April-July 2015
If you recall from my last post SIT stopped off in southern
California to visit family and friends on our way home.
When we left we picked up a hitch-hiker. Well not really as
we wanted Kevin to come with us. He was heading to Oregon the first of June and
we decided we could put him to work helping us fix up one of our properties we
decided to sell.
So Steve, Kevin, Izzy and Tory arrived back home and started
to get busy at our Alder Street property. We weren’t able to really get going
on it until the first of May so we had time to do some playing. Our friends,
Tom and Becky, are our next door neighbors and wouldn’t you know it, they have
birthdays in May. So does Kevin.
We were able to celebrate a couple of times to recognize
their achievements in life. Tom’s was first so Kevin and I decided to go find
him the perfect gift.
Try Them On!
Look Becky I Got A Cape!
Becky and Kevin
Having Too Much Fun?
Who's Having A Party?
We had a good time while we could, then the hard work began.
We gutted the master bathroom and closet at the house and Kevin and Steve put
up new walls, and rebuilt the closet and expanded the bath. I failed to take
before pictures but the remodel turned out great.
The house also has two fireplaces so we stripped the fronts
off and hearths and master Kevin tiled them for us. They turned out well, and
we painted the entire inside of the house.
Family Room Fireplace Before Kevin
After Kevin
Living Room Fireplace Before Kevin
Refreshed
We tackled the kitchen as well and removed all the cupboard
doors and painted them and the cabinet fronts. Steve and Kevin went into demo
mode there too and took out the pantry closet and shrunk the water heater
section so a peninsula could be added with some additional cupboard space. Plus
we made it so you could sit four people around. Some updated lighting, and a
sliding glass door to the outside finished it off. Oh we did have all new
counter tops and back splash installed as well. We were pretty pleased with the
end result.
Kevin and Tory
As if building new walls, putting in a sliding glass door,
and making a tiny bathroom bigger, wasn’t enough, Steve wanted to put in a
deck. The deck was going to connect the family room to the kitchen. So Izzy got
to finally help us since the backyard was her domain.
Izzy Making Sure The Hole Is Good
The end product was awesome and added outdoor living space
for the new owners.
Kevin got to escape the labor camp on June 4th as
I drove him to Portland to start school. I also got a break from painting for a
couple of days, but Steve and I still had quite a bit of work left to do.
Luckily we saw the light at the end of the aches and pains and listed the house
on July 2nd. Yippee! And even better we sold the house in two weeks!
When we first got home we talked about flipping houses for
something fun to do! Well, I am pretty sure you can guess where that thought
went after sweating for a little more than two months. Fishing and golfing were
calling!
Our next adventure was heading to the Oregon coast so if you
hang on long enough you can read about that too!
