After a lull we got back at it a few weeks ago with a big project-we put in a new furnace! Back when we had our pre-purchase inspection done the inspector said the furnace was fine. Wrong. Within a few days after our move in we realized that the furnace wasn't working properly and we ended up using the pellet stove for the rest of winter.
While we enjoy using the pellet stove it became tedious, (and expensive), to rely on it as our only heat source. Since the furnace was old and inefficient we decided to put in a new one, and Nick and his dad got it installed just in time for the cold weather to arrive!
We've also started another project that I'm really excited about-converting a part of our 3-season, wrap around porch into a master bedroom walk-in closet! We love the porch, but the east side faces our neighbor's backyard and doesn't have a nice view. This area has a door connecting the porch to our bedroom and Nick came up with the brilliant idea to use this space for a large closet. The master bedroom closet is small and didn't even have a clothes bar in it when we moved in. Down the road we'll be re-doing the master bathroom and the old closet will become a part of the new bathroom, so this project sets things up for the bathroom renovation.
One thing we've learned from our house so far-nothing is as easy as it should be! First we had to remove four windows from the porch, which were put in incorrectly and were a PAIN to take out. Then, as Nick started preparing the walls he realized there was almost no support for the exterior porch wall. He ended up spending quite a bit of time getting that built up how it should be. Then he had to add all new electrical fixtures and outlets, and we're still going back and forth on what to do with the large interior window on the west wall, that looks into the living room.
Finally-there's an actual grill built into the wall of this area, which is a very unique feature, but not very practical for a bedroom closet! We're going to keep it but may end up covering it over for the time being. Still thinking through how we want to handle that yet.
So much work for one closet, but once it's done it will be amazing!
While we enjoy using the pellet stove it became tedious, (and expensive), to rely on it as our only heat source. Since the furnace was old and inefficient we decided to put in a new one, and Nick and his dad got it installed just in time for the cold weather to arrive!
We've also started another project that I'm really excited about-converting a part of our 3-season, wrap around porch into a master bedroom walk-in closet! We love the porch, but the east side faces our neighbor's backyard and doesn't have a nice view. This area has a door connecting the porch to our bedroom and Nick came up with the brilliant idea to use this space for a large closet. The master bedroom closet is small and didn't even have a clothes bar in it when we moved in. Down the road we'll be re-doing the master bathroom and the old closet will become a part of the new bathroom, so this project sets things up for the bathroom renovation.
One thing we've learned from our house so far-nothing is as easy as it should be! First we had to remove four windows from the porch, which were put in incorrectly and were a PAIN to take out. Then, as Nick started preparing the walls he realized there was almost no support for the exterior porch wall. He ended up spending quite a bit of time getting that built up how it should be. Then he had to add all new electrical fixtures and outlets, and we're still going back and forth on what to do with the large interior window on the west wall, that looks into the living room.
Finally-there's an actual grill built into the wall of this area, which is a very unique feature, but not very practical for a bedroom closet! We're going to keep it but may end up covering it over for the time being. Still thinking through how we want to handle that yet.
So much work for one closet, but once it's done it will be amazing!
