Slowly, but surely

Thanks to wonderful friends the bathroom is getting done. But it's around their schedule, so right now we have a room with a bath/shower and a half bath with a sink and toilet.
The literal " bath" room is down to the concrete and studs. There were at least 2 layers of tile to get through! Check out that weird toilet flange!!



We need to call a plumber to fix a few things and hopefully by Saturday we will have a fully finished sub floor. I'll keep you updated!

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Sink options- Full bath

We need new floor tile and we will need a new sink. The new sink is needed if we don't want the current vanity blocking the vent the way it currently is(was). There has been a big demo, and now it's time to pinck the pieces! Totally backwards, but this was a bathroom redo that we did NOT expect or plan. So we'll grin and get it done. Hopefully quickly and cheaply!
Much to my dismay we need a pedestal sink. Therefore, the goals for the sink are to get something with as much flat
"counter space" or ledge as possible. To have more horizontal space it
needs to be rectangle-ish to achieve that. It needs to be 24-26 (maaaybe
27) inches. Also looking for something under $300 if at all possible.
We need it within a week or so. With these in mind, (wide ledge, rectanglish, 24-26ish inches and under $300) here's the sinks we're considering:




Kohler Memoirs Pedestal Sink
27" x 22" x 35" or
24"

PROS:
widest flat ledge I found in our price range and size (or at all really)
Available locally at Home Depot or on Amazon
Simple lines, but somewhat sophisticated as well

CONS:
might be too deep for the space. Need to do the masking tape test to find out
Don't love it
Pricier by a little then we were planning (coupon would help)
Prices: efaucet $335
$419 amazon
$338 home Depot



Toto Promenade Pedestal Sink
27" x 22" x 35"Fireclay Pedestal Lavatory
Pros:
Good price ($223)

Cons:
a bit smaller
not a great ledge
eh don't love

$223 amazon



Cheviot Antique Pedestal Sink
22" x 18" White
$325 EFACUETS
$419 AMAZON
The 26-inch-wide is $276.50 at eFaucets
So those are the sinks. Unless someone suggests something better! Any thoughts??
I was going to post abt tile, but that will have to wait until tomorrow!! :)

Taming the laundry

Today's goal: get control of the laundry room! That goal includes building two laundry dressers from Anawhite.com




To help in this endeavor is my new drill and circular saw I found last night at HD.



I hadn't planned it, but I needed a drill once I return my borrowed one and I've been wanting to get this project done. I returned items that were $52, it's was on sale for $99 and I used a 10% coupon we received when we moved. Total for drill AND circular saw: $47!! That $23.50 for each!! I'm pretty excited! Off to measure and cut!

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Today's plan: friends and paint

We are to the painting stage! There is still electric to be finished, but today with help here's what we hope to do:
Paint 2nd coat on playroom
First and second in master
Sand and primer in kids room
Figure out tile needed in bathroom
Buy tile
Start repairing holes in living room
If we have extra time:
Paint half bath
Repaint hallway


Tomorrow
Paint laundry room floor
Kitchen
Finish girls room
Finish living room
Tile bathroom
Rip out weeds
Kill poison ivy
Move garden plots from rental

Whew that's a lot! We will see how it goes! I'll update with pictures!

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Electricity halfway there!

We've got holes in the right places and wires sticking out! Hopefully today it will be finished! As expected the electricity has been a mess in the attic. It was also a mess in the walls. We are REALLY glad we decided to get it done, now to have it finished!


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We are in!

After a 2 1/2 hour closing meeting we are in!!! Boy that was long, but it was positive and we are getting some money back from the deal, so here's to earning the money sitting around ;)
The electrical work looks like it will be around $2000- GULP! But we will be able to lower the cost a bit, by replacing the drywall ourselves. And that is to do everything we need to do and want to do. If something else comes up we will have to cut out some wants. The electric box itself which  needs to be inspected will be $900!! Needless to say my jaw dropped on that! But with the permit being $400, I guess it's understandable!
So the electrician came by today to get the list of materials. She starts tomorrow at 8 AM. Tonight I bought a light and 2 bathroom cabinets. I keep going to the house without a measuring tape!! So I had to guess on the size. One is recessed and one is not. Hopefully I eyeballed it correctly on one of them! Now I just need to find one of the two tape measures and make sure munchkins don't take it out of my purse as they are wont to do!
Depending on the cabinet that fits It was about $120 for the bathroom. I had budgeted $150, so that's good,but I as really hoping to get something off of Craigslist for waay less (like $40- like I saw but couldn't pick up). Alas we needed this so fast that Craiglist just didn't work!
I also did a FAST Ikea run. And I mean fast! After I got the kids to sleep, I drove down there and got there 15 minutes before closing. I made a fast trip into the AS-IS department and they didn't have the table I wanted, so I went tot he computer, punched in the table and wah-lah, got the location. I went to do a quick look at the light fixtures as well as pick up a cart and made it back to the line in time to have the first closing call. I also closed out Home Depot an hour later buying the cabinet and light. This is exciting to see it all happening!
I'm also hoping to get an estimate on putting a door in the laundry room to the back yard tomorrow, but it might be later. That is going to require a permit, and might be a pricey penny. However with a back door through the living room and no easy outside access from the kitchen, the garbage will have to go from the kitchen through the dining room and out the front door. Muddy kids will come in the back door through the living room and into the kitchen and then laundry room to change. We're hoping to be able to have a door go outside directly from the laundry room. It will change the configuration a bit and may limit the ability to have a Freezer, so it's all stuff to consider. Plus there are gas lines and water lines that may prevent the entire thing anyway! We will find out soon!
More tomorrow! I'm hitting the hay!
Willow

4 days and counting!

Yesterday we faxed in the last of the mortgage papers and we are READY! Now I'm sure we might get more requests for paperwork Monday but after spending a week chasing papers and being told each new day that something else unexpected was needed, I'm excited for the weekend and the paper chase to be over. I'm even more excited about the house! I'm still cautious because anything "could" happen, but we could also be owners of our own property in a mere 92 hours. WOW. I'm speechless :)
A;; our hard work might actually pay off and we get to start get the house ready to live in. I'm cautiously and SUPERLY Excited!!
Willow