Renovation update time!

The windows are scheduled for replacement Monday. In one day I will have modern, airtight, caulked windows that will not allow air to flow into my abode unless I choose to open them.

Here is the current list of renovation doom:

  1. Replacing electrical wring in house. Going from aluminum to copper.
  2. Reroof
  3. New garage door with automajic opening one. (Yea a use for those buttons in my car!)
  4. Replace attic insulation
  5. Help sick tree in front yard
  6. Dry wall family room, taking down dark 70s paneling
  7. Replace wall trim throughout the house
  8. Paint.Every.Single.Room.
  9. Fix outside front yard light.
  10. Replace the windows.
  11. Resod the yard.
  12. Put a shed in the backyard so we can reclaim the garage to use as a.. um.. garage.
  13. Make the driveway bigger.
  14. New backyard fence
  15. Get a dog. (This has nothing to do with the house. I just want it.)

So, no we haven’t painted. Here’s why. After watching an episode of Holmes on Homes where they redid a master bath after realizing that it probably has  a massive leak (it did) hubby decided to look at ours.

Our grout was cracked at the bottom, meaning water could be seeping into places that water shouldn’t be causing mold and rot.

So, then he regrouted, after he cleaned and scrubbed, bought a tool to do things with (’cus there is always a tool at the hardware store that must be bought). Then while the grout set up, he decided to replace the seal on the toilet. Then he decided to rebuild the inner workings or our toilet.

Then the other toilet ( in the other bathroom that everyone in this house is sharing at the moment) broke. So, he had to fix that.

Days have gone by now. And Hubby now realizes that he used the wrong grout. And must regrout.

And this is the project we decided we didn’t need help on. (Take a moment to let that sink in….)

Here are some good things that are happening in the house:

  1. Dude has NOT freaked out about all the changes even when he had holes in all his walls,
  2. We are nearly done. I can see light at the end of my renovation tunnel, and
  3. I’m ready to start thinking about new furniture. Going slow, and getting pieces that reflect me.

So, after three years of wishing we could do all this. We’re almost done. And still married.I think that says a lot, too.

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