May & June
Some finishing touches. Chris patched some major holes in the kitchen due to the electrical work. The inspection passed. The windows in the laundry where trimmed. All the quarter round throughout the house was replaced. The Kitchen cabinet doors where finished. The Bath tub was enameled and the new lights were installed in the kitchen, den and master bedroom.
Ready to rent
The interior was repainted by Chris. Then I spent several days cleaning up. Chris added one more coat of poly to the floor. It was time to rock and roll.
April
April
The kitchen and laundry gets a new floor. The flowerbed gets a face lift. The backyard gets cleaned up and the laundry room gets new walls and mudded.
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March
The house got its new kitchen delivered and installed with new dishwasher, stove, disposal, and microwave wired and running. Rus, Dwight, Nelson and Chris all worked extra hard to get the kitchen looking great. The laundry got a LEVEL floor using a self leveling sub-flooring. The new tile backsplash was installed at the end of the month.
February. 2007
February was extremely productive. The Laundry room was gutted and a HOLE was found in the floor and repaired (thanks to Dwight). The hole in the roof was repaired and the ceiling rebuilt. The rewiring job was started. The hardwood floors where sanded down, stained and protected. The Entry got a new tile floor thanks to Richard. The kitchen was gutted and a dumpster was rented, filled and hauled away.
First Tasks
8.24.08
The first task at hand was financing. The home had nearly doubled in value since I purchased 10 years ago. So, we decided to take funds from the equity to do the needed improvements. After contacting the bank, we had to get the overgrowth under control, paint the interior and exterior before we could close on the refinance. Sounds easy enough, but to accomplish this in the middle of the holidays and with very limited funds was the trick. We got professional help (Chris Koehler) with the exterior and I started working on getting the wallpaper off the kitchen, bath and master bedroom. Special Thinks to Lisa Westberry for all her help with this task. The trimming was the easiest of the first tasks.
The Journey begins, October 2007
October 2007 found our little charlotte house empty and it was time for some major overhauls. The house had been rented b the same family for three years and had fallen into disarray. The surrounding area has improved dramatically since I had purchased the property ten years ago. Homes in the neighborhood where being remodeled and kept up nicely. We also felt that if we could update the home, we could demand more rent and find renters that would take pride in the home. This is where our journey begins.
I found the exterior in desperate need of a new paint job. I also found the landscaping overgrown and in some areas out of control. The backyard had two large circular crevices where the renters had kept two pit bulls chained. The interior was dirty and roach infested. The laundry room had leaked, causing the plywood and insulation to rot. The house was in need of new wiring and an updated kitchen. The cheep carpet that we had put down seven years ago needed to be ripped out and the hardwood floors refinished and protected.
