Just to see what was up there. Why not?
It looked like a typical attic – covered in insulation except then there was this:
Keeping track of time?
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 there was this:
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….
Get Primal!
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:
View from the living room of the front windows and door
Living Room with diagonal couch
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 to the ground. There is a nice size deck in the back that has seen better days and will need to be replaced soon. All of these things are easily fixable! The garage in the back was an added bonus too as ideally that will become a game room at some point.
Here is the run-down on the house: 2 bed, 1 bath bungalow in San Rafael, CA. These are the photos that were posted for the sale of the house. As you can see it has plenty of charm but there is a lot of work that needs to be done. Personally I can’t wait to lounge on the front porch.
