Matt's New House

Matt's New House
The Story: The Siami's were in town and Matt and his mom were driving around Wheaton looking at houses. As they were out on their hunt, a woman pulled over her car and walked up to Matt's window asking if they were looking to buy a house. When Matt responded yes, she asked if he wanted to come look at a place that they had just moved her in-laws out of. Turns out this 3 bedroom/2.5 bathroom house was just what he was looking for. So with no realtor involved and 2 months later, Matt is officially a homeowner. Aggressive? or Insane?

Sunday, June 26, 2011

Week 1: All Hands on Deck (Roof and Bathroom)

Task #2: Consultations.  The roof and the master bathroom desperately need to be redone. 

The Roof:
The shingles are peeling up and need to be replaced so we had 2 contractors come out to give estimates to repair the roof.  Even though we cleaned out the gutters, they are still leaking and not moving water properly due to too many years of neglect.  While we have someone to do the roof, they will also be replacing the fascia/soffits that may be rotted and set us up with brand new gutters.  A big investment, but definitely worth it.  Unfortunately the contractor can't begin work until August.



The Bathroom:

The fixtures are out-dated and the floors need to be re-done.  The previous owners had carpet in the bathroom. Yuck!


The bathroom is abnormally small, so we met with a Home Depot Bathroom rennovation consultant to see what our option are.  We will be knocking down the wall around the shower to open up the space more.  The shower will have white subway tile with a shower "nook" to hold shampoo and sliding frameless glass doors.  We will also have a white pedestal sink installed.  We are going "white and light" to give the illusion of having a bigger space and to bring in some country/cottage style themes.  They will start construction on the new bathroom in late July. 

1 comment:

  1. At first I was a bit skeptical, but on second thought, I Really like the "nook" idea in the shower.

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