Out with the Old and in with the New

Mom and I came home on Thursday. We arrived to a new sidewalk and new section to the driveway. They had torn it out before we left for Portland and it had rained a lot while we were gone so we thought it might have been to muddy for them to pour the driveway. Fortunately they were able to get it poured. It looks pretty good. They also mudjacked the front steps so they are now pretty level. Mom spent most of the day on Saturday power washing the sections that were not replaced. They had a lot of algae, dirt and mud, and other stains and now they are all cleaned up. It took her about 5 hours and 10,000 gallons of water!

They also replaced the pad by the back door and it is now attached to the foundation of the house. It also looks pretty good.

On Friday they came out and replaced the carpet in the living room. The red is now gone and the light brown is in. We got the handrail all painted black and in place. We need to touch up some places where the black is nicked upstairs and then that is done.

Now the task is to keep it all clean while it is on the market. The sign is now in the front yard, however, the house is not officially on the market until Tuesday.

The carpet is now in in the basement. The ceiling is finished, the doors are trimmed and all the vents are in place. We wish we had done this when we knew we were going to live here because it looks great. The basement is so quiet and comfortable now.

This is what was Mom's craft area. We also carpeted the stairway so once you go through the door to the basement, it is all carpeted. All that is left is a little touch up paint on the support posts and the basement is completely finished.