Our Game Plan!

Our current kitchen and living space downstairs needs a complete overhaul! Our plan is to tackle the entire first floor all at once, adding a new kitchen, half bathroom and expanded living space. Since Chris and I are tackling the project ourselves... it may be a long road, but we are going to keep looking for the light at the end of the tunnel! This blog will allow us to share our experiences and keep our family and friends up to date with the progress.

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Blueboard - We Finally Have Walls!

We finally have walls! Chris and I have been waiting for this since we started the project.

It looks absolutely amazing...









Concrete & Stairs

New stairs on the deck and a concrete footing poured in the basement.







Sunday, November 21, 2010

Roof?!

Chris came home on Wednesday night to find a puddle of water in our new kitchen. Our roof was leaking! Over the weekend he put together a crew of guys and they fixed our roof. It was a lot of work and an unexpected expense. I guess that's what happens when you are going through renovations.

Thanks to all the guys who helped yesterday!







Insulation

We used two types of insulation - regular batt insulation for the interior walls/ceiling and spray foam insulation for the exterior walls.

When we first started this project and ripped down the old plaster, there was no insulation at all!
The new insulation is going to make this house cozy...





Emma is ready for this project to be over... she misses her couch ;)

Granite

Last Saturday we went to the stone yard in Winchester to pick out our slab of granite. It was really inspiring to see all of the beautiful stones!

We chose this one...

Finally a Working Bathroom!

For the past couple of months we havent had a working toilet, sink and shower all in the same room! Our toilet was downstairs, sink on the front porch and shower upstairs. Finally we have a full working bathroom. Thanks Mom for decorating :)