70’s Charm

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Check out these amazing medicine cabinets. Three of them came with our fixer-upper home. Don’t miss the great light fixture reflecting in the mirror. Unfortunately one of its fixtures is missing. Time to hit the antique malls to see I we can find one to match or turn it into a single light. And you got to love that wallpaper!!! If only we could have saved it too 🙂

The plan is to incorporate them into our finished project of our renovation. Now the question is, as great as these medicine cabinets are .. do I just clean them up and leave them as they are ? Or do a little paint job on them? This is a big decision lol I don’t want to take away their charm.

And how about that wrought iron!! Heck Yes I saved it all! I am not sure what I am going to do with them yet, but have no doubt I can put them to good use. Good thing there is Pinterest for some ideas, I need them lol.

The final thing we are able to save is the old cast iron kitchen sink. I am surprised the great shape it is in, But even more surprised that the counters in that old kitchen were able to hold it up. It only took one it and it all came falling down. So we didn’t find a stash of money or jewels but we sure did find some 70s charm that we will be able to carry on.

Out With the Floors

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IMG_20170622_180240 — old furnance is out also

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Learning all trades

October 2, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

The roof is on!! Now Lets hope it doesn’t leak! Don’t call me for your roofing job! Trying not to slide off and tear the tar paper was not a easy task lol. I got the hang of it and didn’t do to bad. With help from Kirk we got it done in no time.

Bring on the ductwork!! That’s the only thing left to do before the spray foam insulation! Then yes the sheetrock! We are so close! I have great ideas for the inside of our home, but you will have to wait to see them :).

IMG_20170928_110126 — a little steeper on this side

PART_1506895959675_IMG_20170928_123318 — not to bad for my first time

IMG_20171001_151210 — still have to add the doggy door

IMG_20171001_151107 — plenty of room in there

Add-on coming together

September 15, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

This is one sturdy mudroom! The roof is up and I will tell you that was not a easy task. As for me Trying to help keep those heavy boards from sliding back off while being pushed up, I was sure I was going to cause more damage than good!! They are up, most of the wall boards are up and most importantly NO Bodies or boards fell to the ground!!

If all goes right our heating/cooling system and ductwork will be delivered today!

IMG_20170911_194540 — Got to have some fun!!

IMG_20170913_122039 — the loft sure came in handy

IMG_20170913_140123 — tractor bucket sure makes a good lift

e are still at it! Added more support.. this is one sturdy room! I will tell you putting the boards on the roof was not a easy job. Trying to help slide them up without letting go, I was sure I was going to do more damage than good! NO boards or bodies fell to the ground! Whooooooo what a relief!

Yes our Mudroom has a loft

September 10, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

Our Mudroom is coming along!! We are getting close to being able to put the roof and walls up! Built a loft for storage, which Sequoia thinks he is going to steal for his room. He will think again once the roof is on and he can only stand in one spot lol. We are so anxious to get it done and moved in. Our RV seems so be getting smaller! lol!

IMG_20170909_141424 — extra room for storage

IMG_20170909_193947 — storage loft going up

IMG_20170910_145143 — here come the rafters

Mudroom in the making

September 8, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

We are getting there!! So we used the concrete blocks from the old chimney as a filler, dumped gravel over it… let the concrete pour!! The floor has been poured and smoothed out. Plus… we had enough concrete left over to make me a awesome parking spot for my bike!!!! Got the wall frame up.. front door jam is up. It is looking great! This will be our front entry, hold all our utilities, washer/dryer, and a place to drop boots off and hang jackets and of course a doggy door or 2. That will be determined by our little Tweety bird …after we see if she can open the big girls door or not :). We are going to make it tall enough to add storage in the top.

1504275850976 — the chimney blocks came in handy

IMG_20170905_150544 — smooth it out boys

IMG_20170907_104349 — time to frame out our mudroom

IMG_20170907_164528 — check out our front doorway

2/3rds of the way done

August 29, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ 4 Comments

Our kitchen and bathroom windows in. The kitchen windows are in place of having wall cabinets. Now it is time for our mud/utility room ! Which it really is mud/clay at the moment. Of course there is a brick driveway or patio under the dirt. We are always finding stuff here, just no jar of money yet! The last wall is coming down to reframe as a inter wall and entry doorway. Should have the concrete laid this week so we can frame it out. Our front door and a back door that leads to the little girls play area, (we wont forget the puppy door) will be in the mud room. Hopefully they will leave their mud where it belongs…but I kinda doubt it 🙂

IMG_20170826_184943 — our mudroom in the making

IMG_20170828_171458 — time to bring the last wall down

IMG_20170828_172923 — Sequoia showing off for Papa

IMG_20170828_182450 — new entry..coming out of mudroom. No those steps are not staying lol

IMG_20170828_181900 — heres our kitchen,pantry, and entry

IMG_20170828_182236 — We got more windows in

Excuse the mess.. we have been busy :)

August 23, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

We worked all day yesterday… Except during the eclipse 🙂 what better time for a lunch break! Now we have the back walls up, that is not a easy task. The back door is partly cut out. We are considering making our own door so we can have the style we want that will fit the height of the wall. The windows are in!! It looks great if I can say so myself! We have decided to get the same kind of windows for the front, instead of using what we have. This way we can choose the size we want and mostly they are easier to put in lol. Moving right along 🙂

IMG_20170821_110437 — Back door cut out….excuse the outdoor potty lol

IMG_20170821_154051 — Not as easy as it looks

IMG_20170821_182858 — Well.. Would you look at that

Window time!

