July 18, 2018: our temporary kitchen is setup for the first time. We lived with Eric’s parents for 2 weeks while the house was progressing to a point where we could cook, wash dishes, and bath Phillip. Delays on multiple projects and materials pushed this date back from when we had to move out of… Continue reading Day 102- Camp Stove Cooking aka Temporary Kitchen
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Day 74- Hall Bath Vanity
After our master bath vanity, we wanted to go another direction for our hall bath. Carol found a complete setup on Wayfair.com that included vanity, pulls, sinks, and counter. Yet another pallet is delivered and navigated into the house! This piece was packed very thoroughly, and it took me nearly an hour to completely unpack… Continue reading Day 74- Hall Bath Vanity
Day 73- Master Bath Vanity
Coinciding with our project, a new business in San Marcos CA opened called Apex Cabinets, a wholesaler of cabinets, granite, and quartz counter tops. Their claim to fame: it’s in stock! They have an extensive selection of quartz, which is what we were looking into for our counters. One thing that wasn’t apparent, is that… Continue reading Day 73- Master Bath Vanity
Day 58- Six Foot Hall Bath Installation
Ordering a $900 bathtub sight unseen, with no reviews, felt like a major gamble. I was hesitant, but our need for a unique width of 32″ limited what options were available. We were getting adept at cliff jumping by this point in the project, and the order was placed for freight delivery. The acrylic tub… Continue reading Day 58- Six Foot Hall Bath Installation
Day 21- Removing Linen Closets in Hallway
When built, our house had two linen closets in the hall, one to the left of the bathroom, and one at the end of the hallway. Our goal was to increase floor square footage in both our hall bath, and the second master bedroom closet. This involved removing the interior walls, and closing the exterior… Continue reading Day 21- Removing Linen Closets in Hallway
Day 4- Skimming Interior Walls
Knock down texture… we are not fans. I know why it is popular from a builder’s point of view: it is fast, inexpensive, and it hides a lot of sins in drywall finish. One of the largest and messiest parts of this remodel would be skimming the entire interior of the house. It was a… Continue reading Day 4- Skimming Interior Walls
Day 54- Interior Paint Selection
Carol had some ideas about paint selection, and we obtained 6 samples to paint in different areas of the house. We whittled that down to 3 quickly, and started painting swatches to see what looked good in each room. Our master, catch all, and den are all White Cliff Beige. Phillip’s nursery is Moss Mist,… Continue reading Day 54- Interior Paint Selection
Day 55 Part 2- WiFi Thermostat
A pretty simple project, seeing we already had a Honeywell brand t-stat, and we were upgrading to a WiFi version. A good tip is taking a picture of the wire situation before you remove them, since often times some wires can be mislabeled or crossed. Done! The model we picked out is a Honeywell. It… Continue reading Day 55 Part 2- WiFi Thermostat
Day 103- Whole House Water Filter/Softener
Our municipal water supply is know for hard water and chlorine odor, due to the water source and age of our water distribution system. This was a big change from our previous home, and we needed to do something about it. Running the water in our new shower enclosure generated a substantial odor, and while… Continue reading Day 103- Whole House Water Filter/Softener
Day 57- Closet Organizers- Nursery and Guest Rooms
We decided to use Allen + roth closet systems again, after our good luck in our previous closet remodel. The glue on the floor was barely dry in these two rooms, and we staged the materials and got to work. One particular big box store carries these, and we ordered them online so they could… Continue reading Day 57- Closet Organizers- Nursery and Guest Rooms