Progression on my house

moyer777 · January 08, 2008, 08:04:37 PM

here we go, more progress!

Rico · January 09, 2008, 04:34:02 AM

You are getting a whole new home Rick! Looking sharp!

jedijeff · January 09, 2008, 10:29:45 AM

Looking at all these pictures of your house Rick is making me want to renovate mine (well actually more like wanting to move) Things are looking good

moyer777 · January 14, 2008, 08:17:06 PM

Ok, the carpet should be installed this week, and we move in this weekend. At least I hope so!

Here is what we worked on today. The bathroom is pretty much finished. This is what Andrew and I worked on...

Here is what it looked like when we started.... the doors were broken and old, so we decided for a fresh new look, here it is before we did anything...

Then we had to scrape off all of the caulking... and scrub all the gross looking gunk. Go Andrew!

Here it is now with the metal and doors gone and the new bar put in.

And then.....

Here it is from a different angle

and last but not least. Fun project...

Only one drawback. I attempted to put a new shower head on the shower and broke the pipe off in the wall. Oh boy. Now my friend is coming over to look at it, I may need a plumber, I am so hopeful that it won't cost too much!! Oh boy. :(

Didn't it turn out cool looking?? It's way more modern than my wife likes, I am trying to update things! :)

Rico · January 15, 2008, 04:55:51 AM

Looking great still. I bet you are excited to be moving back in soon. I'm curious, how are the other homes in your area doing? Anyone lose their home entirely? I wonder how that works. Is it like totaling a car where fixing costs more than it's value? Or a certain percentage? I hope that didn't happen for anyone.

jedijeff · January 15, 2008, 06:13:14 AM

Things are looking good Rick, that is great new that you can possibly be back in your home this weekend. Good luck with the Shower, hopefully it is not to serious.

moyer777 · January 15, 2008, 08:22:07 AM

Quote from: jedijeff on January 15, 2008, 06:13:14 AM
Things are looking good Rick, that is great new that you can possibly be back in your home this weekend. Good luck with the Shower, hopefully it is not to serious.

Yes, I am hopeful! Thanks Jeff

moyer777 · January 15, 2008, 08:27:36 AM

Quote from: Rico on January 15, 2008, 04:55:51 AM
Looking great still. I bet you are excited to be moving back in soon. I'm curious, how are the other homes in your area doing? Anyone lose their home entirely? I wonder how that works. Is it like totaling a car where fixing costs more than it's value? Or a certain percentage? I hope that didn't happen for anyone.

In our area only a handful of people are out of their home, but 60 miles or so away there are people that lost everything and are building all new houses. The insurance covered mostly everything, and if it didn't, FEMA stepped in and helped. Most people are doing ok. We have had it very easy compared to some that lost their homes due to flooding and mudslides. Of course there are few stories of tragedy, but mostly people were safe. That is good.

I am trying to have faith that when I finally turn in reciepts, mileage and all that the insurance will pay me back for a lot of extra stuff. But if not, I am sure things will work out fine. Thanks to you guys I already paid my deductible and so many nice people helped us out with other stuff it's pretty cool.

Now it's my turn. I try and look for people that need help and help them. It makes life much more fun and rewarding.

Cool stuff.

I get my Internet switched back on Friday to the house, so I will move all my computer stuff that morning. I'm looking forward to having my old work station and desk back. And my DISH network! YAY!

moyer777 · January 15, 2008, 09:31:31 PM

Good news! My friend Jeremy came over and in five minutes I had a new shower head and it was all fixed. YES! I am thankful for him.

Here it is.. my alien shower head....

oh, and here is the chocolate colored curtain... my wife is happy now.

Here is Nathan entertaining us while we work... :)

Hey, who is this nice looking lady???

jedijeff · January 16, 2008, 07:21:53 AM

Good News Rick that the Showerhead turned out to be very minor and quickly fixed. I am sure you and your family are really excited to move back home.

moyer777 · January 16, 2008, 02:35:04 PM

I was excited when I pulled into work today the phone rang and the contractors said the carpet had been installed. I quickly drove over and took pictures. Here they are! Now we get to move home this weekend! PHEW!

Here it is last night... and then you can see the difference..

SWEEEEEET!

moyer777 · January 19, 2008, 09:21:42 PM

So our journey is complete. We were out of our house due to the big wind and rain storm the first weekend in December. 45 days at a rental house, and now here we are back at home. We have a new roof, all of the bedrooms have been remodeled and the water damage has been fixed. Here are a few pictures of our move today, and now we can rest in our newly remodled home. YES!
Thank you again my friends for the wonderful outpouring of support during our crisis. You have all been a tremendous help during our time of stress. What a blessing your phone calls, cards, emails, and posts have been. THANK YOU!

We will start out with a cool chalk drawing from an artist that used to come to the youth church we pastored. Her name is Jewel, she is very talented. This is an original that I got when I supported her through film school with a monthly little donation. Two years worth of support and she gave me this WAY cool frog chalk drawing. This is in our bedroom.

And with our whole setup and bedspread

The Uhaul

Some of my cool friends that helped us move.

Ah, moving... yuck!

Four lights, er uhm.. Nathan using the hand truck

Andrew was an awesome help during the move

My dear wife and I moving the TV stand

Catherine and friends in her new room!

Nathan and Andrew's new room, not all furnished yet, but getting there!

Our pets are happy to be home too.

Ktrek · January 19, 2008, 09:29:59 PM

Glad to see you finally moved back in Rico! It seems like it took a lot longer than was expected but at least your home is fixed.

Perhaps now would be a good time to consider putting it on the market! ;)

Kevin

Geekyfanboy · January 19, 2008, 10:34:27 PM

Home Sweet Home.. Thanks Rick for sharing this adventure with us here on the forums.

jedijeff · January 20, 2008, 06:51:02 AM

Great to see your family and you are back in your home. Thanks for sharing the pictures.