While I didn't expect anything to happen over the weekend I'm really hopeful I'll hear something today. Can't move forward until I get the reworked estimate for the remodel so the bank can order an appraisal. I'm about 20 days from the forecasted closing date.
One of the long term projects once I get settled at the Va house will be the backyard. I've got an acre lot and it's fairly flat. Unfortunately, the backyard slopes toward the house and the drainage is an issue. I have high hopes to build a small retaining wall in the backyard that will do 2 things. First it'll divert the major drainage away from the house and into the driveway and ultimately into the street culverts. Second, it'll serve as a divider between mowed and maintained yard and not mowed. The part of the property not maintained as a yard will be a small garden, lots of trees and shrubbery and a playground for the cats.
The major remodel that has to happen before I move in is the demolition and rebuild of the core part of the house. Several walls are to be demolished, removing doors, relocating the hot water heater and the plumbing that goes with it. By doing the wall removal about 90% of the awful maroon wallpaper disappears. Once the walls are gone then the pink carpet can be pulled up, along with the flooring in the kitchen, living room and hallways. New laminate
flooring goes down through out the core of the
house, only leaving carpet in the bedrooms.
The final result is a series of arches between the rooms that lead into the kitchen and great room. Other things that have to be worked out includes the location of TVs and coax cable outlets, lighting cans that will illuminate the great room and the installation of extra electrical circuits to power all of my electronics. This house was built before the age of computers and smart houses. While the electric meets '74 code it has to be brought into 2013 requirements, adding grounds to all outlets and updating the power capability.
Removing walls does away with the laundry closet, the kitchen pantry and a huge obstruction between the kitchen and great room. There aren't any structural beams involved so I lucked out there. The wall removal also takes away a lot of vertical space for hanging artwork. I have to really consider what will be placed on the remaining walls. I admit that I have lots of artwork, and it's all big. This won't be the first time I rotated artwork out of closets when I got bored with what was on the walls.
Monday morning. Still waiting.
The major remodel that has to happen before I move in is the demolition and rebuild of the core part of the house. Several walls are to be demolished, removing doors, relocating the hot water heater and the plumbing that goes with it. By doing the wall removal about 90% of the awful maroon wallpaper disappears. Once the walls are gone then the pink carpet can be pulled up, along with the flooring in the kitchen, living room and hallways. New laminate
flooring goes down through out the core of thehouse, only leaving carpet in the bedrooms.
The final result is a series of arches between the rooms that lead into the kitchen and great room. Other things that have to be worked out includes the location of TVs and coax cable outlets, lighting cans that will illuminate the great room and the installation of extra electrical circuits to power all of my electronics. This house was built before the age of computers and smart houses. While the electric meets '74 code it has to be brought into 2013 requirements, adding grounds to all outlets and updating the power capability.
Removing walls does away with the laundry closet, the kitchen pantry and a huge obstruction between the kitchen and great room. There aren't any structural beams involved so I lucked out there. The wall removal also takes away a lot of vertical space for hanging artwork. I have to really consider what will be placed on the remaining walls. I admit that I have lots of artwork, and it's all big. This won't be the first time I rotated artwork out of closets when I got bored with what was on the walls.Monday morning. Still waiting.
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