The Renovation Has Officially Begun: Part One

Hey yous guys!!! I'm thence excited. 

The renovation has finally begun! 

As many of yous know (especially if you've been next on Instagram), we've been inwards our novel work solid straight off for a piffling over a month, scheduling contractors in addition to doing some calorie-free renovation function ourselves (aka me prototype inwards my sweatpants every night). But, finally this week, nosotros began the actual renovation.

Since nosotros take keep a toddler who needs naps in addition to normalcy, nosotros moved out of our work solid for a duo weeks in addition to into my mom's work solid (with Tootie inwards tow) spell the bulk of the large function gets done. 

We hired a full general contractor to handgrip subs for the demo, drywall, in addition to electrical work, in addition to and thence nosotros hired the flooring guy that did such an amazing chore on our lastly home. My exceed 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 lastly work solid (while I was pregnant) in addition to were only a dream to function with. And both were able to give me timelines that had me dorsum inwards my work solid inwards a duo weeks. So, yous never actually know how these things volition function out, but thence far I'm feeling actually skilful well-nigh the function that is existence done. 

The contractors take keep been inwards our work solid for 2 days, in addition to we've gone over inwards the evenings to depository fiscal establishment fit out the progress in addition to take keep pictures. So, some of these pics are from twenty-four hours one, in addition to some are from twenty-four hours two. The lighting is kinda bad, but yous teach the idea.

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

On twenty-four hours two, some of the damaged subfloor was replaced in addition to they began framing the pocket door (if yous facial expression at the inwards a higher identify picture, yous tin give notice come across where they completely took that wall out. When nosotros went to teach depository fiscal establishment fit the work solid out lastly night, Jesse was like, 'Oooh I dearest it without the wall.' And I was like, yeah, me too, but at that spot volition live cabinetry on ane side in addition to and thence a pocket-size child's sleeping accommodation on the other side. So, POCKET DOOR.

Y'all, I'm thence excited to live able to demo a kitchen for the start fourth dimension inwards my life in addition to construct it dorsum from scratch. But, at that spot are a lot of limitations alongside the infinite I'm working with, in addition to alongside my budget, thence although it volition live the pocket-size kitchen of my dreams, at that spot volition also live a lot of things I had to compromise on. Like don't facial expression whatever sub zippo appliances. 

I take keep a kid to raise.

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

On twenty-four hours one, they removed the sectionalization inwards the room in addition to discovered that it wasn't charge bearing. So, nosotros don't fifty-fifty involve a header there. There are 2 boob lights in addition to a ceiling fan inwards this room, thence when they take the popcorn ceiling, they volition also live removing all of the lighting in addition to replacing it alongside ONE calorie-free inwards the oculus of the room. Also, it was difficult for me to say alongside the partition, but this room is huge. Ava's room volition live bigger than our bedroom, in addition to well-nigh the size of the living room. 

What a lucky piffling bug.

This below pic is from twenty-four hours 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 at that spot wasn't one? Ava has been living inwards the sleeping accommodation on the below level, equally it was the ONLY room inwards the work solid alongside a door on it. So, I'm thence excited to finally teach her inwards her large 'ol room in addition to arrive cute for her.

Here's her novel doorway from the other side. So, she'll take keep her ain piffling 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 rug was removed on the stairs leading upward into the original bedroom, too. I'm super excited well-nigh this, equally the rug was coated inwards well-nigh an inch of domestic dog hair. Plus, it's only thence slow to visualize what it volition facial expression similar straight off that it's gone. 

When yous walk upward the stairs to the master, at that spot was originally no door at that spot (like, WHAT is the deal?!), thence on twenty-four hours ane they framed inwards the door.

And this is what it looked similar on twenty-four hours 2 alongside the drywall up. Nothing has been mudded or painted nonetheless (I'm pretty certain nosotros are saving coin yesteryear 'allowing' me to pigment everything...hold me, mama.).

They also demoed the rug in addition to at that spot were thence many pet stains. I've dealt alongside this inwards both houses now, in addition to at that spot are few things that experience ameliorate than getting rid of mortal else's pet pee carpet.

Also, no sentence there. I've lived alongside a truthful cat named Cheese (RIP sugariness girl) who liked to poop on my rug on a daily basis. You produce the best yous can. I teach it.

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

Thanks, Toot.

Moving on...so dorsum inwards the principal living area, the cupboard yesteryear the entrance was demoed. I'm thence glad I decided to produce that, equally it actually opens it up.

Here's a crappy moving prototype from twenty-four hours 2 later on they started fixing the drywall. It's evidently non done yet, but I'm excited yesteryear the quick progress.

Jesse also had them rip the wainscotting downwards (it was that kinda fake wainscotting where they only painted the wall alongside 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 the ane rebuilding it, thence I had kinda planned to exit it at that spot until he got to a greater extent than or less to doing it. So, now, it's off in addition to I'll only live staring at it until he gets a gratuitous twenty-four hours to create it later on nosotros motion dorsum in.

It's ridiculous that our entire work solid is torn apart in addition to I'm like, but when tin give notice yous produce the wainscotting, Jesse?!! Poor man. He's thence skilful to me in addition to I oft don't deserve it.

Moving downwards into the basement, here's the pic I captured on twenty-four hours one. We were trying to agree Ava spell nosotros walked through the work solid (because danger) in addition to the piffling 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 hours one, they only took the drywall off the pole to come across what was up. They produce indeed involve a header here, thence that's existence worked on now.

On twenty-four hours 2 (sorry for the nighttime pic), they had removed the scary wooden calorie-free fixture in addition to pulled upward the stinkiest rug ever. Like yous could aroma it from upward the stairs. I wasn't actually all that jazzed well-nigh that situation. But, it's gone straight off in addition to I tin give notice 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 work solid today, in addition to it looks similar the upstairs flooring volition live done yesteryear adjacent weekend. We may motion dorsum inwards yesteryear the fourth dimension they are installing the tile downwards here, but fourth dimension volition tell.

And here's the basement stairs alongside the rug removed. All of the stairs inwards this work solid had problems, in addition to they all involve a lot of work, but my hope is that some improvements tin give notice live made in addition to that ane twenty-four hours I volition take keep Carrie Underwood legs equally a trial of buying a work solid alongside 4 sets of stairs.

So, those are the updates thence far. I'll live dorsum adjacent calendar week to demo yous the progress. In the meantime, we'll live livin' it upward at my mom's house. She's been thence sugariness to permit us invade her house, in addition to trust me nosotros take keep totally invaded. Here's a pic of Ava sorting through my mom's mail, in addition to doing a mighty fine job. (Also, tin give notice nosotros utter well-nigh those finger puppets nosotros constitute at my mom's?! That's a snail, a pig, in addition to a flamingo. The best purpose 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 acre dolls, in addition to Ava is totally obsessed. It's the piffling things inwards life.

Oh, in addition to nosotros took Ava to a common close our novel work solid that has a splash pad. Never has she e'er been thence excited. This was the start moving prototype I took of her, when she was only standing at that spot similar 'WHAT IS HAPPENING.'. 

And hither nosotros are the other twenty-four hours when nosotros visited the house, exploring the driveway, which basically only agency she gets to run to a greater extent than or less similar a piffling maniac, evidently her favorite activity.

We dearest her so.

That's all for today, friends. Thanks for existence here. Hope yous take keep a skilful weekend.