Thursday, January 2, 2014

Remodeling

Zajda Glass Studios
We are in the process of getting the plans together to remodel part of our home.  The kitchen has cracked tile, the grout is coming off, and the cabinets have been painted so many times that they don't shut any more.

When we bought our home in 2007, we knew we need to fix it up.  The roof had five years left on it.  The house was almost 50 years old and needed to be repiped.  It needed insulation in the attic.  It needed a new HVAC system.

Years ago, I made a list of what we needed to do to the house.  At every opportunity, finances permitting, we did something to improve the house.  We put in a new HVAC system.  We repiped.  We added insulation in the attic space.  We added GFIC to every outlet in the house. We replaced the electrical panel in preparation for a new roof and solar panels.  We replaced the cabinet in the master bath.

I knew that remodeling the kitchens and bathrooms would cost a lot of money, so we put off doing that until last.  We had to make the home functional first.  We also had to bring the cost down of our utility bills - heating and cooling, as well as our electricity. For a long time, we didn't have any furniture in the living room.

When I got the bad news last October, I made a list of what I wanted to do with the time I had left.  The estate planning came first as did the funeral arrangements.  After that, I wanted to do a house remodel and leave Duane and our son with both a functional and beautiful house.  So I hired an architect and general contractor.  We now have plans for the remodel, which will begin on January 17th.

Today we met with Peter and Nancy Zajda of Zajda Glass Studios, who is going to do some stained glass for our front door.  I have kept their card for the last 15 years because I always knew that I wanted the Zajdas, who do beautiful work, to do our front door.  We picked out glass and I believe that the window will look beautiful!

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