August 20, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

The chimney is down. What a mess that made, but the concrete blocks and bricks will sure make a great forge and fire pit. So we have framed out the back wall for windows, and we are thinking the back of the house should be considered the front :). We still need to cut out and frame for the back door. I will tell you deciding on where to put each window and the doors was a tough decision. Who would have thought that would be so hard to decide. Normally you plan your furniture around windows and doors, but we are planning around furniture lol. Kirk had to spray paint where the interior walls and cabinets are going to be for me so I could figure it out. Our first window is in!!!!We also got the hot and cold water lines ran and ready to add plumbing. Old wiring has been torn out and new home run wires ran. Hopefully in within a week we will have the concrete poured for our add-on mud/utility room. It is coming along…

IMG_20170818_174513 — framing for windows

IMG_20170818_195536 — A Window is going were the chimney was

IMG_20170819_174338 — Sequoia already trying to sneak out

IMG_20170819_185036 — yay!! first window in!

Starting to look like a house again

August 2, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ 1 Comment

We have been pretty busy ! The front exterior wall is now up, after adding new boards to the fame. Now for the side and back. We are trying to decide on siding as we go along, Stucco or Vinyl… leaning a bit more towards Stucco. So we had planned in putting a wood stove since the chimney was there and set for one. Then after looking at our floor plan we realized it would end up sitting right smack in the middle of our living room. So instead we took the chimney down. Well Kirk and Sequoia took it down I supervised and worked clean up duty. 😉 All ended well, only 1 smashed finger. Anyways now the back wall will be as air tight as the rest. Kirk had windows in storage from years ago so lucky us we don’t have to buy any!! Now for the hard part of trying to figure out exactly where I want them. To bad its not like hanging a picture, if you don’t like it just move it lol. The center beam in the house will be replaced to make sure the roof is supported well. As soon as the rest of the exterior walls are up, we will add our little laundry/utility room, new electrical wiring and plumbing. Then comes the heating and cooling system!! The spray foam insulation will then be sprayed into the walls and ceiling. Its coming along…..but so. is winter!! 😮 With it just being Kirk, Sequoia, my dad and myself… mainly the 3, we are getting it done.

IMG_20170719_100019 — WOOHOO!! Jackpot!! 94 cents a case at Lowes! Ha we got 15!

IMG_20170731_174408 — getting rafters ready for new beam

IMG_20170801_155858 — chimney coming down

IMG_20170801_165819 — Sequoias version of a chimney sweep

IMG_20170801_180341 — I think he surprised himself just now!

New Subfloor going in

July 19, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

We started laying our subfloor today, or should I say Kirk did 🙂 We still have to screw it down good. Now we can hang out in the kitchen and both bathrooms! I tell you it is a great feeling being able to get the floor done. The heat did slowed us down a bit but we are getting it. I was on a chair pulling more staples!!! I think the rafters have just as many staples and the floor did. I am starting to think the house was held together with staples. As so as we clean up the rafters of the staples, nails , the remaining plastic and insulation and then it will be ready for the new also.

IMG_20170718_150513 — got to kick my boots off

IMG_20170718_192448 — bATHROOMS And kitchen now have floors

In with the Spray Foam Insulation!!

July 16, 2017July 16, 2017 ~ acrossacres ~ Leave a comment

Wow! What a process!!! After weeks of preparing We are now ready for our new sub floor!! After all the clean up and prepping We mapped out where to put all our drain pipes got them all installed. Laid foam board in each slot (on top of added boards) for the spray foam insulation to sit on. This morning they came out and sprayed our insulation. We had closed cell spray foam installed, (pretty cool stuff) next they will fill our ceiling and exterior walls as soon as we are ready. Things should go along a bit faster now that we will have floors. I am proud to say that I didn’t not fall once into the dreaded below…of course if you ask Kirk he would say it is because I walked like a slug in there 🙂 But whatever it takes to keep myself out of the hole. Sequoia got to hot the other day and decided to try to remove his shorts with the saw!!! Good Grief!!! Thank God it was just his shorts. Kirk got sleepy I guess and decided to lay down a bit hard and ended up with a nasty bruise and a chunk out of his leg. We survived and are ready to finish our house!!

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