Gone Heiken

Our first home: 5290 Project

Summer time!

July & August brought the following exciting changes, starting with big ticket items:

Master bathroom progress: setting up the shower base, waterproofing, tiling!

7.14.18 = WALL TAKEDOWN Day. I've been waiting to take this wall down since we configured the new kitchen/dining room... yes, since September!

Miscellaneous

Window replacements

Island wall built

Master bathroom pocket door installation!

Master bathroom -

The master bathroom is taking shape :) Here's a little taste of where we've come:

Picture from Realtor.com

Took down a few walls. Oh, and the fireplace separating these two rooms!

Building the walls/framework of the master bathroom

Sheetrock up.

New window!

Okay, so that's all in the past. Now, we have walls, paint and even a soft-close AND soft-open pocket door (to be installed shortly, see below)! But, the shower needs some TLC (i.e. waterproofing, built-in shelves, plumbing... and then, TILE!).

Ready for waterproofing!

Just like that: waterproof'd!

Except that it took 2 coats separated by ~12 hours and, essentially, 2 days.

Then, we tiled the floor of the master bathroom.

The 2x2 mosaic tile is a bit infuriating, but we both survived.

The walls and grout will happen another day, or month.

Wall TAKEDOWN on 7.14.2018

This was a long time comin' - and, boy, does it look different! GREAT different!

Here's the kitchen from Realtor.com pictures:

We thoughtfully prepared for the demolition of the wall with the oven/fridge/microwave on it:

All available seating (church pew, table and chairs) in the house was moved to the living room.

Fridge was moved into the master bedroom.

Oven and one salvaged cabinet moved into the basement/bike shop cave.

Pantry to the basement as well.

Got 'er all cleaned up, threw down some cardboard and, in a matter of hours, the wall was gone!

BEFORE removal of appliances...

AFTER removal of appliances.

Time: 7/14/18 at 12:11 PM

Time: 7/14/18 at 1:19 PM

Time: 7/14/18 at 3:34 PM

Here are a few BEFORE/AFTER from different viewpoints:

From the front entryway/door:

From center:

Took out the upper cabinets and called it good enough. For now.

Next up, replacing windows!

Kitchen window #1 (removed).

Kitchen window #2 (replaced).

Needs to be a bit shorter because that's where the sink will be in the new kitchen design!

Finally, living room windows (x2) - just straight up swapped out for newer and better:

Giant window that Canyon looooooves to look out.

Built up the wall where the kitchen ISLAND will be!

Lasty, Sam's fancy soft-close and soft-open POCKET DOOR installation for the master bathroom!

I regret not getting a video of the smile on Sam's face when he watched it open and close for the first time.

I think that about covers July and August...

More adventures to come.. Maybe soon we'll have a kitchen? A couch? Lights? More to sit on than a church pew?

Our first home: 5290 Project

Sun's out, snow's gone... it's ON: June 2018

June was a big month for us:

Some landscaping action :) hostas, crab-apple tree, adirondacks, flowers (lilies, lady's mantle)!

More prep for the master bathroom

INSULATION DAY = 6.2.2018

Huge thanks to our friend, Tim, for his amazing work and help!

Foam, foam, everywhere

New attic access - super exciting.

OMG... sheetrock --> walls --> rooms + PAINT = delightful progress

Sam builds an archway

Landscaping action ...

Hostas added in front of the house. Little curbside appeal.

Adirondack chairs for the backyard. And bird feeders!

Newly planted crab apple tree. Plus, rhubarb for days and yellow lillies!

Also, a small garden area by the gazebo. Thanks to Sam's mom, Mary, for the help :)

Now, for some house action ...

Again, here are comparison pictures from the posting at Realtor.com with what we're staring at lately:

Living Room:

Master Suite:

6.2.18 Insulation Day

Bags upon bags of excess spray foam insulation.

This is the final product in the master bedroom.

Final product in the living room.

New attic access. So sexy.

The most fun attic access ever with the fold-down ladder like in the movies was also located in the master bedroom. So, it must be moved.

Now, for the most transformative operation since the start of this whole process (other than the electrical/lighting, Dad) ...

When sheetrock creates walls that turn into rooms and PAINT makes it real!

Here is our color pallette. Courtesy of the minds and talent at Maureen's LLC.

Here's the play-by-play for the Living Room:

Popular Gray for the Living room color

Here's the play-by-play for the Master Suite:

Awaiting creation of the doorway to the master bathroom - for the pocket door.

Perfect Greige for the Master Suite. Thanks to Sam's sister, Emily, for the help with painting!

Voila!! What progress in a matter of weeks!!

Finally, for June 2018, Sam is now known as the Archway extraordinaire, for his exquisite workmanship in creating an archway to match the entryway.