DIY The Renovation Has Officially Begun: Part One

Hey you lot guys!!! I'm therefore excited. 

The renovation has finally begun! 

As many of you lot know (especially if you've been next on Instagram), we've been inwards our novel solid forthwith for a lilliputian over a month, scheduling contractors in addition to doing some lite renovation run ourselves (aka me ikon inwards my sweatpants every night). But, finally this week, nosotros began the actual renovation.

Since nosotros receive got a toddler who needs naps in addition to normalcy, nosotros moved out of our solid for a duet weeks in addition to into my mom's solid (with Tootie inwards tow) land the bulk of the large run gets done. 

We hired a full general contractor to handgrip subs for the demo, drywall, in addition to electrical work, in addition to and therefore nosotros hired the flooring guy that did such an amazing labor on our in conclusion home. My overstep priority when hiring these guys was quality, but also speed. Our GC did 2 houses for a friend of mine (and both were total gut jobs that turned into dream homes) in addition to our flooring guys did our in conclusion solid (while I was pregnant) in addition to were only a dream to run with. And both were able to give me timelines that had me dorsum inwards my solid inwards a duet weeks. So, you lot never actually know how these things volition run out, but therefore far I'm feeling actually expert nearly the run that is beingness done. 

The contractors receive got been inwards our solid for 2 days, in addition to we've gone over inwards the evenings to banking venture lucifer out the progress in addition to accept pictures. So, some of these pics are from twenty-four hr catamenia one, in addition to some are from twenty-four hr catamenia two. The lighting is kinda bad, but you lot larn the idea.

So, let's larn to the updates.
The most exciting 1 first: the kitchen was completely demoed! The cabinetry was removed in addition to the one-time tile flooring was gutted. We discovered some sweetness brilliant orangish walls underneath. 

On twenty-four hr catamenia two, some of the damaged subfloor was replaced in addition to they began framing the pocket door (if you lot facial expression at the inwards a higher identify picture, you lot tin come across where they completely took that wall out. When nosotros went to become banking venture lucifer the solid out in conclusion night, Jesse was like, 'Oooh I honey it without the wall.' And I was like, yeah, me too, but in that location volition live on cabinetry on 1 side in addition to and therefore a pocket-sized child's sleeping room on the other side. So, POCKET DOOR.

Y'all, I'm therefore excited to live on able to demo a kitchen for the outset fourth dimension inwards my life in addition to create it dorsum from scratch. But, in that location are a lot of limitations amongst the infinite I'm working with, in addition to amongst my budget, therefore although it volition live on the pocket-sized kitchen of my dreams, in that location volition also live on a lot of things I had to compromise on. Like don't facial expression whatever sub zip appliances. 

I receive got a kid to raise.

Speaking of that sweetness child, hither are the stairs to her bedroom. The carpeting was removed.

On twenty-four hr catamenia one, they removed the segmentation inwards the room in addition to discovered that it wasn't charge bearing. So, nosotros don't fifty-fifty demand a header there. There are 2 boob lights in addition to a ceiling fan inwards this room, therefore when they take the popcorn ceiling, they volition also live on removing all of the lighting in addition to replacing it amongst ONE lite inwards the pump of the room. Also, it was difficult for me to nation amongst the partition, but this room is huge. Ava's room volition live on bigger than our bedroom, in addition to nearly the size of the living room. 

What a lucky lilliputian bug.

This below pic is from twenty-four hr catamenia two. They removed the carpet, mudded the ceilings, in addition to framed in addition to mudded the novel doorway for Ava's room. Remember how in that location wasn't one? Ava has been living inwards the sleeping room on the below level, equally it was the ONLY room inwards the solid amongst a door on it. So, I'm therefore excited to finally larn her inwards her large 'ol room in addition to become far cute for her.

Here's her novel doorway from the other side. So, she'll receive got her ain lilliputian bathroom, but nosotros decided non to enclose it inwards her room. That way the bath is accessible from the exterior equally well.

So, moving on....the carpeting was removed on the stairs leading upwards into the master copy bedroom, too. I'm super excited nearly this, equally the carpeting was coated inwards nearly an inch of Canis familiaris hair. Plus, it's only therefore slow to visualize what it volition facial expression similar forthwith that it's gone. 

When you lot walk upwards the stairs to the master, in that location was originally no door in that location (like, WHAT is the deal?!), therefore on twenty-four hr catamenia 1 they framed inwards the door.

