by Karen | backyard, crawl space, plumbing
Our backyard water line had been leaking for a while. It was a slow leak but we finally got around to fixing it. We thought it would be an easy fix to swap out the old leaking faucet for a new one. It turned out the old faucet pieces were welded together so when Mike...
by Karen | door, drywall, exhaust fan, master bathroom, moulding, paint, plumbing, second bathroom, tile, toilet, vanity |
Our master bathroom was the one room we didn’t remodel when we moved in. I knew I wanted to remodel the entire room so we wanted to wait for the right time so we could take our time and not feel rushed (like with the second bathroom remodel). Fast forward to...
by Karen | drywall, master bathroom, navi, plumbing
The first thing we did before messing with the walls was hire a plumber to update our shower plumbing. We had the plumber raise the height of the shower head (a must for Mike). We also added a shower valve for pressure balance that was needed for our new shower...
by Karen | electrical, master bathroom, moulding, plumbing, toilet, vanity
After we finished the bathroom floor tile, we hired a plumber to update our vanity plumbing. We especially needed to get rid of the weird vertical pipe so that the plumbing would fit inside our new vanity: The plumber said the vertical pipe wasn’t needed so it...
by Karen | backyard, front yard, plumbing, sprinklers
After finishing our backyard makeover #2 project, I wanted to add some type of automatic watering system for our plants. We’ve never had any sprinkler lines in our backyard so I’ve always had to hand water everything. I researched adding sprinkler lines...
by Karen | a/c, door, drywall, duct, electrical, exhaust fan, hardwood floors, heating, insulation, kitchen, master bathroom, moulding, paint, plumbing, roof, second bathroom, tile, toilet, vanity
Our first renovation began the day we closed escrow on our first home. We remodeled the entire house for three months before moving in. Mike did a lot of the demo himself since I had to watch our baby. DEMO DAY!: Mike removed everything in the kitchen, including...