Our House... in the Middle of our Street... Our House...

The work on our house has been coming along very nicely. We have been so blessed to have so many helpers which include but are not limited to: Dad Bouwman, Dad Jette, Scott, Mom Bouwman, Calvin V, Bill V, Casey V, Mark W, Grandpa Jette, Mr. Suitor and of course TJ. This is basically what the house looked like before we started the renos and you'll see how much it has changed over these past few months.

 



The Back



The Front with roof coming off





The new second story complete with shingles and holes for windows





The stairs from the second story





The stairs from the main floor going up





The basement with all the walls knocked down and the stairs in




The concrete chipped out so that the plumbing can go in for the new bathrooms





TJ and Leon worked on this so much and look how beautiful!





This is a view of the main floor. It may be hard to see what everything is because there is still a lot of our stuff in the house that the guys have been working around. But hopefully it will give you an idea of what our house will look like.
The picture segment on the left: this is the right side of our house from back to the front (this wall faces South)our mudroom, then the bathroom and then the office.The picture segment in the middle: this is the front side of our house it faces West. Stairs, front door then the living room.

The picture segment on the end: this is wher our new kitchen will be. Where our kitchen is now will be our eating area with patio doors leading off to our deck. 



 



This picture is our second story. It is taken from the top of the stairs- it's hard to see because of all the studs that are in the way for the 4 bedroom, and 2 baths we have upstairs. All you have to do is imagine a masterbedroom with an on-suite and a walk in closet and 3 kids bedrooms and a bathroom for them... and don't forget 2 linen closets.

TJ and Leon have been working very hard on our place. They have been coming right from work and working until at least 6:30 every night and then putting in long full days Saturdays. Because of their hard work, they have almost completed the plumbing (Leon) and the electrical (TJ). We are so blessed to have such smart, hard workers on our home. The new furnace is in along with all the vents and ducts. The next step is getting ready to install the pipes for Central Vac and then the City needs to inspect the the electrical and plumbing.