{"id":37539,"date":"2017-12-10T19:00:46","date_gmt":"2017-12-11T00:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37539"},"modified":"2017-12-09T16:37:11","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T21:37:11","slug":"the-fixer-upper-update-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/the2seasons.com\/?p=37539","title":{"rendered":"The Fixer Upper Update #4"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, it’s time for another update on the fixer upper.\u00a0 If you are new here, then you can get the back story on the fixer upper here<\/a>.\u00a0 Mr. Right was out of town for a month, and I only stopped by to check on things a few times.\u00a0 Last week we made a visit, and spent some time there looking over things and checking on the progress.\u00a0 Let’s just say this project is moving slowly but smoothly.\u00a0 You might recall that the last time you saw the little bungalow, the floors were all out , and there were only floor joists.\u00a0 Well, now we have subflooring.\u00a0 Another new addition is the roof.\u00a0 It looks so good with its deep black shingles.<\/p>\n

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This is what the outside looks like now.\u00a0 There’s a new roof, the trees, which were in bad shape, are gone, and the porch has been cleaned up.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0This perfectly good concrete was previously covered with a dirty, yucky red indoor\/outdoor carpet.\u00a0 Why that was there in the first place, we will never know.\u00a0 But this bare look is so much better.\u00a0 It can be swept now or hosed off when needed, and it is the beginning of a nice place to sit after a hard day.<\/p>\n

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This is the before of the front room on the right……..<\/p>\n

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and here it is now.\u00a0 Two fireplaces and two walls have been removed to give a clear shot from front to back.\u00a0 This red room was a bedroom, but now it will be the dining room and open kitchen.\u00a0 All the way in the back where the kitchen was before will be a bedroom.\u00a0 The whole first floor has its subflooring which is nice since Mr. Right fell into the pit and ended up in the emergency on our last visit.\u00a0 He now has a big ole scar on his forehead as a souvenir.<\/p>\n

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This is the other wall that has been removed.\u00a0 This was the kitchen in the back of the house, but now it will be a bedroom.<\/p>\n

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The kitchen will be in between the front dining room and the back bedroom along with a full bath and laundry room.\u00a0 That bay area will be the kitchen sink, and there will be a peninsula starting about where that soda bottle is.<\/p>\n

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This wall will be removed and replaced with a support beam.\u00a0 That step will make the kitchen open to the living room, too.<\/p>\n

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Do you remember this bedroom?\u00a0 It’s all bare now, too.\u00a0 All of the windows are being replaced, and our architect told us that some of them don’t meet code.\u00a0 Probably when this house was originally built back in the 1920’s, there wasn’t a code.\u00a0 However, the windows in the new bedrooms have to be a certain size so someone can crawl out in case of fire.\u00a0 So, new casing will need to be cut out and framed.<\/p>\n

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This was the mudroom before, and now it will also be a bedroom.\u00a0 So, there will be three bedrooms and two full baths on the first floor and a bedroom without bath upstairs.<\/p>\n

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\u00a0Bobo and our friend Dirk came up with the way they wanted the rooms to be, and now our architect is drawing up the plans.\u00a0 I hope to get a small version to show you here on the blog.\u00a0 That would make explaining all of this so much easier.\u00a0 Next up will be framing the new rooms, then come the plumbing and electricity.\u00a0 I will give you another update in about a month.<\/p>\n

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Take care.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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