We are ripping down the existing addition, because it is an indeterminate number of years old (20+, at least) and is sinking. Yes, sinking. It seems so wasteful to rip down something just rebuild it again, but it is necessary, sadly. It will give us 740 sq ft of new living space, a reconfigured floor plan for most of the house, and a full basement. They are changing the stairs, opening up the entry way to become a proper foyer with large closet, converting one of the 4 bedrooms into part of the master suite, as the en suite and walk-in closet.
So, as soon as we get confirmation from the bank that we can proceed, we have to:
- find a new place to live for 6 months - harder then you think in Ottawa, as the average leases are 1 year and we don't need that long
- clean out the house of junk and pack to move elsewhere for the time being
- start to select kitchen cabinets, counter tops, appliances, flooring, bathroom fixtures/cabinets, paint colors, etc....
And next year, we will need to build the new deck, too.
whew. I'm already tired and we haven't even started to demolish the house yet!
