~A Much Ado About the Duplex~

Hello Everyone!!!! Man a lot has gone on with the Duplex since I wrote last. This post will be mostly pictures, but here is a brief summary of the last few months. Daniel and I moved into the "Rental" side at the end of February. I had a couple of big trips that I went on in March and Daniel had started up school. So... there wasn't a whole lot of progress due to our crazy schedules. But, once Daniel finished his school for the summer things began to take shape. There are just a few little things that we need to complete for the rental side.

Then for our "Home" side the 4 ugly bushes in the front were chopped down by Daniel and our sweet friend Jimmy Adams, carpet has been ripped out, the layers of linoleum scraped off, all the walls stripped down to the studs, the cabinets and kitchen sink taken out, the toilet and shower taken out, all the old insulation pulled out from the walls and the ceiling (such a mess and a ton of it!!!!!), and all the nails removed from the walls. Daniel researched what would be the most cost efficient way to get rid of all that stuff and the answer was a big ole Dumpster. That thing was filled to the brim and then Multnomah county came and picked it up for us. We have had such amazing support from friends around us helping with real manual labor. Daniel has several guy friends, Anthony, Scott, and Vince who have come over several times to work for hours on end getting our "Home" side ready. The last 2 days have been huge. Nate, our good friend, came over yesterday starting at 7AM and he and Daniel started putting up the drywall!!!! They continued their work today and the house is almost ALL walled up:) It's so amazing to see real nice walls. The before and after of this side will be truly amazing. I keep getting more and more excited to live in it.

Can't help but think of my B and Nana throughout this process. They would be really proud and want to know every detail, not by some crazy thing called a blog, but by phone. I miss them. None of this would be if it weren't for them.

Well, hope you enjoy the pictures and I am going to try to be faithful to write a blog a week from here on out. We will see. Love to you all "A" of Team Rush

Rental Side:

These Bushes are gone. Thanks My Love and Jimmy.

Clem Loves her Yard

Floors BEFORE

Floors BEFORE

Floors AFTER

The Bathroom BEFORE

This was all rotten wood underneath the sink. BEFORE

New Wood that Daniel put in:) AFTER

The Bathroom BEFORE

We got a New Toilet too. Daniel took out old one and Installed New one. Bathroom in PROGRESS

The Bathroom AFTER

The Bathroom AFTER

These were plastic walls will really gross stains and sticky stuff:) Kitchen BEFORE

The new drywall up. Plastic walls gone. Kitchen in PROGRESS

Freshly painted walls. Kitchen In PROGRESS

 

This was the color of the beat board BEFORE

The Kitchen Floor BEFORE Installing

The Kitchen Floor being Installed -AFTER

Kitchen Cabinets BEFORE

Kitchen Cabinets AFTER

Home Side:

Bathroom BEFORE

Sink and Plastic Walls BEFORE

Shower BEFORE

Toilet BEFORE

Bathroom AFTER

Bathroom AFTER AFTER:)

Ceiling BEFORE

Ceiling AFTER

Nate and Daniel in Kitchen back in February- BEFORE

Kitchen/Ceiling in PROGRESS

Kitchen Plumbing and Sink/Cabinets GONE!!!!

Kitchen in PROGRESS, Doorway BEFORE

Kitchen and Doorway AFTER

My Love in our new Amazing Doorway, this was Daniel's Creation.

Daniel and Nate in our well Insulated Kitchen in August- AFTER

Master Bedroom BEFORE

Master Bedroom BEFORE

Walls in Master Bedroom BEFORE

Master Bedroom in PROGRESS

Master Bedroom in Progress

Master Bedroom AFTER

Living Room BEFORE

Living Room in PROGRESS

Living Room Now!!!! AFTER

The Dumpster

My Man the Conqueror

Team Rush