He’s been able to accomplish some of the major demolition that needed to be done. He took out the false wall, leaving the load bearing column, and he took out a small ‘closet’ on the east side of the house.
This gives us a kitchen/dining/ living great room, a small bedroom and a bathroom. We are putting the washer and dryer in a closet next to the bathroom.
Scott has finished pulling up the tile – evil, glue sodden, sticky, ugly blue marbled vinyl tile. He still has a few areas where self leveling concrete needs to be poured. The kitchen was framed out our friend, Johnny, and now we have to work on the upstairs room, plumbing, and the walls. We plan to put new drywall up on everything so the house will look almost brand new.
The bathroom is still a disaster area, and we decided, because the original owners did not take time to put in the sewer drain pipe properly, to raise the bathroom floor about 6 inches. We will have to move that terrible door in the bathroom to the other side of the house. Scott and Johnny will put in a framed out sub floor, and we can put in the appropriate plumbing. Did I mention that the only thing in the house that goes to the septic tank at the moment is the toilet. We will have the kitchen sink, the dish washer and toilets run to the septic tank, but our laundry water and bath water will go to a simple grey water system and I’ll use it to water a south side garden. Yes, we will use eco friendly laundry soaps to protect the integrity of the soil and in keeping with my preference for organic gardening.
There is only a month before my daughter comes home, and her room is not framed out yet!
Things should begin to roll now. We have all the appliances purchased, including a nice gas range!
Most of the appliances have been delivered and we take delivery of our kitchen cabinets this week. Once the bathrooms and kitchen are in place, we will be able to live here properly. If not…..well, I hope our landlord will let us go month by month at the house we are living in now. We will see!
