House Transitions

Since the move to SC we have again been non-stop with things to do and weekend projects.

The most recent and probably largest project is transitioning the Atlanta house to a rental property.

It has been a loooong time coming and we would complete (or not quite complete as many of you know ;-) ) projects on the house here and there while we still lived there.  However, recently we were able to have someone that was interested in moving in due to her family being very close by!  She was willing to wait until construction is completed and has even been helpful giving suggestions as she is an interior designer! 

So, with someone ready to move in and not wanting to continue the financial strain of having a mortgage payment and a rental payment we decided to hire a contractor who would finish out the house for us.  We have been making pretty regular trip back to Atlanta for various things so each time we are there we stop by to check on progress, buy materials as needed, and do any work that we can so that we don't have to pay for it :)

It is coming along so well and should be finished in the next week or so. Originally we had hoped to have her moving in around Thanksgiving but as all projects go it has been delayed.  Our renter is so wonderful though and when we explained she said no problem as she is totally fine where she is for another couple of months if we need it!  She has been a complete God send!

So, the to do list when we hired the contractor was as follows:
-Demo the master bathroom
-Frame in the new master bathroom and walk-in closet
-Finish replacing all of the plumbing (original plumbing in most of the house of cast iron from the 60's - it had started to break down)
-Rewire a lot of the electrical - also badly needed updating
-Finish out both bathrooms with drywall, tile, showers, tubs, toilets, sink, etc
-Replace floor in kitchen with hard wood.
-Replace appliances in kitchen
-Change cabinet setup to where there is a peninsula that "separates" the kitchen and living room but it all appears as one open seamless space.
Side note on the cabinets - when they starting taking out the bottom cabinets to work on the plumbing, they realized that there had been an old leak before Bryce moved in that was fixed but none of the damage was replaced so a lot of the floor, wall and cabinets around the sink were completely rotted and unusable so here is where we had to add a few more things to the list.  Oh the joys of construction!! haha
-Replace framing and wood joists around sink.
-Replace all of the bottom cabinets
-Refinish hard woods in the entire house.

I don't think I am forgetting anything but oh well. :)

Below are some pictures that I have taken throughout the process... I haven't been the best about before and after pictures but hopefully you will get the idea we are going for! Also, a lot of the them are hard to tell what it will be because it is only framing and if you have the same problem I do, I can't see it until the drywall is up so I will definitely post some once everything is done!

Closing in this window (We never used it anyway) to make room for the new pantry in the Kitchen...

 Hallway Bathroom...  This is the former 'pink beast' haha
Will now be a small hallway bathroom with a pocket door (I love pocket doors!) and the master bathroom will be larger!

 

Bryce being goofy of course! Haha I swear he always keep me laughing! :)

 

Kitchen... we took out the entire left side and are putting in a peninsula to make that space more open and feel larger...

 

 

New Base Cabinets:

 New Pantry and space for the refrigerator:

New Hardwood Floors Going In!


Master Bathroom/Walk In Closet...

 

 

 

 

 Outside:  The back yard is finally flat and now we just have to plant grass seed!

The redneck chimney is finally gone!! :)

 

We still have a lot of work to do but I am loving the progress and how it is turning out so far!

We are headed back this weekend so I will take some more progress photos! :)