The renovation of the Last Homely Shack commenceth apace

[ellid]

Got an excellent estimate from Pioneer Valley Rebuilders, plus testimonials from several people I know and trust. Roomie talked to them as well and said they sound very knowledgeable.

So...here's what's going to be done:

1. New carpeting/vinyl in the kitchen, living room, dining area, and hallway.

2. New paint in the living room, hallway, and foyer, in my choice of colors.

3. Repairs to the warped clapboard on the front of the house.

4. New paint on the kitchen cabinets.

I've also asked them for estimates on plumbing repairs to the leaky kitchen sink and the downstairs toilet, which has made a *WHOOOMMMM* noise whenever it's flushed for the last several years. The work will be done after Pennsic because there's no way I'm going to go skipping merrily off to Pennsylvania for a week and leave Roomie to cope by herself.

It'll be like having a new house, only without the hideousness of moving. Sweet.


In other news, the new refrigerator is in place and working just fine. It's so quiet I thought that it wasn't plugged in at first, which goes to show you just how noisy the old one was. Satisfactory, as Nero Wolfe would say.

Comments

[varianor.livejournal.com]

Enjoy Pennsic!

If they recommend a new toilet, we got a Todo low water flush one about a year back (our plumber had one that no one wanted) and it's terrific. Wish we had one downstairs!

[ladyaelfwynn.livejournal.com]

I've decided to sponge paint the doors of my kitchen cabinets. They are fairly plain and will now match the pretty walls. (Yes, I do still have some of both the blue and purple, why do you ask? ;-p) I'll probably add some of the silver just to jazz things up.

I'm kind of getting into the groove of doing these little projects!

[briony530.livejournal.com]

You may have to change the name of your house from "Last Homely Shack" to something more upscale!

[bronze-ribbons.livejournal.com]

Go you! *waiting on new tile and carpet and counter for mom's house*