Changes At Home

The past 3 weeks have been very eventful around the Wolf's Lair.  It started with my garage door going belly up and trapping my motorcycle inside.  That however, is the worst of it.  The rest has been nothing but good news!



The contractors have just about finished putting a new roof on the house.  It's a beautiful dark oak shingle with a flat black trim to compliment the white trim that goes around the house.  It looks absolutely fantastic and has been long overdue.  Along with the roof, they also replaced two sky lights that had been damaged this year in a hail storm. We've all heard horror stories about contractors, but so far this group has been really great.  Incredibly respectful and open about what they're doing. 

Along with the roof and sky lights, we are also have a couple of walls replaced in the house due to water damage.  The entire wall where the fireplace sits has been gutted and beams have been replaced.  And one of the walls in our bedroom has also been gutted and repaired.  We are hoping to have the new drywall installed next week.  We're taking this opportunity to remove the wallpaper in our bedroom because we hope to start painting our room after the contractors finish.

With all of this construction going on, our bedroom and living room are a mess.  All of the furniture has been moved around, covered with plastic tarp, and everything has a constant coating of dust and debris.  As annoying and inconvenient as this is, we aren't going to rush the process.  So far these guys are doing a good job and are going above and beyond to repair any damage as they find it.  But we hope everything returns to normal soon.  My wife and I have shared ideas on how to rearrange all of our furniture and start everything fresh for the coming new year.  I'm really excited about it and can't wait to get started.

We decided to revamp our bathroom this weekend.  Removing the wallpaper in our bedroom is easy, but our bathroom is a different story.  The guy who installed this stuff did one hell of a job.  The wallpaper steamer is doing a great job thankfully, but it's a slow process.  We had hoped that the bathroom wallpaper would come off in sheets just like out bedroom, but this stuff is like pulling scrap paper out of a spiral notebook.  Tiny strips, and it leaves the residue and glue on the walls, so we have to go over the same spot 3-4 times.  But we're getting there. Slowly but surely.

For now, it's a waiting game.  Once the contractors have finished, the next task will be the living room floor.  We all hope this will be the last major repair that's required for a while.  The future is looking bright, and I hope it continues to get better.

-James