That's what the Kehoe family did! Chris and Susan and the kids came upstate for the holiday weekend to see our folks and check out the new house project. After completing a full tour of the upper property, we all trekked down to the lakefront where they "threw up some deuces" in appreciation of my colorful sign. They are in the final stages of their own remodel...a new kitchen and half bath. We compared notes on dumpsters (they used 2, we are on our 4th!) and the trials and tribulations of home renovations. One thing we all agreed on is that it is much more pleasant to not live in the house during the messy phase. We've certainly got that covered!
As I indicated in the last post, the pace has picked up significantly in the past couple of days. Our windows got delivered on Friday; all 47 of them, plus 2 that did not belong to us. Joel had quite the back and forth exchange with Lowes to arrange for them to be picked up and taken to their rightful owner. He must have spoken to 5 different store managers and delivery supervisors before someone came out late Saturday morning to fix the situation.
Joel played hooky on Friday morning and started working at the house at 5:30 am. He accomplished so much! By the time Paige and I brought him coffee at 9 am on our way to the airport, he had our bedroom completely stripped bare. The gross blue rug was gone. The insulation was all bagged up and thrown in the dumpster. The wall between the bedroom and the purple room had been dismantled, opening up a beautiful, big space. Now I can finally see how the floor plan will flow, and I am getting excited about colors and designs.
Steve was busy too. He was able to install one of the LVL support beams in the basement and all of the floor joists on the east side of the house. Even though this extra support work was not anticipated, I feel happy that we are shoring up the house properly so it can stand tall and proud for another 180 years!
The flurry of activity on Stokes Westernville Road finally subsided Saturday afternoon around 2 pm so everyone could go off and enjoy some 4th of July fun. In our hurry to get on with our social schedule, I forgot to take all my daily pictures. Joel and I decided to ride our bikes up there this morning to enjoy the solitude of the lake, snap my photos, and continue our discussions on placement of walls, windows, and doors. Donning our helmets and pumping up our bike tires brought back fond memories of our epic ride back in 2010...remember that blog??
Happy Independence Day everyone:)
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