Category: Renovations

When we bought our new house we knew we were taking a gamble with the in-floor heat. The house hadn’t been winterized properly and there was a good chance the heat didn’t work. Once we moved in we started to open up each zone. We have 7 zones. 1. The basement heat tubes were broken…

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We have been living a crazy, busy life lately. We have had a lot of interest in our house and have our first showing today. We have been finishing a lot of projects, but really wanted to get the master bath started so buyers could really picture it finished however they would like. The master…

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The porch has turned out to be a bigger project than I had originally hoped. I had big plans to reglaze the old windows because they open all the way up and are really neat. Unfortunately, we just don’t have the time. $300 later we have some great new vinyl windows. Before: After: We had…

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Yesterday was a big day for our porch. This room has been almost unchanged since we bought the house in 2011. We put in new windows on the side walls but the tongue and groove paneling looked terrible. The front wall looks good because we kept the original windows, and the ceiling is good. The…

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We are in crunch time to finish our first house and get it on the market. I have been terrible with updating the blog, but today I will catch you up! We have been going to town finishing trim. Ryan and my dad have been working hard on the window jambs and door trim. Meanwhile,…

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When we bought our house we weren’t really looking for real estate.  We were both in college and just happened to see an ad for a really cheap house.  Everything just happened to work out right and we got a great deal on an awesome investment.  Well, it has happened again. After seeing 2 feet…

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We have been working for about a year on getting a new roof put on the house.  We did the back part of the house last fall and finished up just a month or so ago.  We debated doing the front of the house ourselves, but the height and angle worried us a bit.  So,…

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With winter closing in on us, we worked hard this weekend to finish some outdoor projects.  Ryan and my dad put siding on the chicken coop, which makes a huge difference compared to one year ago.   While the boys worked on that, I painted the garage trim and started on the garage door.  Paint…

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3 years ago today we closed on our house.  We had a huge project ahead of us and we were in over our heads.  I am so happy to say, we finally have a handle on it and have done something in every single room.  We have come a long way and are proud of…

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