Phase 4 completes today

Phase 1 - purchase, demo, create kitchen, create space we could live in. Resulted in Kitchen, Bath, bedroom, living area. Funded by sale of former primary residence.

Phase 2 - Complete the plaster, floors, and bathrooms - expanding living space to 3 bedrooms upstairs, art room downstairs, dining, living room, 4 bathrooms in service (not complete). Installation of HVAC. Funded by sale of investment property + 0% lines of credit.

Phase 3- Slate roof replacement, chimney work, exterior carpentry work. Funded by mortgage on house.

Phase 4 - Paint exterior, paint interior, interior carpentry, punch list items. Funded by home equity line of credit.

Remaining items from punch lists above -

Fix tile in 2 bathrooms.
Paint kitchen walls again.
Paint pantry again.
Finish girls bathroom (we have all materials, just need to do the work)
Fix basement access
Create butler pantry or half bath or laundry room thing. Plans change with sobriety.
fix worst aspects of the yard and drainage

CURRENT FOCUS = PAY OFF DEBT INCURRED TO DO ALL OF THE ABOVE.

Phase 5 - Finish work on two former porches that are now enclosed creating a sunroom/kitchen extension, master bedroom, master bathroom.

Phase 6 - turn summer kitchen into rental efficiency.

We'll need another 100k to complete the last phase. If we do all the work ourselves it's probably $25k in materials + months of labor. We're just not even going to think about it for a long while.

The day we bought the house

Today

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a second kitchen design

Taking into account comments, good ideas, and original plans I think we have a new contender. No, before we hadn't thought about where the microwave would go or the trashcan. :) Originally Sara had us putting the range on the chimney and running counters all around it. We couldn't figure out how in practise that would work and started dreaming about dual ovens and cooktops in counters and all sorts of things that are fancy and pretty, but not really needed for how we live now or plan to live later. This one gives Harris a gas cook top and me a convection oven. Dual fuel from bosch and we're both happy. It also creates two separate work stations on either side of the range and will fit around the door that will exist for the next year, but not forever. I like that this way we're not building out something that will have to be torn out in 12 months. I really really hate that. ...

Two fun finds

We knew the house had 'help' from the census records and because the service stair exits into the plainest bedroom upstairs. The was also the tangle of wires right by the kitchen that at one point held the call system. In each room, there is also a protruding wire in the wall that is not a light switch. These are the call buttons, or at least, what is left of them Also, in the center of the dining room floor that was :sob: there was this lovely gadget. You use it to call for the next course or for whenever you needed the kitchen help to reappear. It would have been connected to a button or level under the table. When they pull up the flooring, this will be salvaged. Maybe we'll reinstall it so I can ask Harris to bring me glasses of milk.

Bill's new smile

Before reading this, know I have Bill's full permission to share. Most of my friends know Dollar Bill is my daughters' self-proclaimed godfather. The girls run in delight when they hear him approaching calling their names. For our youngest, he's decided she goes by her middle name, asking for little Hillary. What you might not know is that this summer he's experienced some hardships that require surgery. His remaining upper teeth have suddenly failed, making eating, talking, chewing difficult for him. He also doesn't smile as much anymore. Bill had some dental work done when he joined the Navy in the 80s. They pulled teeth and left him with partials that have now failed. The VA won't fix this for him and he doesn't have dental insurance. While you can't see his teeth, his roots are intact - necessitating surgery before he can get dentures. A reputable local dentist has examined Bill and come up with a plan of treatment to remove his root...

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