House Remodeling Thread (long)

[Tuckervill]

Trek, I said "OH WOW" when I saw your backsplash. I like it!

Karen

[Tuckervill]

Getting the wiring re-done is one thing you will not regret, no matter how much it costs.

I almost didn't buy this house because of the wiring. It was still using a fuse box with those old round fuses, and none of the outlets were grounded. The owner was changing a fuse the moment we were walking in with the inspector! My insurance company wouldn't insure it with that fuse box. Fortunately, the seller worked with me, and we got a work-around with a new box, without rewiring the entire house. I made my husband change out all the outlets and switches, too, just in case.

I want to see pictures, Tulip!

Karen

[Trek420]

Zen, nice desk! Looks like a good place to work or create.

Tulip, no. I think I said "remodels all either cost twice as much as expected or take twice as long or both"

I'm interested to hear what you think of concrete. I know only one person who has it. He regrets it because of the upkeep. Says you have to treat it often. OTOH you can have any color, any surface, paint a picture with it, very creative, durable and of course ecco friendly.

Tuckerville, that's exactly what I hope the buyer will say when they come around the corner and see the kitchen!

Tuckerville & Tulip and all, Yes, all hand tile would just be way too much. I'm thinking of the market, somewhat neutral but also thinking of myself. As my cousin the contractor to the stars ;-) said "you don't know how long it will take to sell, do something you will enjoy and like seeing every day". I like the fun of bringing the outside inside with tiles with stars, moon, flowers, and the little kitchen references.

I also had some very :cough cough: creative electrical work that had to be completely redone. The new fuse box is somewhere on this thread

http://forums.teamestrogen.com/showthread.php?t=20169

[tulip]

The VERY LONG-AWAITED cabinets are being installed TOMORROW! I haven't given anyone an update recently because there's just not much to show. I did paint, but without cabinets, it still looks like walls with wires hanging out of holes.

Once the cabinets are in, the appliances can be moved OUT of my living room and into the kitchen (and hooked up, finally!). I still won't have a sink until later this week, and the countertops will be 3 more weeks to make (concrete).

PICS tomorrow! Whoo-hoo!

[Aggie_Ama]

You are going to have a kitchen soon? Will you know what to do with that?

[tulip]

You are going to have a kitchen soon? Will you know what to do with that?

The first think I'll do is run my dishwasher. I've clogged up both my bathroom sink and my tub from washing dishes. Like Kramer--I need a disposal in my bathtub!

Then I'll bake cookies and bread. But before that, I'll boil water in my kettle on the stove and make tea. I'll put my two cans of beans and three cans of tuna in the cupboards. Then I'll go grocery shopping.

I'll make pasta. I'll scramble an egg. I'll put my dishes away. *sigh*

[tulip]

The cabinets are partially installed! By this time tomorrow night, I oughta be boiling some water for pasta on my stove (yes, it's the simple things I miss). I don't have a sink yet, though, gotta get that tomorrow. And then there's the countertop, which will take a week or two to make.

Photos--this morning and this afternoon for comparison. Whoo-hoo!