May 15, 2013
After eight months of seemingly non-stop work at the
Hillside house, our God-sent tenants started moving in. Can you say "hallelujah?" They are young professional women who are absolutely a joy and God’s gift!
We took the basement back to the concrete walls and then built a
fabulous bathroom, media room, 2 bedrooms, a laundry area and have the
potential for a great kitchenette downstairs.
The kitchen and bathroom upstairs
were also gutted and rebuilt completely. We replaced every inch of electrical wire in
the house, including the circuits.
Likewise, there is not even a single inch of the original copper
plumbing.
We did hire a couple of guys to do some of the jobs or we
would never have finished! As it was, we
still spent every weekend and several
hours each week from October – May at that house and it looks great but I was
exhausted physically and emotionally by the end of May. The last few weeks I was kind of dragging my
feet but the end was in sight! Diego, on the other hand, is like the Energizer Bunny!
However, don’t be fooled!
Just because the inside is done, doesn’t mean the job is done! Now, the outside beckons.
