Tag Archives: Renovation
What’s on top of the house?
The answer: Very little! Oscar and his crew at AFA Constructors are doing a great job on the roof. The removed the fireplaces, stacked the brick, and removed the old tar shingles from the house. They have also removed all … Continue reading
Big Day at Fletcher Broome!
Wow. There was a lot of action today at the Fletcher Broome House. Today we had roofers, plumber, masons, and excavators at the house. All were doing there thing. The roofers have stripped the roof down to the original cedar … Continue reading
One down, one to go.
Today, Oscar (a contractor) started removing the chimneys of which there are now 3. Yes, I said 3, there was a hidden one that we didn’t know about (more on that later). So, Oscar and his partner (the signing mason) … Continue reading
Construction started this week! Kind of …
Well our GC got going this week on the construction. Actually it was on the Destruction of the unneeded parts. The house looks oddly worst after 1 week for construction; I mean Destruction. We’ve removed all the false lower ceilings, … Continue reading
It was a bargain!
Today we inked the contract with Scott, the GC. He reiterated that if we had not bought the house, he would have and he would not have blinked at paying $25K more than we did. Sonny ripped down the ceiling … Continue reading
Today, Lynn and I became the proud owners of a 1901 farm house!
Finally, we did it! It took quite a while but we did it. After haggling with lenders, dealing with agents, managing contractors, and postponing the closing multiple times we did close on our new home today. Lynn has been … Continue reading
Closing scheduled for Friday!
I delivered the last of the documents to the lenders, contractors, architects, and insurance companies. I think this it. Let’s hope that the third time is a charm! I know that Lynn is wearing her “Perhaps Today” button and I’m … Continue reading
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