$250,132

The amount we will spend on our remodel IF we can now stay on budget...
NOW how's that!!! I suppose I should also clarify. our projected budget was 250k.

using the contractor we were looking at 285k.

feels good to be back on track...

This would include a driveway... doors & hardware :) ... and drum roll please... some sort of flooring in the master bedroom... It will also include exterior paint... and the paint for but not the labor... for the interior...

we'll take it room by room for a year or so... :) and use no VOC paints...
at least that's the thought....

and BIG progress! windows & doors

changes.

We let our contractor/ gm go today...

the budget JUST doesn't allow for the quality that we want AND to pay someone 30% to manage the project... 

so... here we go... o my... it WILL be a busy busy month for me... 

hopefully we can finish the project within two months... 

pray for me... if you think about it... for peace and wisdom... lots of both please... :)

Week 20: 12/15

our old roof came off... and was papered... 

which is suppose to make it "Water tight" ... 

I am skeptical to say the least...

Picked a Roof.  

Malarky

Highlander CS

These are shingle samples... so we could decide which color we wanted... 

I honestly can't remember which we chose.

Week 19: 12/8 & 9

what I bring to the job site... never be without wheat thins OR water... 

and do remember your tennis shoes instead of flip flops

our kitchen island all mapped out on the raw floor

the electrical starts to take shape

tim's future office is a storage space for MANY odds and ends 

water damage. bah. the room had to be gutted of plaster and moldings.

view from the back of the yard

aaaa trash

from the back porch

framing for the wall between the kitchen and kids bath

bye bye plaster... entrance to tim's office

AND 

a little humor provided by the best framers ever!!!

Curt Wygand Construction. LOVE THEM.

almost a month

since the last post... there IS much to show...

but I'm going to do it in order... so for the next few days... check out the "older" posts... 

I'm hoping to make this blog a little table book when we're all done with the project... 

Week 18: 12/4

framing. continued.


more walls gutted. and our dining room... looking lovely with tub & tools...

back to front view (laundry room through to dining)

first trip to lowes

So on our way out... Caiah fell asleep in the car... but I couldn't JUST turn around and head back to Pasadena for nap time... so I thought I'd try something different... so Cai took a 40 minute nap in the shopping cart... 

I needed desparetly to purchase plumbing fixtures for the plumber to be able to work...

we want people working... soo I made a special trip out to LOWES... in san dimas... 

while we didn't find exactly what we wanted... It was good to see what they DID have out there...

and pricing and such... 

I think I will be headed back here for outdoor lighting fixtures... 

not since friday

I haven't visited... 

I heard today was the big day... with a crane and everything... to install a MASSIVE beam that will hold our main roof... I can't wait to see it... tomorrow we'll take a spin by the "broke house" as Cai calls it... 

today was also a MASSIVELY disappointing day... to find that the cabinet "budget" is about 1/2 what we needed...  so it's time to get more creative... and pray... for something to fit the spaces... and the budget... 

Week 15

The house is really starting to take shape... and I'm really happy with it all... the roof lines are absolutely beautiful... Christian you did a fab job!!!
 

I love the awning over the back porch... love love love... it just feels right... 

the main roof line is taking shape
 

we have the prep for roof  in... over our master & cai's room... 
 

there is no roof... the sky IS the limit... 
 

met with interior decorator...  we've pretty much decided on paint colors for the exterior... and a few other things I'll note later ... gotta jet to dinner... 

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home depot trip

pricing on kraftmaid cabinets... 

we liked 11 & 17

we actually want a one door refridge... 

and a pull out drawer freezer... 

cook top for the island

a super cheap set of washer & dryers... not sure they'll be what we actually get... but man what a deal!!!

shower head

most of our fixtures & such I have bought from homeclick... it seems to be the best deal for good -best products ... 

however we will be getting our cabinets from home depot... 

so we ventured out to duarte to see what we could see...