The long wait for shingles has finally ended and we have shingles! There’s really no way to explain how happy we are other than comparing having shingles to crazy situations like putting a bandaid on an oozing cut. Picking out our roof was a huge undertaking. Out of the 4 homes we have owned, this…
Last Friday, before the Coronavirus issued social distancing, a couple of people had come over to our house to take a look at the progress since I had recently shared about what was going on with the renovation since the fire. Ironically both of them have very significant ties to my house! Visitor #1 The…
Almost every time I write a house update, I start off saying, I’ve been meaning to update you all sooner, but just haven’t. While this is the case yet again, I find that giving updates is just hard for me. The entire project is much more than I would have ever expected. I will truthfully…
The progress on the house has continued. The roof was fully taken off and rebuilt. I would be absolutely lying if I said it went over smoothly and without flaws. However, improper building issues and other problems and damages that occurred during the process, are being addressed. This whole process taken a toll on my…
We got a lot of snow last night here in Eastern Wisconsin. It was absolutely beautiful…however, not so great for the house. In the morning my hubby and I went to the house to snow blow the driveway and sidewalks. [Read all about our Husqvarna ST424T Snow Blower HERE!] Once I finished, I went inside…
If you’ve been following along on this crazy lighting strike/house fire, then you know that the work on the roof has recently begun. They began at the back end of the house because that is where the fire was the worst, therefore, compromising the roof the most. Since our house is 134 years old, I…
In my last update, I shared that the roofing crew had arrived and started having their materials delivered. Today, the roof started coming off…it’s coming off in pieces. I asked one of the guys how long they think this will take and they said at least one month. I fortunately…or unfortunately “have” to drive by…
??The roof, the roof, the roof is on ?FIRE?…. ?? OK, I couldn’t help myself. I just had to! …p.s I’m the only one allowed to say this joke! haha Today the roofing crews showed up to start the process of tearing off and rebuilding our roof. Whoa! It’s going to be a huge project…
Last Monday, January 6th, the building permit finally went up in the window. It was a very glorious, long-awaited piece of paper! It had been 192 days since the fire…not that I was counting or anything! Upon the demo work (and more) that had happened in October, it was concluded that the entire kitchen and…