End of Week One

Closing in the crawl space.

Mold eradicated and the cause eliminated, time to replace the sheetrock in the basement/TV taping room.

Kitchen demolition.

Ahem! First surprise. Well, not really. Rotted bean due to failed roof in the past. Never dealt with. No time like the present!

Soffits all coming out.

From the laundry/pantry into the kitchen.

Framed in for the washer and dryer. (Plumber was here!)

Kitchen demo begins.

The first for sure sign of the trouble in the beam above.

The cabinets were constructed on site, so they couldn't be saved to be used in the pantry. Just one base cabinet that will be my laundry sink.

More Week One!

My Mom just about had a heart attack that I had the two Burford Hollies yanked from in front of the front steps. But after the shock, she realized that they were hiding the railing and totally obscured the architecture of the front porch.

In late winter I can cut the remaining Burfords way back and they will fill out and be maintainable below the windows to complement the house.

The Cerissas will be trimmed back shortly. One thing at a time...

Thar's steps in that thar retaining wall! Thank you Ben!

This is where the wall was between the two rooms back of the garage. We have heat and air, thanks to a very nice man who crawled into the crawl space.

Ben, Luke, Kenny. Hottest summer ever. Only about 94 degrees this day.

Ben and Luke started on the crawl space partition.

The mold issue was adressed first off. Both from outside with the regrading, and inside with removal of affected drywall, they spraying of it.

Laundry/pantry again. No wall makes a nice space! (Viewed from the kitchen.)

Master bathroom. Ugho. But not for long.

Getting that grout out.

Wood delivery is so exciting. This for the retaining wall.

Day 1: Renovations Are Underway!

Bright and early Monday morning the driveway is full of trucks. Which means work on the house is underway!

First up is the drainage issue in the back yard. Over time dirt has washed down from the rise to the house, directing water to the foundation. How do you spell "mold"? Surprisingly for a house this age, it's not a big deal, so easily addressed.

I am not crying over the destruction of the grass!

Meanwhile William is busy with the electric. He put up new outside lights (where's my picture?) and two lights like this in the soon-to-be heated and aired laundry room/pantry.

It's not going to look like this for long. That back wall will be busted out to make it deeper, all the way across the back of the garage.

~Jodie

This is from one of the websites that showed the listing for the house.

Closed, done, its MINE!

"Similar listings" --there's no such thing.

Work begins in earnest tomorrow.

Pictures From Outside

The front door. Was there a plate on there? Though the contractor says it's not the original door.

Ceiling light at entry.

Front steps.

Brick at front door.

Fixture at back door by kitchen.

Some kind of storage thingy. But what's above it? Another picture from the top is below.

Looking across front yard, from just east of the front of the garage.

Love it, love it, LOVE IT!

Can you believe the railing?!

Corner of master bedroom by patio.

Any ideas what this is?

North side of house.

Backyard: Lots of Dogwoods!

The back door.

View of Lake Blalock.

Ready to go rowing?

A view of the lake.

The bridge over the dam.