David and I were able to purchase a double-wide mobile home in Plymouth. It is the perfect size for our little but growing family! We got it for quite a steal since it was a foreclosure. With a little help from family we were able to make a down-payment and we moved in March 22nd.
We knew there would be some work to do on it since it had been vacant for a while and because a couple years earlier some of the pipes had exploded due to improper weatherization. The sellers had replaced all the damaged pipes, so the plumbing was brand new; they had not, however, taken care of all the water damage. Turns out, we would have had to do repairs of this nature anyway... the day we moved in, we had asked the park to turn on water to the house, not knowing that all the faucets were turned all the way open. No one was there when they turned it on, and because the hoses to the washing machine were just hanging over the edge of it (not hooked up) the tub of the washer filled and overflowed. We came into the house to find about 2 inches of water in the kitchen/laundry area and down the hallway. But David and Shane did a fine job getting the floor in the hallway repaired, and starting last week David has been doing a kitchen makeover.
The cabinets were not usable due to major water damage from the previous pipe explosion issue, so I have yet to unpack my kitchen supplies except for the bare essentials. David has been tearing out old subflooring and the insulation beneath it, patching the vapor barrier, spraying mold-killer and painting joists with Kilz, and putting down new subflooring. We purchased some toung-and-groove cherry/oak color laminate flooring that should be pretty easy to install. For the time being, my washer, dryer, stove, and fridge are in the area where the kitchen table will go, so life is a little crazy right now to say the least. But they should be able to relocate to their stations and be usable again starting tomorrow.
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| Airing out the carpet in the hallway - we were able to keep and reuse it, which is nice, since it was brand new. |
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| Looking at the dining area and kitchen from the front room. The laundry machines are to the left of the stove around the corner there. |
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| Clearing out and prepping for the big remodel... |
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| So began the demolition... |
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| Look, Ma! No sink! |
David said that the major water damage to the flooring was in an area that had clearly had several repair jobs go on - it was like a patchwork quilt of repaired subfloor and cribbing. This is probably partly due to the sliding glass door not having a proper seal - aluminum frames can have that problem sometimes. But we are getting rid of the door and building the wall up for a window there instead, so that should help. We will post pictures of the finished product soon!!!
Thought everyone might enjoying seeing Silas's first encounter with a birthday cake... Thank you Mrs. Blouin for making it!
