Scenes of renovation in progress. My father, thinking ahead, shot "before" pics. I might gain access to those photos at some point. Dad also plans on shooting "after" pics, but so do I, so I won't need his for this blog.
The basic renovations are these:
1. The porch is to become the new dining room. Outside the porch will be a deck (for grilling, etc.).
2. The old dining room will become part of the new, larger kitchen, with some space left over as an accessway to the dining room.
3. The parents' bedroom is to be enlarged, with the closet moved from the north wall to the west wall (and enlarged almost to walk-in size).
4. The second bedroom is to be shrunk into a study/den.
5. The upstairs bathroom is to be accessible from both the hallway and the parents' bedroom (the type of setup that leaves me paranoid: I'm not a fan of bathrooms with two doors).
6. The upstairs bathroom is to be enlarged.
7. The kitchen is to be enlarged (as mentioned); the new kitchen will feature more counter space, better appliances, more storage, and a clear view of the living room. It will also feature an "island" whose function I haven't yet determined (probably a sink plus cabinet, with some counter space).
8. The entire house is to have central air and heating, something we've lived without since, oh, about 1983.
9. The downstairs (a.k.a. the basement) will lose its archaic drop ceiling in favor of something more solid, with modern recessed lighting replacing the current fluorescent setup.
10. The laundry room will have a new electric water heater, and outside, there will be a pump for central heating and air.
11. The upstairs will return to hardwood flooring.
There may be other changes I've missed. We're hoping that all will be done by the end of October.
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Marathon
12 years ago
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