Just to see what was up there. Why not? It looked like a typical attic – covered in insulation except then there was this: A calendar? A little odd but I’m sure when you’re hiding in the attic you might want to keep track of the days so I guess that makes sense….but then Read More
We finally started demolition this past weekend and the kitchen was first on the chopping block. There’s something so stress relieving yet so utterly exhausting about tearing out a kitchen but I’ll let the photos tell the story.
So the last couple weeks have just been a waiting period to get final approval which happened early last week. The tenants of the house had until Sunday to move so we went over yesterday to get the keys and we were in for a rude awakening….
And Manuel kept on painting… And for the final reveal….
After pressure washing the shakes, Manuel primed the house. You’ll notice that it’s the same color of the trim and the stucco which was intentional so that there only needs to be one additional coat of paint on top of the primer. It already looks a million times better!
The inspection and appraisal are done and in order to secure the loan to purchase the house the following must be done first: Install smoke detectors (easy enough) Strap down the water heater (makes sense) Replace missing shakes on the siding (understandable) Paint the entire outside of the house (WHAT?!?!?!?)
Picking up where I left off yesterday I’ll now move to the inside of the house. The front door opens directly into the living area:
Here is a little more in-depth look starting with more outside photos from our first visit to the house. The outside paint is peeling some and the front steps are deteriorating. Some of the siding is missing as well and there are gutters on half the house but they don’t actually drain all the way Read More