The 2007 renovations are complete. Initially, we had the kitchen on our list but priorities shifted and we replaced the deck instead. The renovations include the following:

• Replace 17 windows with new bigger windows
• Replace kitchen and front door
• Replace carpet in the living room and stairs with hardwood floors
• Replace carpet in the basement with laminate floors
• Inserted 2 skylights
• Replaced 5 8″x8″ support post with 6″x6″ pressure treated posts and added a concrete pad.
• Replaced deck

Most of the work was done in the winter as I had way too many things going on in my personal life when we moved in the spring and summer.

Up next, we plan one grading the landscape away from the walkout basement. The previous owners dumped a bunch of limestone raising the level of the landscape above the walkout door. When we get rain and snow like we did yesterday, water come into our basement room which is more like a garage at the moment then anything else. No damage except for a few books that I never read got wet. Once the landscaping is done, I am replacing the wall that is there and putting in a French door. I want to use this room as the main entrance. Plus, it makes it a lot easier to bring in fire wood and a lot less messy if I bring it in through the basement. I already mentioned the fire stove and wood pellet. After that, we plan on refinishing the kitchen cabinets and making them look more like log cabinets. We will be replacing the kitchen counter top as well and making a raised seating counter.

Here are the before and after pictures. Before is on the left.

This last picture was the work in progress picture.