The new roof was completed late Friday afternoon and it already makes the house look better. There were two layers of old roofing shingles that had to be removed, so the job took a little longer than anticipated.
Most of the soffits and facia had to be replaced, and that was done by the general contractor while the roof was being replaced.
This week the exterior will be prepared for painting. We have decided on white. The exterior bricks are brown and the white will compliment the brown bricks. Also the new window trim will be white.
We got our first electrical bid and the bid was almost as much as we paid for the house. So we are still getting bids on the electrical work. The Midland housing market is still booming and most electrical contractors have more work than they can handle. Which makes it difficult for a relatively small project like ours to get done.
My partner (wife) and I are updating our plans for the interior of the house now that most of the clutter has been removed. We are planning on saving the wood floors. She has convinced me that we can do the work ourselves. The restored wood floors might give the interior the "wow factor" that we want. (I must give credit to A&E, TLC and HGTV for the "wow factor" phrase - we have been watching too many "Flip This (That) House" shows.)
The rear living area of the house also has a concrete floor. We are thinking about just painting the concrete. I have seen quite a few painted concrete floors that were very attractive.
We have never done any of the work ourselves, and this will be an interesting (to say the least!)way to test our skills and save some money.
Most of the soffits and facia had to be replaced, and that was done by the general contractor while the roof was being replaced.
This week the exterior will be prepared for painting. We have decided on white. The exterior bricks are brown and the white will compliment the brown bricks. Also the new window trim will be white.
We got our first electrical bid and the bid was almost as much as we paid for the house. So we are still getting bids on the electrical work. The Midland housing market is still booming and most electrical contractors have more work than they can handle. Which makes it difficult for a relatively small project like ours to get done.
My partner (wife) and I are updating our plans for the interior of the house now that most of the clutter has been removed. We are planning on saving the wood floors. She has convinced me that we can do the work ourselves. The restored wood floors might give the interior the "wow factor" that we want. (I must give credit to A&E, TLC and HGTV for the "wow factor" phrase - we have been watching too many "Flip This (That) House" shows.)
The rear living area of the house also has a concrete floor. We are thinking about just painting the concrete. I have seen quite a few painted concrete floors that were very attractive.
We have never done any of the work ourselves, and this will be an interesting (to say the least!)way to test our skills and save some money.
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