Hey gang, not much to update, last week was rough (to say the least). We are now officially half way through the 6 months allowed for the rehab and it doesn't feel like we're half way done. Feeling like we will never get through this and be able to get done what we want to do. Anyway, I know, "quit yur whinin Suz and suck it up" I will try. Today is better, hopefully we'll see some significant changes at the house this week now that decent carpenters are on the job and the plumbers reappeared.
We will probably have to delay opening up the living room again until after the main rehab is done, and it doesn't look like we'll be able to put the window in on the staircase between 1 & 2. We will do whatever we can to keep the sunroom, even if it means holding off on other things that we are able to do ourselves later. It really stinks that we won't be able to fit things in that we were hoping for, but its more important that things, like, floor beams and plumbing are taken care of...Turner and I are good, but we're not plumbers or electricians, so let the experts do what they do, and we can play with doors and stuff later.
Disappointed, but trying to just look forward and get through the next couple of months so we can moved in there and get the Pennington house sold.
Mom & Co came down over the weekend and we got another section of outside railing painted, I was a mason again and went through another 5 buckets of concrete on the side stairs off the terrace, still alot of masonry to be done, but one piece at a time and it's looking really great. Mom & Co are down there this week, we've gotten the go-ahead to start painting again on 3, so they'll zip right through that which will be great, that way at least something will feel "done." Turner worked in the apartment stripping out the bathroom so that's progress there as well.
Not sure what we'd do without my mom, we wouldn't have anything done if it wasn't for her!!!
Contractors want to tear out the sheetrock in the kitchen, which, I fear will open up a whole new can of worms. I guess I need to just let them do what they do and keep painting....
Plumbers are now changing the vanity on 3 as well as in the apartment. Turner is gutting the apartment bathroom so we just keep finding more and more to do.
We're heading down tonight to see what's been accomplished so I hope tomorrow's post is a happier and more "upbeat" one for my favorite readers!
Stay tuned for happier posts (I hope!!)
hey with everything you are doing it is more then understandable that you are feeling down. But look at all the progress you have made so far the house looks great you are giving it back the love and life that it has missed for all these years and turning it into the Mansion that it use to be. Coming from someone that grew up just down the street I'm very happy that you bought the place and are going through all the trouble to put it back like it should. Not to mention posting it online so that us outsiders get to see what the house was like and beautiful home it's going to be.
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