Jeezus H Christ....

Yeah... so I said I would (probably) not be posting any updates on the house, but I had to share the experience of the last 24-odd hours (or rant about it, take your pick).

I get a call from our contractor around 5:30pm CST last evening. He has a very odd tone to his voice, one that I would describe as definitely "tail-between-his-legs" or "hat-in-hand". Apparently the subcontractor that was cutting the hole in our basement wall to make a door to the new basement wasn't informed of the fact that he was to a) seal off the basement area, which was where we have been living for the last month or so, & b) cut the wall out from the outside to try to minimize dust. The result of these two items is that we have a fairly significant film of powder-fine cement dust covering everything in the basement - furniture, carpet, walls, EVERYTHING. Needless to say, I'm a wee bit pissed right now.

So here I am, taking a day off work (that I really don't have), to take care of the situation. On the upside, we have our new appliances. They're sitting in our garage. And the old freezer is gone. So one good thing's happened today.

sigh I SO want this over now....

There's a hole in my yard, dear Liza dear Liza...

More progress on the remodel - the addition officially kicked off today with the digging of the foundation. It was a bit weird to have this giant hole in the ground, but I know in a week there'll actually be a new piece of house.

On to the pics:
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New Remodel update!

So we've had some progress on the house... check out the pics below:

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Then I came home tonight. WOW!!!!

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Hope you enjoy the update! More to come soon.

The Remodel - Demo Days!

Ok, the first post on the remodel was of the "Before" - the pics were taken on Tuesday evening 10/2. Demo began on the 3rd, & by the 4th, this is what the house looked like:

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Things have pretty much stayed this way, with the exception that the plumbing & electrical have all been pulled, & the heating vents. Tomorrow Chad is going to be taking out the rest of the walls of the former kitchen, so I'll be snapping more photos! Stay tuned!