Half Way There

We are half way done! The laundry room is starting to take shape. It's starting to look like a laundry room should. Things we have learned:

The man who worked on this house previously had an issue with ground wires. He never used them!!!! Dear Lord we haven't found anything that's been grounded. It's scary to think about. With the fabric covered wiring we have in this house it's worrisome to have such a fire hazard.

You have to keep a sense of humor during a remodel. David and I laugh and joke through a lot of the stressful and frustrating points during this renovation and it's helped.

Make sure you both agree on everything before you even start demolition. Do window shopping, make a list of what you want, make sure you both completely agree on every single aspect. Where you choose to place things, lighting, wall color, flooring, even down to the type of 2x4's you plan on using. It's the best and easiest way to get through things. Then when things do come up they will be smaller issues and easier to deal with once you know what you plan on doing.

In the 3 days we've been working on the room we've gotten the sub floor and ply wood down. The walls are all framed in despite 2 more pieces of wood. We've gotten most of the insulation in. The wiring is done except for the sconces we've chosen to put on the walls. All of the plugs work, the switches work, and have been wired into the breaker box. All that's left to do is the dry wall, framing in the windows (we're framing in around the windows with wood), flooring, mudding and taping, lighting, and painting. We've also decided on the wall color, the type of wood the cabinets will be made out of, the counter top we'll be using, and the switch and plug covers.

I really can't wait until this is done and it's finished. Some days it's annoying and frustrating but I keep thinking of two things: 1) it's gonna look awesome when it's done and the house will be more ours when we're done, and 2) it's added equity into the house. We're building upon our investment. I really can't wait to share with you all the pictures!!!!!