fixer-upper – Upstate Vintage Living

Our House is Becoming a Home

June 2015 Our house is turning into a home! At this point, besides putting up woodwork and painting some walls, all that is left is small projects. Due to our inability to find good and affordable workers in New York, we hired construction workers from Vermont to come down to do the roof and buildContinue reading “Our House is Becoming a Home”

Packing Up

May 2015 It has been a little over a month since we have been living full-time in New York. Our house in Vermont sold, so we have been busy packing up one house and unpacking at another. With our house sold in Vermont, we hired a moving company to bring the bulk of our furnitureContinue reading “Packing Up”

Getting Ready for Our Spring Move-in

April 11-13th We were trying to decide whether or not April 19th would be our final day in Vermont, we decided yes. That meant that we would work non-stop and if we were not working, we would be sleeping! Rick transferred with the Plumbers Union to a job in Malta, NY in March. Therefore, heContinue reading “Getting Ready for Our Spring Move-in”

Weekend Overhaul

April 4th–6th Everybody has been on overhaul as we are nearer to our move-in date. Rick has remained at the house to work on the plumbing, sheetrock, and pretty much anything else. We arrived on Friday to find the kitchen cabinets up and appliances in. Most of the outer walls were sheetrocked and Rick hadContinue reading “Weekend Overhaul”

Time to Rebuild

February & March 2015 Amidst a very cold and snowy winter, we began our weekend trips with U Hauls packed with furniture from Vermont. We began putting blue board, insulation, and sheetrock up. Rick was in New York and became sick for the first time in years. We had him go to the local walk-inContinue reading “Time to Rebuild”

Demolition Weekend

January 2015 The first few days of the renovation consisted of the second-best part of buying fixer-uppers – DEMOLITION! In moving to New York, we were lucky to have been surrounded by family and friends who helped throughout the renovation. For the first stages of renovation, we stayed with family who lived in the area.Continue reading “Demolition Weekend”