Roof, Bad Insulators, Turtle Rescue, Move Delay🏚️

We finally got a new roof! It's called a rolled roof, which is ideal for a flat roof, like ours. Here are some photos of the process:



Above: Michael inspecting the almost finished product

Above: Our framed-in shower

Above: the plumbing on the other side of the wall of the new bathroom

Above: Coral rescuing a turtle that fell into the inground pool

The spray foam insulators did not meet Michael's quality standards (and rightfully so once it was explained to me and the general contractor, and even verified with the supplier of the foam). They left about an hour into the job and won't be returning. Tomorrow, another company will come to insulate.
🚩Red flags: small rig, basic set-up, blow torch to manually heat the foam.🚩

Last weekend we purchased a new refrigerator, dishwasher, and queen-sized mattress. Next up: windows, electric completion, drywall, and floors. Will this be done in 5 weeks? No. Let's push this move to July! 💲💲💲



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Welcome!

Image
My husband and I are now the proud owners of a 1963-built, mid-century modern styled house in Greenville, South Carolina. The house is made from concrete blocks, many of which contain shaped surfaces painted pale pink. The car port has an entire wall of breeze blocks. I'm still learning the correct terminology and identification of many of these materials, architecture styles, and construction methods.  We have an ~$80K renovation financed/ scheduled for the major things: new roof, new windows, new heating/cooling system, and a new bathroom and closet added to the "den" to make it the new master bedroom. Follow us on our journey to make this our home.    
Read more

T-minus 4 Weeks until Move-In Deadline

Image
Well, I tried to extend our rental lease for August - but it's no dice. So, we have to be moved out (and in) by July 31st. Michael recently finished putting up all the drywall (walls and ceilings). We're waiting on an inspection from the city. It's scheduled for tomorrow.🤞 Michael installing drywall on the ceiling of Cypress's bedroom closet. New dishwasher. Check out those countertops! Those are staying (for now). Coral's bedroom, all dry-walled. View from inside the new master bathroom, looking out into the bedroom. I designed an ombre shower tile wall with the help of Floor & Decor. These are the 3 colors. Our General Contractor is supposed to have his "tile guy" do this soon.  This is a photo of a recycled glass countertop from IceStone (color: Sky Pearl). I've gotten a quote for a remnant that I want to buy for the new bathroom vanity top. The slab weighs 185 lbs., so shipping is as much as the stone (NJ to SC). Because we don't own a fo...
Read more

T-minus 1 Week until Move-in Deadline

Image
  Duke Energy installed a new pole and upgraded the transformer (on another pole).  The new pole was necessary to raise the wire higher off the ground as it declines towards the house. The floors are in, and they look great! We went with bamboo flooring for the kitchen, living area, Cypress's room, and upstairs hallway. Cypress helped with the installation. View of living area from the kitchen Michael installed new cork floors in the master bedroom (and we got a brand-new mattress). We have passion fruits growing! I found 2 separate vines on the property. These aren't ready to harvest yet. This will be our first-time trying passion fruit. Michael and Cypress found chanterelles on the property that were delicious. We have started eating the ripe tomatoes from our garden. Coral's room got new carpet squares from Flor . We ordered the random pattern tiles from the outlet. We love ordering Flor squares from the outlet - such a huge discount and really fun surprise to see...
Read more