First Week as a Full Time Renovator

Bathtub

Bathtub after tear-out

Bathroom

Bathroom after tear-out

Kitchen

Kitchen after tear-out

Boom! We are blastin' through this cute little house.

We only worked for 4 days officially this week. First day didn't really count, because on that day we bought the house, and spent the afternoon making phone calls for utilities and such. Didn't change the property very much.

This is what we did in 4 days: Tore out the kitchen and bath, tore out bathroom drywall, tore out the carpets, removed zillions of carpets tacks, cleared the brush from the yard, trimmed the trees as high as the ladder would reach, put in a water heater, put in a bath tub, cleaned the gutters, changed the locks, took off the doors and knobs in preparation for painting, scraped the porch and window trim, painted the porch railings, put up a sheetrock on half the bath, prepped the basement walls for paint. Plus, I went for about 6 loads of supplies.

We had a helper from the day-labor pool for the tear-out day.

Now I am dreaming of how we can add the little touches that make a house just cuddle up to a potential owner. My secret plan is to add 3 eye-catchers to every room. Ceiling fans? Curtains? Curly millwork? Nickel light switch covers? Bookcase shelves? Tiled entry? Cool doorknobs? Can't spend lots of money, because this house is tiny and the neighborhood is not wealthy. But it's got to SPEAK to the home buyer. It must say, "What a JEWEL I am!"