We decided to remodel our house and contracted Lance Lawson as our contractor to do the work. We decided to do a simple and cheap remodel job but as we quickly realized, there was nothing simple or cheap about this remodel.
We toyed with the idea of moving out of the house while we remodeled but then decided to seal off the basement from the upstairs two floors and move to the basement. We had to put most of our furniture into storage and then move everything else into the basement. Luckily we have three bedrooms, a bathroom, a full kitchen and a living room in the basement so it wouldn't be that bad for a couple of months. Right???
The remodel started on May 8th with a first day of demolition.
A view from the front door to the office, which now would become Rod's walk-in closet.
The fireplace hood was ripped out.
A view from the living room into the kitchen. That wall would come down so the living room and kitchen would be all open.
Same wall. Now you can see into the kitchen.
We decided to keep the guest room and Alex's room intact and not remodel them because they were nice and recently done. That lasted a day and then decided to remodel those two rooms as well. This was the first "growth".
A view from the office into the master bedroom.
Lots and lots of exposed studs.
At the same time of the remodel, we also replaced all of our windows. We had a different crew for the windows. This is the north side of the house where Miia resides. Closed a window opening, got new sliding doors.
Got rid of the storm door and a window next to it.
Kitchen is gone.
A view from the kitchen into the living room.
The white shelves are gone in the kitchen. These guys are fast!
The beams above the island are coming off as well.
Master bedroom wall and ceiling.
Master bedroom ceiling.
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