Our Fixer Upper (The First 2 Weeks)

Our Fixer Upper 

In a previous blog I showed the before pictures.

You can see that here

Broken fascia on the back of the house

Mike repairing it.  At one point he was up on the roof
hanging over the side in a rainstorm.   It was a challenge
to avoid the electrical wires.   

fascia is as good as new after repairs.   

Plumbing was a major issue in the house.   When we turned the water on, there were clogs and leaks throughout the house.   The toilets were so nasty we ended up deciding to replace them.

Nasty moldy bath tub

After I had scrubbed on it a few days.  It still needs some work, but
we have since decided to gut this bathroom.   Bye-bye pink tile!   By the
way, if you ever have a severely stained tub, fume free Easy-off works
wonders.   To remove the worst of the mold, I soaked paper towels in bleach
and covered the spots for a couple of days.   

The toilets were a loss, so Mike threw them in
the front yard.  I'm sure our new neighbors were worried,
but they are now safely at the dump.   

After replacing the toilet and re-plumbing
the sink in the back bath, we now have a
working half bathroom!  Yay Mike!  (I forgot to
take a picture of the finished product for this blog) 

We decided to gut the kitchen

Kitchen is mostly ripped out.   We kept the sink for now.  Mike tore
out the soffet and cabinets.   He also removed the decorative wall and
peninsula between the dining room and kitchen. 

Mike widened the door between the living room and dining room.

He is blocking in the door from the kitchen
into the living room.  He still needs to panel
the kitchen side.  We will use the paneling from
where he widened the other door.

We are converting Bedroom 3 to an on suite
bathroom and walk in closet for the new master bedroom
(Bedroom 2 in before pics)   Here are new cut outs
for the doors from the new master bedroom. 

wall constructed between what will be the on suite bathroom and
walk in closet.   Mike still needs to bust out the existing closet wall.

Since we are getting a new walk in closet for Bedroom 2 (new master)
we are giving the old master bedroom (Bedroom 1 in before pics) his and
hers closets.   

Mike busted down the wall in the basement between the garage
and the front part of the basement.  

The water heater does not work, so we have ordered a new gas
tankless water heater.  Mike took that old coal stove out.  The broken
windows have been sent to be repaired.   We have an appointment with
the HVAC people to get a new unit.   We have cleaned and cleaned, and
made dump runs and have made some progress.   Stay tuned for more!