Has it been two months already since I posted last? Why, yes. Yes, it has. Last post was on March 25th. No real excuse other than life gets busy and that there have been some events that have happened that have either directly or indirectly affected the progress of the renovation. And I'll touch on … Continue reading Two Month Post: April & May Renovation Progress and McCauley Family Events

Exciting week this past week! The biggest event that happened was the installation of the engineered hardwood flooring. Installers came in Wednesday, mostly for preparation for the installation. Then Thursday, they installed the flooring. They did a fantastic job and it looks amazing! It's really starting to look like a home. I'll let the pictures … Continue reading Flooring Installation, More Painting, and The Move-In!

Well it certainly has been a busy couple of weeks. On top of the home renovations, I had a work trip that I had to travel to Chicago for, and we had an event at church for some of the teenagers that live in the area. All of that added to the stress of completing … Continue reading Two Week Post: Drywall Done, Family Room Back Wall Progress, Kitchen Crown Molding, Flooring Prep, Moving In, and Our First Get-Together

Oh man. Lots went on last week. The house is starting to take shape nicely and it's making all of us very excited to move in. This is mostly due to the drywall finishing up. We negotiated with our GC to have his guys finish the drywall after we hung it and provided their materials. … Continue reading More Drywall Work, Carpeting Installed, Appliances Delivered, and Some Finishing Touches

A day late and a dollar short. Yep, I'm a day late in getting my weekly post out, but turns out we're several dollars short. But that's par for the course for the McCauley Family! Lots of exciting activity this past week as we start to wrap up this renovation and get closer to living … Continue reading Back Wall Framed, Drywall Rework, and Miscellaneous Jobs

We are starting to see the light at the end of the tunnel with this project. We're still not out of the woods yet, but we're starting to put a bow on it. (Any other project platitudes I can include?) This past week was a fairly busy one, but not that much to write about. … Continue reading Painting, Lighting, and Back Wall Work

Well, here we are again. I missed a week of posting and my fan base has erupted. Servers across the world crashed. Dogs living with cats. But rest easy. I'm back with another renovation update. I was traveling the past couple of weeks for work, one week in San Francisco and one week in the … Continue reading Two-Week Post: Gutters, Drywall & Painting, Shiplap Ceiling, and Lighting

"Sir, this is Alex. Umm, there's a whole lot of water all over that back room!" It's not exactly the call that you want to start your Tuesday morning with. It had been raining for several hours throughout the night, which is a good test of the integrity of a house. In this case, it … Continue reading Ceilings & Floors, Doors, Stairs & Drywall, and a Couple of Setbacks

This week was a slow one. Everything is still at a stand-still while we are awaiting electrical to be connected. This week, our builder requested the 2nd draw for payment on services rendered so far. At the beginning of the project, we agreed on 4 draws on completed work: at 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100%. … Continue reading Inspection, Another Inspection, Yet Another Inspection,

Happy New Year everyone! The last thing that Sonya said to me before falling asleep at about 1:30am this morning, following a New Year's Eve party we went to, was, "This is the year that we move into our new home!" Very true! We're all getting very excited at the idea of moving into the … Continue reading Electrical, Landscaping, Drywall Starts, Lighting, and Water Heater