{"id":214,"date":"2015-06-26T20:43:15","date_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/magnahomeblog.com\/?p=214"},"modified":"2015-06-26T20:43:15","modified_gmt":"2015-06-26T20:43:15","slug":"lets-destroy-some-stuff-demolition-edition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/magnahomeblog.com\/?p=214","title":{"rendered":"Let’s destroy some stuff! Demolition edition."},"content":{"rendered":"

Did I say things were happening? Well, that was the understatement of the century!!! Just as soon as those permits got issued, the crew showed up this past Monday morning at 8am to start demolition. I think the following photos are what most of you HGTV fans( and those generally inclined to enjoy stuff being wrecked) have been waitng for. Enough of the trials and tribulations of our finances, loans, changes in plans and communication with the builder (cry me a river), let\u2019s smash some stuff up!<\/p>\n

I am really glad that a few of you got to see the house before, because it is mostly gone now. Here are before photos:<\/p>\n

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Now after photos:<\/p>\n

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I was really hoping to be at the site when they took the first crack at the house, but the timing just didn\u2019t work out. Or better said, they move so fast, if you blink, you\u2019ll miss it\u2026 We blinked. They were long done by the time Bill and I arrived at around 5:00pm. We had spent the afternoon with the designer picking out finishes and we were so busy in the morning, we didn\u2019t get a chance to swing by. Bummer. We are hoping for some \u201cin process\u201d photos from the builder.<\/p>\n

I also really want to operate the crane thingy that smashes stuff, but I think that\u2019s probably out of the question. \u00a0Don’t wanna be this guy:<\/p>\n

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It is amazing how much they did in just one day! \u00a0 Hope you can gather from the photos that the main level is gone. \u00a0The lower level is the foundation and we are working within that footprint with some reconfiguration. \u00a0Some may call it a basement, but we call it the lower level. \u00a0Our guest room is down there, and I refuse to have any guest stay in the “basement”, so the rule is that it is called the lower level or garden level. \u00a0Still nice views from down there! \u00a0Saved ourselves a lot by being able to work within that footprint. \u00a0I was glad to see the chimney still standing as we decided to keep that at the last minute. Ya never know if the message gets communicated to the guys actually doing the work, but so far so good.<\/p>\n

Some of the piles of concrete are the walkway and stairs in the back that Job Supervisor Adam said came out way to easily. There is a lot more walkway that needs to come out (all that leads to the back yard), and he said that will not be as easy. Makes me glad we are keeping the front stairs. It was going to cost an additional 5-10K just to remove those so we opted to keep them (against Bill\u2019s better judgement), and Designer Darren assures us he can make them look nice and match the house. You can see the \u201cstairs that go nowhere\u201d here:<\/p>\n

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Next they will remove all the siding and finish taking out the windows that are being replaced on the lower level. \u00a0After that, they will start demo inside on the lower level which is being reconfigured. \u00a0Removal of inside stairs since they are going to be in a different location, opening it up down there and ceiling removal. \u00a0Then start digging a hole in the back for the foundation to be poured for the addition. \u00a0We’re cooking’ now! \u00a0It’s incredible that we are doing this and I can’t describe the excitement to see things getting started. \u00a0And it’s happening so fast, I feel like I can’t keep up!<\/p>\n

Now a change of gears…<\/p>\n

So as I said, we spend a good deal of time with Designer Tom this week. This is our second visit with him. Great guy, really easy to work with. He\u2019s the one that does all the tile, flooring and a few other finishes. The first visit we had a couple weeks ago we picked out some thngs but after that exhausting session he wanted us to go look at some houses and get more ideas and really think about what we liked. We must have been all over the place on the first visit. I think perhaps he wasn\u2019t convinced we knew what we wanted. He was right, we really didn\u2019t. Looking at houses helped a lot, and seeing some of the finishes on a large scale was good for us. We looked at as many as we could, and also reasearched more online. We scheduled a follow up meeting for this past Monday to refine our choices.<\/p>\n

We met at a construction site so we could take a look at more examples of styles in new homes. Again, very helpful. Then we went back to the showroom and started to make some decisions. Still pretty daunting task\u2026 Lots of rooms to cover and not knowing how things are going to look or feel is really challenging. But we stuck with things that we loved and did our best to tie it all together.\u00a0\u00a0 I think we have made some good choices and expressed ourselves nicely without getting too crazy. Designer Tom kept us on track and made sure we stayed in budget and allowed our personality to come through while keeping with good design. Bill and I work really well together (no surprise there), and liked pretty much all the same things. It was really fun and especially so when you agree! There are things one of us doesn\u2019t have a strong feeling about, so we defer to the other to make the decision. Worked well and we had a lot of fun. I hope I remember this when we run into issues which invariably we will.<\/p>\n

So here are some of our selecitons. Hard to get a good feel, but I\u2019ll post them anyway\u2026<\/p>\n

Floor all through the main level:<\/p>\n

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Master bath shower floor tile (flat river rock look – very cool), shower wall tile (keeping neutral), floor tile, and accent piece (the wavy one)<\/p>\n

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Kitchen perimeter quartz countertop.<\/p>\n

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Island quartz countertop (piece on the left) \u2013 We originally just wanted to do the white marble look for the island, but the builder and Designer Darren implied that maybe we should consider going with more of a \u201cstatement\u201d piece for the island. At first we didn\u2019t think we needed to make any \u201cstatements\u201d (just not our style). But then we saw this very intereting quartz with a color scheme and design that really appealed to us, and suddenly we became \u201cstatement\u201d people. \u00a0This process does crazy things to you\u2026 \u00a0Photos do not do it justice, it has blue and gray green tones which are tying back to other elements in the house.<\/p>\n

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Main level fireplace surround. \u00a0LOVE! \u00a0Basically the cornerstone of all the other finishes throughout. \u00a0We both were wowed by this when we saw it in person.<\/p>\n

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In the laundry room I am going with laminate on the countertop and floor as I don’t really need granite or quartz in there, but am doing a “bubble” backsplash just ’cause I can. \u00a0I say “I” because Bill did not have much choice. \u00a0Get it?, bubbles, laundry…<\/p>\n

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Moving really fast now, so stay tuned. I think that\u2019s all for today, let us know what you think, we would welcome the feedback!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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