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Anyway, we moved into the house on Saturday, February 6th, and the moving gods must've been pleased because it was a balmy 60 degrees that day. Not bad for a Chicago winter!
Doyle got to work on the kitchen right away and we'd ordered cabinets. We have a working kitchen now, and re-using the sink & counter-top until we can get new appliances. We have our eye on stainless commercial type look to complete our kitchen. Click here for an example.
When we found out we'd be having guests stay at our house, Doyle decided to expand and finish up the bathroom we have in the basement. Our house has one full bath and 3 other half-baths! So we planned on a custom shower for our extra guests. With the help of our friend, Warren, they demolished the old walls, recycled the old pine flooring from the kitchen for the new bathroom floor, put up new walls, & a ceiling, and re-positioned the plumbing. It felt like living in "This Old House"! Anyway, by the time the guests were to arrive we ran out of time and the new bath was only partially finished. The commode works, so the guys are able use it after watching a movie on the big screen downstairs. That's now our designated "entertainment"room, complete with a pool table and dart board! We're still in the process of finishing everthing up, but we're not as rushed as in the beginning. I have to say, I'm extremely proud of Doyle for doing all the work that he'd already done in the house!
We've put a stop to the kitchen re-model because we've decided to expand into the back bedroom for more storage, and a breakfast nook. With the help from our friend, Warren, Doyle has knocked down part of the wall connecting the back entry way and the back room closet. He'd also taken down the chimney that the boiler and hot-water heater vented out from, to open up the space even more. Of course, in doing that, he had to re-rount the vent and patch the hole in the roof that was left from the previous chimney. The bricks have been taken down all the way to the basement. Speaking of basement, Doyle had also moved the washer and dryer so they'd be against the wall and not in the center or the washer/dryer room. Of course, to do that, he had to re-route the sink, drain and plumbing. Soon, he'll be working on taking down the rest of the wall in the second bedroom, but at the same time, we've made some major purchases (including a pc and eventually some engineering software) and re-couping some expendatures, and thinking of the design.
