Plan B...Plan C...Plan D...

We had a busy week at the old home place!
We knew before we started this project that we should expect the unexpected, expect problems, expect unplanned expenses. We knew this because we have watched a lot of HGTV, especially Property Brothers. Drew shows a couple on an old mess of a fixer upper, and his brother Jonathan says, "I know I can make this your dream home. I can put all of your must-haves in this house and still keep it under your maximum budget."
The couple buys the house, and, there always unexpected structural problems that cause a lot of anxiety, but, in the end Jonathan comes through and the result is a true "dream home".
We have watched enough of those shows to know that there will be unforeseen expenses. In our house, it turns out that while it looked like SOME rewiring would be necessary, we have had to have the whole house rewired. AND, although we knew that we had a plumbling leak in one bathroom, just about all the iron pipes under the house had to be replaced with PVC. So, much of our budget is going to invisible, but necessary improvements. For two weeks, we have had electricians in the attic, and a plumber under the house.

I am already writing the ad in my mind, "The charm of a 103 year old house, with all the safety and luxury of a new build. High ceilings, beautiful hardwoods, with new wiring, new plumbing, new heat and air, new water heater...Sounds wonderful, right?

Take a look at the progress so far. Oh, and Les is building walls.

 

 

Rutledge Electric removed the old electrical box from the front porch, where it was situated right next to the front door, and moved it to the side of the house where it is out of sight, a definite improvement. 

And, while all this is going on, I decided that I will work on the floors. When I have time, I am removing the carpet tack strips, and taking all the staples out of the floors. 

Before, all the rooms have these strips, full of small nails, and nailed to the floor around the walls. 

They have been down a loooong time, and don't come up easily, they break into pieces.

I've finished the front bedroom, the only room that the workers are not in very much. Hey, every little bit helps, right?

Hey, but look at these lights!!!

It's coming along!