This is the story of Gregg and Holly a pair of loosely experienced diy'ers who have been blessed or cursed (depending on how you see it) with a big blank canvas to build their dream "home within a home". Together with our Supervisor Belle (our 2.5 year old English Cocker Spaniel, named after Holly's absolute favorite Disney movie) we plan on tackling/struggling through the conversion of our attic. Along the way you can expect many conflicts over proposed paint colours, debates over how to incorporate our exposed brick walls, and maybe even a rant or two about how we would so love a Home Depot or Lowes or something of the likes - you see we are doing all of this in tiny little Belgium. A great country if you're looking for chocolates, but home improvement stores are ding dang darn expensive or filled with zero selection. This could be fun...right?!
So here's a look at what we started with over a year ago...
Taken during one of the home viewings before we actually
purchased our home, we knew this could potentially
become a great space for us!
Even though we knew it would be about a year before we
could start serious work on our space, we got the messy demo
work done first. We were happy that we did, because it
took months to getthe last of that demo debris under control!
No more hatch steps, we're climbing these babies now!
Gregg extended the rafters so that we could place insulation.
And this is where we are at now...
The stairs are still "under construction" and are in dire need of some tlc.
As you can see towards the right side of the picture the
drop down stairs have been removed and the gap filled in.
Windows and insulation have been installed.....ahh glorious daylight!
The new roof is currently being installed, and should be
finished by tomorrow- so long as the rain holds up.
So that brings you up to speed on where we started out, and where we currently stand. We will post again shortly about some of the spaces highlights, and of course our progress.
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