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Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 3/1/06

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laborday06
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Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 3/1/06

added pictures throughout my post so you can see the room by room progress! Updated 3/1/06 - the kitchen floor and den pictures

original post on 1/27/06, day after we closed

We closed on 1/26/06, but the seller had not even packed, so we got the keys on 2/1.

We paid $320K for the house in a very nice section of N. Babylon (right by phelps lane). The house in great condition goes for $400-415K. It needs a new roof (we have three leaks), bathroom, kitchen and electrical upgrade. Eventually new siding too.

We are doing all the work ourselves, except roof and electrician.

If the sellers had even painted or cleaned, they could have gotten so much more for the house. The property and neighborhood is great. You should have seen the black dirt coming off the cabinets. We steam cleaning everything first, then scrubbed and then painted!

updated 2/8/06
Roofer comes on Friday to put on new roof and electrician comes Monday to upgrade to 200 amp and fix other things.

We started working this weekend and this is how far we've come.....

front of house at closing

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Kitchen at walk thru

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This is the bucket in our attic above the leaks pictured above. Even though the seller swore he fixed it himself, empty the bucket and said his roof was not leaking....

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more to come....

Message edited 3/2/2006 1:36:49 PM.

Posted 2/9/06 2:34 PM
 
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laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...

more kitchen at walk thru

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Now it looks like this 3/1
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with some peel & press down 3/1

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some of our stainless appliances in 3/1
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Message edited 3/2/2006 1:38:49 PM.

Posted 2/9/06 2:37 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...

starting to work on the kitchen...

We are gutting the kitchen in the fall after we are married. For now it just has to be clean.

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kitchen with a coat of paint and scrubbing...
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updated 3/1 - We have a kitchen floor! Peel & Press tile - Home Depot $60 total cost! We will be redoing the kitchen within the year, so we didn't want to spend tons of money.

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Message edited 3/1/2006 1:53:25 PM.

Posted 2/9/06 2:40 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...

on to the bathroom....

Oh and I forgot to mention all of our walls are plaster not Sheetrock! It is much more expensive and harder to repair. But better for heat and noise.

These people were pigs! They lived with the bathroom like this for months. We saw the house in early Sept and it looked like this. She was 8 months prego and had a 2 year old!

Bathroom @ walk-thru

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Bathroom gutted...

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starting the cathedral...

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updated 2/17/06...



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The tub is in!

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updated 2/27
now with sheetrock and spackle!
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3/2 with some tile :) Thanks for the help dad!


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Message edited 3/2/2006 1:41:26 PM.

Posted 2/9/06 2:46 PM
 

schnapy
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

It looks wonderful so far a little TLC goes a long way. Enjoy the processChat Icon

Posted 2/9/06 2:53 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

Then den (use to be a garage)

We will just repaint this room...

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updated 3/1 painted and ready to move in!

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The living room...we need to paint and refinish wood floors... All the stuff is the sellers junk!

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office freshly painted....we are going to do a red sox/yankee theme in here. But just painted it clean so we could move in...

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Master Bedroom. We took the closet from the spare and opened in the master so we have 2 closets. We closed the back of the closet off.

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updated 2/27

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what the spare room looks like now...

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Message edited 3/1/2006 1:26:33 PM.

Posted 2/9/06 3:36 PM
 

schnapy
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

Looks wonderful, the seller still hasnt taken their crap out

We did the same thing to our master br, we took the closet from the little bedroom

Posted 2/9/06 3:41 PM
 

tann22
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures



Wow you've done a lot already.
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Posted 2/9/06 3:57 PM
 

Kotka
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

Kathleen, you and Nick sure are going fast with the renovations... Looks great.. Big difference the dirty kitchen to the freshly very cleaned up kitchen...

What roofer did you decide to go with?

Jola

Posted 2/9/06 4:08 PM
 

Stefanie

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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

Wow...you've done so much! Congrats and have fun making your house a home!!Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 2/9/06 9:11 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures

More work has been done :)

Living Room Before...

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After...

We have cream colored couches to go in this room....

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more updates 2/27

We ripped up the fireplace tiling and found 3 layers of tile/cement/marble.

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fixed and all ready for grout

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Message edited 2/27/2006 3:18:22 PM.

Posted 2/17/06 3:43 PM
 

MrsPornStar
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

It looks great! You have done great work.

Posted 2/17/06 4:18 PM
 

dottiemchugh
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

I love that pale green color.. we have that in our living room.

Posted 2/17/06 5:33 PM
 

sunnyplus3
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

love the progress pictures, looks great. keep us updated!

Posted 2/17/06 6:36 PM
 

Lisa
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

OMG...I was just thinking about you the other day!! I am SO glad to see the progess!! How fantastic!

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Posted 2/18/06 12:16 AM
 

Diane
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

looking greatChat Icon

Posted 2/18/06 8:19 AM
 

LisaW
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

Posted by dottiemchugh

I love that pale green color.. we have that in our living room.



Me too, have it in our hallway!!

Keep up the good work! Looks great!!

Posted 2/18/06 9:24 AM
 

2Pisces
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

Congrats! Happy House Renovating!!! Looking good so far. Chat Icon

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Posted 2/18/06 10:18 AM
 

PiyoPika566
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

oooh, I love that green, what's the name and brand of it?! Chat Icon

Posted 2/18/06 2:28 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/17/06

Posted by PiyoPika566

oooh, I love that green, what's the name and brand of it?! Chat Icon



It's Ben Moore Pine Barren...I love it!

It's such a nice shade and we have off-white couches that will go in there :)

Posted 2/20/06 9:53 AM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/27/06

bumping to show new pictures :)

Posted 2/27/06 3:21 PM
 

Diana1215
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/27/06

It looks great - you guys did a great job.

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It amazes me how some people can live.

Posted 2/27/06 3:36 PM
 

GenLCSW
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 2/27/06

very, very nice!!!

Posted 2/27/06 4:26 PM
 

laborday06
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 3/1/06

bumping - I've added kitchen and den pictures :)

den was painted in Ben Moore - Shabby Chic
curtain scarfs - Marburn in Farmingdale. I got 4 scarfs and the holders for $80.00. GREAT Deals there...there is one in smithtown too!

Kitchen - peel and press tiles from home depot

Posted 3/1/06 1:28 PM
 

bridget-n-jimmy
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Re: Our Progress...w/pictures - Update 3/1/06

Your doing a great jobChat Icon

Posted 3/1/06 1:42 PM
 
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