Six months ago, my husband and I bought the house that nobody wanted. We knew it needed work but since I've spent hours watching Fixer-Upper shows, I thought I was more than qualified! After all it only takes a one hour episode to renovate an entire room...RIGHT? Well, here is a chronicle of our experience with the restoration.
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Looked almost too good to be true from the outside and we quickly found out that it was! If you saw the movie The Money Pit, you'll notice a resemblance...there is a reason for that! |
The first order of business was to restore the bathrooms. Every bathroom in this house was old and dingy. The Master Bathroom was a priority. Unfortunately, when we ripped out the existing floor we discovered significant water damage and mold! It was so bad that we had to rip open the ceiling in the room underneath to clear it all out. We even found a peanut and evidence of an infestation! I got an exterminator immediately and a specialist to inspect the mold.
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MASTER BATHROOM: BEFORE Initially, I liked the layout of this room but we needed a shower and the ceilings were too low over the bathtub to support one. |
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MASTER BATHROOM: AFTER |
NEXT was the upstairs bathroom adjacent to the kids bedrooms. This, fortunately, was not in bad shape. It was just ugly! Our carpenter just finished this bathroom yesterday. Below are the preliminary pictures before the accessories are added. Stay tuned for more pictures!
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BEFORE |
The following rooms are on our "to do" list:
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This is the downstairs bathroom. It's not in bad shape however it could use some updating since it's the bathroom that everyone who visits is going to see. |
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