End of November- 1 month down!

So, we have survived our first month of home renovations...we've gotten a LOT done, and bonus- we still have all of our limbs and eyebrows!! Woo hoo!

Weekends 11/20 and 11/27


First order of Business-- DIMITRI BUYS A TRUCK!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Brett Favre? Burt Reynolds? Nope- that manly man is Dimitri Karouta.

Did SOMEBODY forget to measure??

Well thank god they got the couch in...Zooey and Lloyd approve!

Kitchen before, hey look there's the basement.

Kitchen after- holes patched, floor leveled

Annnnd Drywall time.

Bri and Dimech

 

"Oh, well hello ladies...this is just what I look like when I 'm dry-walling...."

It almost looks like an actual room!! Thumbs up to that.

Just like everything else in my life...I like to sweep in style.

Bry Piscitelli- comes through with the electrical wiring! Thanks Bro, you have earned your captain/coke.

Sue and Tony make their second appearance, taking care of some unruly branches. Watch the lines dad!

Bri starts on the bathroom vanity for the top unit- that's the next project...thank god!!

And again, Darius doesn't lift a paw to help. No, no Darius..you just relaaaaax.

Yup, Bri trusts me with a drill. Hanging some window fixtures- this would have taken a normal person 10 minutes, took me all day!

Don't worry, the weekend's weren't all work. We took a break for a delicious Thanksgiving feast, courtesy of Melissa's work! See you all next weekend- HAPPY HOLIDAYS FROM SCISSOR KICK FLIPPING!

House Reno- Weekend 3

Wknd 3- (11/14/2010)

Slightly less productive weekend that the last two-  but we are at a bit of a stand still until we purchase a truck...which Kendall and Dimitri are having a SUPER fun time shopping for. Long story short- they wasted 6 hours at a used car lot in Haverhill, and were a denied an offer on a "crime scene vehicle". So, maybe next week on the truck :-)

We did, however, get a lot of cleaning done...set up the laundry room, Bri did some work to the shop, and we intalled some fixtures...and various et ceteras . Oh yeah, and we inrtduced the cat to the dogs!! EPIC.

                                           Installed new light fixtures in the living room- yup.

Before sconces..

 

 

Beautiful...after MELISSA installed, patched and for painted :-)

Before...non-functional garage/shop door

A little husband/wife team work...building the door, from scratch, out of junk wood from the kitchen demo

This is what Melissa looks like when she is mortising a door, oh yeah.

After- refurbished wood from the kitchen- used to make a sweet, multi-colored shop door!

 

 

Umm...Darius learned how to do this.

We set up the black and white photo corner in the Saunders suite.

Doggy/Kitty Introduction...now, total besties

And we cap off the weekend with some (much needed) beers......cheers to a productive next weekend, and to getting the 1st kitchen finished!!

-SKF

Waltham House Reno- Phase 1

Move to Boston...CHECK!

Get Married........CHECK!

Careers.............CHECK!

Move outside the city, buy and old, two family house and totally renovate it to flip in 2-3 years.......Oh man, this should be interesting.

So this is the story of two Newlyweds, Melissa and Brian, and their friends Dimitri and Kendall- moving outside the city of boston, with dreams and dollar signs dancing in their heads.

The plan: buy an old two family, that needs a little (or a lot) of TLC, live in it, and fix it up to turn a profit. Start date: October 29, 2010.


Weekend 1

So we decided to jump right in. With our fingers still sore from signing the millions of closing papers, we packed up the trucks, cleaned house, and moved right on in to 85/87 Irving Street. Of course after day 1, we thought we deserved night out on the town to check out some of the local watering holes :-)

Weekend 2: And the demolition begins...

Painted the Saunders unit living room on Friday.

Started the downstairs kitchen demo on Saturday- demo and cleanup took, pretty much, a good 2 full days. Dusty, messy, gross...

Kendall and Dimitri- he can't wait to tear down some walls!

Heeeeres Bri

Pre

During

Post..."what have I done???"

Radiator- the last man standing...oh yeah, and Bri

And this is what Darius did the WHOLE weekend. Not phased.

Sunday- We get by with a little help from our friends...and family!

Pat took some aggression out on that wall

Abby and Ted- Painting Machines

The dads in the basement...pre-catastrophe. A minor freak out when the main water supply shut off valve broke- it was a real "Money Pit" moment. The following exchange sums it up:

      

      Bri- "Dad, I've got all of my weight on this thing and the water wont stop...what should I do??"

      Bri's Dad- "Oh man I don't know Bri, looks like your screwed!"

 

Dimeech and I got on the emergency line, we were literally 3 seconds from having the fire dept sent out...on a Sunday. Thank god the Saunders men figured it out!!

STAY TUNED FOR WEEKEND 3...

We'll get through this...with booze