And this is what it looked similar on twenty-four hr catamenia 2 amongst the drywall up. Nothing has been mudded or painted all the same (I'm pretty certain nosotros are saving coin past times 'allowing' me to pigment everything...hold me, mama.).

They also demoed the carpeting in addition to in that location were therefore many pet stains. I've dealt amongst this inwards both houses now, in addition to in that location are few things that experience amend than getting rid of person else's pet pee carpet.

Also, no sentence there. I've lived amongst a truthful cat named Cheese (RIP sweetness girl) who liked to poop on my carpeting on a daily basis. You produce the best you lot can. I larn it.

Also, let's accept a infinitesimal to appreciate Tootie (who is bathing adjacent to me equally I write this inwards a sleeping room at my mom's house), for beingness the cleanest, most depression maintenance lilliputian gal ever.

Thanks, Toot.

Moving on...so dorsum inwards the master copy living area, the cupboard past times the entrance was demoed. I'm therefore glad I decided to produce that, equally it actually opens it up.

Here's a crappy ikon present from twenty-four hr catamenia 2 later on they started fixing the drywall. It's apparently non done yet, but I'm excited past times the quick progress.

Jesse also had them rip the wainscotting downwards (it was that kinda imitation wainscotting where they only painted the wall amongst gloss pigment in addition to attached a few pieces of trim). I had planned on removing the wainscotting, but I knew Jesse was going to live on the 1 rebuilding it, therefore I had kinda planned to larn out it in that location until he got only about to doing it. So, now, it's off in addition to I'll only live on staring at it until he gets a gratis twenty-four hr catamenia to ready it later on nosotros motion dorsum in.

It's ridiculous that our entire solid is torn apart in addition to I'm like, but when tin you lot produce the wainscotting, Jesse?!! Poor man. He's therefore expert to me in addition to I oftentimes don't deserve it.

Moving downwards into the basement, here's the pic I captured on twenty-four hr catamenia one. We were trying to agree Ava land nosotros walked through the solid (because danger) in addition to the lilliputian stinker was attempting escape at every turn. She never stops moving, I swear. It's precious in addition to exhausting at the same time.

In the basement on twenty-four hr catamenia one, they only took the drywall off the pole to come across what was up. They produce indeed demand a header here, therefore that's beingness worked on now.

On twenty-four hr catamenia 2 (sorry for the nighttime pic), they had removed the scary wooden lite fixture in addition to pulled upwards the stinkiest carpeting ever. Like you lot could aroma it from upwards the stairs. I wasn't actually all that jazzed nearly that situation. But, it's gone forthwith in addition to I tin start to imagine what it volition experience similar downwards here. Still a lot to do, but progress has been made. The flooring guys only got to the solid today, in addition to it looks similar the upstairs flooring volition live on done past times adjacent weekend. We may motion dorsum inwards past times the fourth dimension they are installing the tile downwards here, but fourth dimension volition tell.

And here's the basement stairs amongst the carpeting removed. All of the stairs inwards this solid had problems, in addition to they all demand a lot of work, but my hope is that some improvements tin live on made in addition to that 1 twenty-four hr catamenia I volition receive got Carrie Underwood legs equally a lawsuit of buying a solid amongst 4 sets of stairs.

So, those are the updates therefore far. I'll live on dorsum adjacent calendar week to present you lot the progress. In the meantime, we'll live on livin' it upwards at my mom's house. She's been therefore sweetness to allow us invade her house, in addition to trust me nosotros receive got totally invaded. Here's a pic of Ava sorting through my mom's mail, in addition to doing a mighty fine job. (Also, tin nosotros speak nearly those finger puppets nosotros constitute at my mom's?! That's a snail, a pig, in addition to a flamingo. The best role is that my mom did non purchase these for Ava. She only had them.)

However, my mom did dig out my 33 yr one-time cabbage land dolls, in addition to Ava is totally obsessed. It's the lilliputian things inwards life.

Oh, in addition to nosotros took Ava to a commons close our novel solid that has a splash pad. Never has she always been therefore excited. This was the outset ikon present I took of her, when she was only standing in that location similar 'WHAT IS HAPPENING.'. 

And hither nosotros are the other twenty-four hr catamenia when nosotros visited the house, exploring the driveway, which basically only way she gets to run only about similar a lilliputian maniac, apparently her favorite activity.

We honey her so.

That's all for today, friends. Thanks for beingness here. Hope you lot receive got a expert weekend.