Saturday, March 1, 2014

For Sale

We have finally finished all our remodeling of our house and yard. It only took 7 years but now its ready and on the market.  We are hoping it sells quickly so the rest of the family can join Mike in Yorktown, Va.
We have spent a lot of time & money on this house and are ready to relax and spend time with the kids on the beach this summer.  We took quite a few picture when we were looking at the house to buy. I've lined them up with what our house looks like now. Take a look, its a completely different house. Can't believe we bought it in the first place.

Painted house
Removed lots of shrubs, trees and planted lots of flowers


Removed shelf
Painted trim, doors & walls
Removed wallpaper, old light
Put up wainscoting, painted, new light


Gutted whole kitchen, removed tile & wallpaper, moved electric and plumbing and door
New cabinets, tile, counter top, lights, sink, appliances and painted walls & trim





Removed vinyl flooring, fridge & washer/dryer from pantry, fixed floor, removed shelves
Moved electrical & plumbing
Tiled floor, built pantry shelves, new door, hung cabinets, new lights, painted walls, trim & doors


Removed shelves, flooring, walls & panelling
Built 2 new walls, added pocked door, moved washer/dryer to new room
New cabinets/counter top
Painted walls, ceiling & trim
New light



Painted walls, ceiling & trim
New carpet


Filled in panelling lines, textured walls, painted ceiling, fireplace, walls, doors and trim
New carpet and light


Removed TV cabinet from wall, patched whole in wall, fixed closet behind and painted

Removed wall paper, textured walls, painted walls & ceiling
New light fixture & mirror


Sanded, stained and sealed stairs
Covered wallpaper, painted walls and railing


Removed carpet & particleboard sub floor, added plywood sub floor boards
painted walls, shelves, doors and new trim
Installed hardwood floors
New lights


Same as the playroom side of basement



Fixed sewer leak, old wood & french doors, built wall, removed carpet, & sub flooring
Laid new sub floor, installed hardwood
Painted ceiling, trim, doors & walls

Fixed under sink leak, removed swinging doors, tiled floor,
and painted ceiling, walls and trim


Painted ceiling, trim, doors & walls
Fixed outside door, removed old step
New carpet


Stained deck, added pergola with grapes


View from our deck when we moved in
View from our deck now (it is winter so its not green)
Removed lots of trees, bushes, forthysia, old logs and a shed
Planted fruit trees, blueberry bushes & grapes, made a path, built chicken coop and bunny pen


Fixed cracks in wall, painted trim, railing and walls


Painted doors, trim, closets and walls
New carpet and light



Removed wallpaper, added wainscoting painted walls
New cabinet, light, mirror and toilet
Tiled floor


Re tiled shower, new shower head & door


Removed tile on walls put up wainscoting and tiled floor

Painted doors, walls and trim
Put flooring in closets, new light and carpet



Removed wallpaper, fixed closet door, painted ceiling, trim, doors and walls
New light and carpet


Removed wallpaper
Painted cabinet, ceiling, walls and trim
Added wainscoting, framed mirror
New light, toilet and faucet


Painted walls, trim, doors
New light and carpet


This is the before picture
Removed tree, filled in hole with dirt
added more grass, flowers and plants



























1 comment:

  1. Wow! You guys have done an amazing job! It's beautiful! I can't believe you did each of those things...in each of those rooms...in just 7 years! Talk about constant projects. How in the world did you learn how to do all of that? Your work paid off, and it's beautiful! It'd buy it. :) Hopefully, you have success with it...and soon! Love you guys!

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