New roof - Complete
New insulation/siding - Complete
Removal of the wood/electric forced air furnace - Complete
Installation of heat pump - Complete
New air exchanger in our new utility room in the basement - Complete
Taking our wood furnace and installing it in the garage - I'm not sure when the furnace guy is coming to do that, but hopefully soon since our garage now looks like a tornado blew through it.
Painting and putting laminate flooring in family room - To be completed this fall
Painting living room, hallway and master bedroom - To be completed this fall
Putting a second bathroom in the basement - On hold
Finishing our backdoor entryway (build closet/shelves, hide washer/dryer in a closet) - On hold
The reason that we are putting the second bathroom addition and finished entryway on hold for the time being is because we have spent quite a bit of money so far and want to try to sell one of our building lots to help pay the credit line down before we continue. We put a "for sale by owner" sign up on the 2-acre lot we were originally planning to build on since it is all levelled and ready for a house (which we did when we thought we were going to be building there). Not to mention that there is a lot of house construction activity in the area and we thought it would be the best time to put it on the market. Since putting the sign up last week, we have gotten 5 calls on the property. We have a pretty big price on the land since there is no work for somebody to build on the property. We're not desperate to sell it, but the money will help with the rest of the renovations.
The heat pump is now installed and operational. I love it!! There is so much more room in our basement and we won't have to be storing wood down there either. The dog is going to need some time to get used to all the new noises that the system makes. She is a pretty anxious dog to begin with and any changes are really hard for her to adjust to. She will get used to it just like she had to get used to the hardwood floors.
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1 comment:
Well the good thing is even if you didn't finish the bath in the basement, it looks like there's not much to do to put one in. To put one in our basement like we want will be a big project with an upflush, etc. Not looking forward to that estimate.
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