It has been a wild and wooly 10 days. Rob McMahon and his excellent team from Island Remodeling have literally ripped the house from under me. I found them through a referral from Annette, the lovely woman I bought the house from. They began demolition a few days before I arrived, ripping up the old carpet, pulling out fixtures and appliances, removing a rotted entire downstairs front wall, scrapping off the outdated 'popcorn' ceiling spray, and finally riveting up the downstairs tile. All that remains of any original portion of this casita are the concrete side walls and the foundation. There is a spanky new "European" water heater that provides instant hot water and doesn't needlessly heat an entire tank. There will be new tile floors downstairs and in the master bath, new bamboo wood floors throughout upstairs and on the steps. Recessed lighting throughout was installed today. The kitchen is beech with lots of storage and deep drawers from Ikea. All appliances are the highest energy efficiency available including a small European Bosch washer and dryer. Basically, this will be as 21st century a home as one can make on a moderate budget. Here's a photo essay to date:
Look at the biker's babe - goggles on the pup. Cindy and I caught them and I couldn't resist snapping the big guy on his big bike and the little lady!
Appliances gone; closet door moved; ceiling fans gone
Kitchen stripped; front wall demolished - rot exposed
Hard step!
Closets stripped in Master Bedroom
Master Bath to the pipes
Guest bath spared the pillage!
Guestroom/Susan's office view
Ikea Kitchen Cabinets, beech; sample granite counter
Ikea haul - Rob and Chris speed pull!
Rob and Chris - the Ikea "A" team - they pulled faster than Ikea's own guys!!
Rob loads the Island Remodeling van - I got to ride shotgun.
To Floor and Decor - the downstairs and master bath selection: Italian ceramic.
Downstairs old tile gone!!!
Today, May 14th, Floor and Decor deliver!
My hero, Wayne takes on the heavy task of moving the tiles inside!
4 comments:
Wow, that is coming together fast! We know what you are feeling right now...
Michael
Geeze, we should have rented those hunky guys to load up our IKEA haul! Looking good, Suze. Especially like the kitchen cabinet choice ;) We'll feel right at home in each others' kitchens!
let yourself feel the excitement kiddo, amid all the terror of this moment...feel how cool it is! Love ya...M&D
Suzi,
Can't wait to see it all. Have fun remodeling.
Rosalind
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