OK, so I had a little time today and was going through fixing some things on the site when I realized it has been over a year since my last post. It is funny to think how crazy I thought it was this time last year. A LOT has happened since then.

At the time, we had diverted our plans from moving back east to staying here in Central California because I had just accepted a new job. We had sold the house that I renovated so we had a little $$ floating around (Burning a hole in our pockets) so we decided to by a house here. After some disappointment, we were able to find a house in our budget that met our needs. This new (Old) house needs a LOT of work. We closed on it late summer 2018 and began the process of getting it ready to live in. Re-insulating the walls, tearing out any evidence of Carpet ( it has some EXTREME animal odors) and simply getting it inhabitable. Since moving in, we have Finished (except flooring) the 2 kids rooms. relocated the propane tank, replumbed the kitchen drain, tore out a ton of rotten wood “stuff” from the yard, knocked out a few walls, punched a hole in the garage to install a man door, re-soldered the dishwashers circuit board, treated for subterranean termites – then dry wood termites, took out some trees and a HUGE bush, and all around made a mess. For the first several months we ALL lived in the front room while bedrooms were being completed.

Although I have recorded bits here and there on my phone, I have not posted much because of the lack of time. Now that the money is back to a monthly budget I may be able to start getting some up. That is all great but at this point we still have a TON of work to do to live “Normal” again. So here is the list of to-do’s

1- Re-model the South wall of the garage (tool storage and work space) – this is currently in progress with the door being the first big step.

2- Re-do the master bathroom (shower converted to Curbless, new lighting, new toilet, Tile throughout, insulation for sound, and paint)

3- Re-do the master bedroom (insulating walls for sound, electrical, paint

4-Hallway – (new paint, flooring, lighting)

5-Bedroom and hallway flooring completed

Getting to this point would be a HUGE accomplishment and would allow us to live Semi-Normally. One of the biggest “To be determined” is insulating the tile (and Carpet) against the concrete floors. I have seen a few ways to do this, I have just not had time to determine the best solution for the budget.

6- Tear out the front room flooring and fill in the sunken floor so that all the floors in the house are at the same level and finish the front door and entry area. ( New french doors into the front room, paint, lighting, flooring, ) – once this is done, family room and dining room will be moved into here.

7- Tear out the Family room and dining room flooring and fill in the sunken floor so that all the floors in the house are at the same level. Paint and re-floor these rooms (pretty simple)

8 – Office & laundry re-model (details TBD)

9- Kitchen (Details TBD but basically a complete tear out and re-do)

10- New HVAC throughout.

11- Insulate attic space for supreme efficiency

A – Somewhere among all this the YARD need attention . That will have to be outlined in another post. since this one is getting TOOO long.

Stay Tuned…..