The checklist

So, the First State Bank (Mortgage) handled our loan - which covers our mortgage and renovations.  We had to submit a list of all that we planned to do with that money.  Here it is:

• Buy the house
• replace the entire roof
• build a fence around the perimeter of the property in the backyard
• tear down and rebuild existing "patio" over the 2 car garage
• install "up to code" railing on patio
• 3 hydraulically driven steel supports to the NE corner of the house
• paint exterior of house
• install new stove
• install refrigerator
• replace missing faucet on kitchen sink
• replace missing shower head in shower
• paint patio bedroom (AKA Andy's Study)
• paint kitchen
• remove cupboard over kitchen sink
• tear out ceiling tile in dining room
• drywall dining room ceiling
• new drywall on wall between dining room and porch room (AKA Art studio)
• paint dining room
• patch and paint living room wall
• tear out paneling in Art Studio
• tear out Art Studio ceiling to expose bead board ceiling
• paint Art Studio

It's quite a list for us to complete in 3 months, but that is our goal.  

Of course, the obvious next question is, "What have you completed?"  Thank you for asking!

Our Roof is completed!  I never knew that you could pick the color of your roof!  We chose "Hickory" to echo the darker color in the brick at the front of the house.

A new faucet from Home Depot (Glacier Bay Keelia Pull-out Kitchen Faucet in brushed nickel)!  Due to the depth of our kitchen sink (which is wonderful), this took a lot longer than expected.  However, it's working great and dishes are actually getting done.

Behind this $5 shower curtain (thanks to Marshal's)...

...is a new shower head.  Like the faucet, we purchased this at Home Depot.

Everything up to this point was completed by my wonderful husband, who is learning a lot of new skills.  Neither of us were completely prepared for all of the learning we are doing.

The final picture for tonight's post is courtesy of Mama and Pete.  For our house warming present, they bought us a new stove!  

Isn't it beautiful?  It's a gas range, and there are 5 burners, including an "accusimmer".  You can see the banana bread baking through the huge glass window.  It is, of course, self cleaning.  However, it has the hydrocleaning feature.  Basically, I pour a little water in the bottom of the stove and press the self cleaning button, then the stove steams itself and I wipe it all away.  No toxic fumes!

I was very impressed with the delivery guys from Nebraska Furniture Mart.  Not only were they polite and fast, they were friendly and thorough. 

That's all for tonight, I'm off to scrape away at my dining room wall.

KTV