Basement Bathroom Renovation Update

New Tub/Shower Surround. Bruce is becoming pretty good at laying tile now that

 he has done numerous bathrooms and kitchen tile work.

New Vanity, Granite Counter Top with a Vessel sink.  We just need to finish some baseboard, door case moulding and electrical work and this bathroom will be complete.   

Desperate landscape is getting some desperate attention!

 

Our yard.... one of our biggest projects that we had to conqure is near complete.  It was looking especially terrible, after the windstorm took out the fence and the cherry tree. The Cherry tree ripped up sprinkler lines, and it was just a complete disaster!  The lawn was dying... and we had a major weed patch growing in our back yard. However it's looking much better, with the addtion of a new tan vinyl fence, and some intense yard work. This house will be market ready to go on the market in a few weeks. The vinyl fence should be complete by next weekend.

YARD DEMO!!

This weekend Bruce rented a Excavator to rip out stumps and do some other yard demo as we are trying to get this house put together to sell it. Bruce cut up the Cherry tree that had fallen over in the wind storm and took it to the dump along with some other tree stumps that we ripped out. We are gathering estimates on some fencing, because we lost nearly one whole fence line due the wind storm. So mother's day weekend in our household was all work and no play.

SURPRISE! We are having a baby!

As exciting as the news is.... it's really slowed down the progress on finishing our renovation. We found out the Middle of February that we are having a baby. So that means.... Jessica can't paint any more or do any heavy lifting. Bruce is having to do alot of the work solo. Which also means it will take much longer to complete. But the good news is... the Blue Firefighter bedroom... fit for a boy. Will be getting used in approximately 4 months because Baby Jenkins is due September 10th, 2012.

Backsplash Complete

We finally finished our backsplash after multiple trips to home depots across the wasatch front. We finally found enough sheets to finish our backsplash.  The picture is taken with my cell phone so the picture quality isn't great.

Granite Counters Installed

Our Counter tops were installed today. I am loving having an almost functioning Kitchen. Bruce is working on hooking up the sink, dishwasher, range top and oven.  Next weekend we will be be working on  installing the back splash and re-painting the walls. 

Taveritine Tile

We Spent many late nights this week installing the travertine floors.  We got the area where the the cabinets will be installed completed. We still have to complete the travertine down the back hallway from our Kitchen.

Cabinet Install Day!!

Well I think we have gained 5lbs having to eat out while our kitchen was torn apart for so long, because we have been eating out so much. It will be soo nice to have our Kitchen back. Granite still needs to be measured and installed. Hopefully in the next couple weeks we can have a fully functioning kitchen. After countertops are installed, we will be doing a travertine backsplash and picking a new paint color. We can't wait until it's complete!!

We Found Obi Wan Kenobi!!

I never thought I would ever have anything in common with Obi Wan Kenobi until now. Like Obi Wan was quoted saying "Why do I have a feeling you're going to be the death of me" to Anikan. Well that is exactly how this house has made me feel at times. We found Obi Wan when we were doing Kitchen demo today. So my thought is he should stay with the house, because at times this house has gotten the best of us. So I will be Gorilla Gluing him inside one of the walls. Maybe one day... the walls will be opened again and someone else will come across Obi Wan. Until then..."May the Force be with you, Commander."

Happy New Year

Our 2012 renovation will start out with a kitchen renovation. Our home renovation should come to an end this year hopefully. After the Kitchen is renovated our next task is get the carpet installed in the basement bedroom and on the stairs, tile basement bathroom, install new windows in the basement, clean up the front and back yard, install a new fence complete all the finishing work that is left in our house. That is alot of work to complete. Let the work begin!!
Ready... Set... Work!!