rip the wainscotting downwards (it was that kinda fake wainscotting where they simply painted the wall amongst gloss pigment in addition to attached a few pieces of trim). I had planned on removing the wainscotting, but I knew Jesse was going to hold upward the i rebuilding it, thus I had kinda planned to move out it in that location until he got or thus to doing it. So, now, it's off in addition to I'll simply hold upward staring at it until he gets a gratuitous twenty-four hr menstruum to create it afterward nosotros motility dorsum in.

It's ridiculous that our entire solid is torn apart in addition to I'm like, but when tin give the axe you lot create the wainscotting, Jesse?!! Poor man. He's thus skilful to me in addition to I ofttimes don't deserve it.

Moving downwards into the basement, here's the pic I captured on twenty-four hr menstruum one. We were trying to concur Ava piece nosotros walked through the solid (because danger) in addition to the piffling stinker was attempting escape at every turn. She never stops moving, I swear. It's precious in addition to exhausting at the same time.

In the basement on twenty-four hr menstruum one, they simply took the drywall off the pole to come across what was up. They create indeed demand a header here, thus that's beingness worked on now.

On twenty-four hr menstruum 2 (sorry for the black pic), they had removed the scary wooden low-cal fixture in addition to pulled upward the stinkiest carpeting ever. Like you lot could aroma it from upward the stairs. I wasn't actually all that jazzed virtually that situation. But, it's gone right away in addition to I tin give the axe start to imagine what it volition experience similar downwards here. Still a lot to do, but progress has been made. The flooring guys simply got to the solid today, in addition to it looks similar the upstairs flooring volition hold upward done yesteryear adjacent weekend. We may motility dorsum inwards yesteryear the fourth dimension they are installing the tile downwards here, but fourth dimension volition tell.

And here's the basement stairs amongst the carpeting removed. All of the stairs inwards this solid had problems, in addition to they all demand a lot of work, but my hope is that some improvements tin give the axe hold upward made in addition to that i twenty-four hr menstruum I volition take maintain Carrie Underwood legs every bit a upshot of buying a solid amongst 4 sets of stairs.

So, those are the updates thus far. I'll hold upward dorsum adjacent calendar week to demo you lot the progress. In the meantime, we'll hold upward livin' it upward at my mom's house. She's been thus sweetness to allow us invade her house, in addition to trust me nosotros take maintain totally invaded. Here's a pic of Ava sorting through my mom's mail, in addition to doing a mighty fine job. (Also, tin give the axe nosotros verbalise virtually those finger puppets nosotros flora at my mom's?! That's a snail, a pig, in addition to a flamingo. The best purpose is that my mom did non purchase these for Ava. She simply had them.)

However, my mom did dig out my 33 twelvemonth onetime cabbage land dolls, in addition to Ava is totally obsessed. It's the piffling things inwards life.

Oh, in addition to nosotros took Ava to a commons close our novel solid that has a splash pad. Never has she always been thus excited. This was the get-go film I took of her, when she was simply standing in that location similar 'WHAT IS HAPPENING.'.

And hither nosotros are the other twenty-four hr menstruum when nosotros visited the house, exploring the driveway, which basically simply agency she gets to run or thus similar a piffling maniac, manifestly her favorite activity.