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After a week, the Kilz and Zinsser clear coat were peeling up in areas, the smell had started to return and my irritation with this floor reached its maximum…I did a little more research and sent the boy child to grab me new paint. $46 later…we had Zinsser BIN in our possession and I startedContinue reading “This dang floor…”

We can’t say enough how proud we are of this project. We had one full month, little to no budget and whipped this cute this ranch into an updated space. While the backyard is lacking in cute landscaping or a deck, there’s plenty of opportunity to make it into what you want with the bestContinue reading “Still for sale…”

While everything seemed to be delaying the start of the day…swollen ankles, blisters on hands, uhaul, breakfast…eventually we got started. With the help of family, friends, and honestly the best moving partner…99% of my home was moved before five pm. I missed a family event, which weighed heavy on my heart, however, we were moved.Continue reading “Moving In…projects yet to come”

I woke up Friday, sore, tired, whelmed and nervous however, once I got to the house, I was able to barrel through the remaining cleaning, the ripping up of the last floor, some last coats of sealer and removal of a deep freeze left by the tenants. My baby girl was cheering at the varsityContinue reading “THE LAST DAY!!”

David had the privilege of spending the day with his little girl, so the day started earlier for me than usual. Thinking about all that was left to clean and paint, the list making in my head and the deadline looming was too overwhelming to sleep in another hour. I started with picking up theContinue reading “A Long Thursday”

Wednesday, when we walked in, it was easy to see after drying for two whole days under commercial fans, with a dehumidifier, the subfloor was ruined. Wood prices were not in our favor, but it was unavoidable to not replace the floor that day. With an impending move on Saturday, the large amount of cleaning,Continue reading “The Dining Room”

When I came in on Tuesday, the floors were more dry in the hallway and two back bedrooms, so I was able to start painting the floor with Kilz to block the odor and stains. It also became obvious that the animals had ruined the floor in the kitchen, bathroom and laundry as well, becauseContinue reading “Tuesday…Painting and more drying.”

This home used to be a one room home. Which means there was no bathroom with initial construction or even a basement. The now living room and front bedroom have hard wood floors and used to be the kitchen and living quarters. Two bedrooms, a bathroom, utility room, laundry, kitchen and dining room were addedContinue reading “History of the house…”

Life, health, jobs and LIFE even more left me (Jess) with limited time to find a place to move. But also…friends had tenants that pretty well destroyed their property. From setting a fire in the kitchen (four years ago) that they never cleaned up the portion they agreed to all the way to animals havingContinue reading “Project Number TWO”

From the time we started working on the home to it’s completion a month later, three houses on the same block went up for sale, one selling within the day. They were similar layouts with only two bedrooms and one bath each but beautiful backyards and updated paint. So we decided to update the outsideContinue reading “Pride and Joy”