Three months to the day from when Ben and Laura arrived (Apr 20th), we passed our final inspection!!!
This is the start of it all. The whole reason we did this big project to begin with.
In our enthusiasm to get started, we didn't get much in the way of before pictures. Here's what's left of the kitchen when we got a photo of it. All the remains of the cabinets is all the cabinets there were - and the breaker box was in the far left upper cabinet that you can't see. That window to the right was hidden behind painted paneling. The only counter tops were below those cabinets on either side of the sink. The stove stood on the left side and the fridge was on the oppo
site wall from the side (behind and to the right of the camera). The old kitchen was in the middle of the house. On the other side of the wall is the bedroom and to the left where you see studs is a little closet and then the bathroom.
In fact, the whole floor plan has changed. The bedroom closet was on the left wall where the window is now (we added that). The far wall had a window in it which we covered and put the closet there. It made more sense to use the end of the long side for the closet.
The kitchen is still very small - just a one person kitchen; but, it has a lot more in the way of cabinets and counter space. And, it doesn't cut the house in two anymore.
This is the old bedroom wall. Again, you can't tell much but the walls are paneling, painted over. This may be the only window we left as original
The "Before" bathroom was dark and old and, although functional, not pretty. Look how modern now!
A wide-angle lens would sure come in handy about now. It's really hard to take photos of a small space with a normal lens.
Laura made curtains before the final inspection so she was ready to move in.
Laura is moving in as I type (Ben is at work). This is a wonderful day because it means we can all go back to some form of normal routine. No more working long hours - after already putting in a full day at our regular jobs. No more grungy clothes and dust in our hair... if we have hair. ;-) No more fast food or making do with not-so-healthy choices. Yeah!!!!
This is the start of it all. The whole reason we did this big project to begin with.This is Laura's photo and I'm sorry I can't make it any bigger. I saved it as a jpeg hoping it would behave. Oh well. You probably can't tell very well, but we found this in the kitchen cabinet with exposed wires sticking out of the top of it. We thought if this is how the breaker box looks what's the rest of the wiring like? So, we tore it all down and started over.
In our enthusiasm to get started, we didn't get much in the way of before pictures. Here's what's left of the kitchen when we got a photo of it. All the remains of the cabinets is all the cabinets there were - and the breaker box was in the far left upper cabinet that you can't see. That window to the right was hidden behind painted paneling. The only counter tops were below those cabinets on either side of the sink. The stove stood on the left side and the fridge was on the oppo
site wall from the side (behind and to the right of the camera). The old kitchen was in the middle of the house. On the other side of the wall is the bedroom and to the left where you see studs is a little closet and then the bathroom.In this "after" photo, the short wall is where the concrete wall used to be. The kitchen use to be on the left side of this photo. Now, the kitchen is behind the camera at the end of the house.
In fact, the whole floor plan has changed. The bedroom closet was on the left wall where the window is now (we added that). The far wall had a window in it which we covered and put the closet there. It made more sense to use the end of the long side for the closet.
The kitchen is still very small - just a one person kitchen; but, it has a lot more in the way of cabinets and counter space. And, it doesn't cut the house in two anymore.The fridge goes next to the cabinet to the right which will make it feel even smaller I'm sure. 
This is the old bedroom wall. Again, you can't tell much but the walls are paneling, painted over. This may be the only window we left as original
The "Before" bathroom was dark and old and, although functional, not pretty. Look how modern now!A wide-angle lens would sure come in handy about now. It's really hard to take photos of a small space with a normal lens.
Laura made curtains before the final inspection so she was ready to move in.
Ahhhh.... What a nice feeling to be done!
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