We officially closed on the house on Sept. 30th. The house is ours! I can't belive that it is finally ours.
Now we begin on the projects to get the house ready to move into. I am ready to move now but I know that I have to be patient.
Some of the projects on the need to do now list are:
1. replace all the light fixtures
2. replace all the outlets and light switches
3. replace all the locks
4. paint the whole inside of the house
5. tile the hallway
6. install a new kitchen faucet
7. repair the bathroom water hook up and the toliet
8. install hardware in the bathrooms
9. clean
10. install a new garage door opener
11. remove and cover live wires
12. install ceiling fans in the bedrooms
13. replace the baseboards in the living room
14. replace a few places of sheetrock
15. purchase and build a pantry
16. install things like smoke alarms and thermostats
17. replace mirrors in the bathrooms
18. shave down some door frames so that doors will close
19. install shower rods in the bathrooms
20. install a step in the garage
21. have a new bedroom door built for the master
On the want to do list:
1. level the back yard
2. remove deck in the front
3. paint garage floor
4. build a deck in the back
5. create a built in pantry?
6. move a closet door to another wall
7. remodel kitchen with all new cabinetry, a buffet, and an island
8. tile back splashes the bathrooms with tubs
9. have a gray tub refinished to white
10. new cabinetry in one of the bathrooms
11. build out a larger shower in the master bath
12. resod the yard
13. remove a large tree in the back yard
14. install french patio doors in the kitchen and one of the bedrooms
15. install new front door
Furniture and things we still need to purchase:
1. sofa (leather?)
2. recliners
3. side tables
4. entertainment hutches
5. new tv
6. another queen or two twin beds with frames
7. king headboard
8. artwork
9. new appliances (stove and dishwasher and possibly a fridge)
So as you can guess we have a lot on our plate right now. I don't know how much all of this is going to cost but we will start down the list and get as far as we can. As we save we will do more. We hope to be moved in with atleast the stuff on the first list down by November or December. I will be excited to have our first Christmas in the new house with all of our family.
I am going to end this post now so that I can go get started on gathering the things that we need to get tonight so that we can have a productive day at the house tomorrow.
1 comment:
25. build a whole new house
There is so much for you to do! That list would intimidate me. However, a lot of it looks very familiar. We, too, needed to install garage door openers. We bought two, looked at the instructions, realized that our marriage couldn't handle the stress, and then returned them and had Home Depot install the same kind. They did a great job.
As for some vendors, I imagine your parents have some recommendations, but I also have some. I have a locksmith who did great for a good price, a plumber I prefer, a garage repairman, and a fence builder who I would recommend. I also have an A/C guy, but that is the one thing you don't have to deal with:-)
Good luck with everything! Fixing up our house was fun at times and too stressful at other times, and I wasn't even working back then.
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