We used 1″圆″ pine boards for a majority of the grid. We drew out our boards and I liked the look. Now, here’s the customization part: depending on the scale of your space (we were dealing with standard eight foot ceiling height) you may want a tighter grid, or something more spaced out. The artwork fit perfectly, so I was able to give him the go-ahead to draw out the grid for the boards. Roughing in paint before wainscoting and hanging the airplane art. I also wanted to make sure my awesome industrial airplane canvas fit where I wanted it mounted (I am notorious for prematurely hanging things on walls still under construction and dressing un-finished builtins). I painted my accent color first after Rainman drew me straight lines based upon where I pointed. This inspiration post is JUST for the wainscoting and molding, although we did install builtins, completely redo the fireplace and surround, and install beautiful flooring. We arranged to do that (and several other things) and applied the credit to the upgrades we were having done elsewhere. Rainman installed the damn fan in the first place. There was a $150 charge approved by the insurance company for an electrician to take it down, and another $150 to put it back up. After the sheetrock was installed, the fan had to go back up. Why not do upgrades when you have free labor? For instance, in order to put up the sheetrock the fan had to come down first. They will also give you credit for things you do yourself to help pay for some of the upgrades. Many contractors will work with you, using the existing insurance payout, plus your add ons, to do upgrades. Tips: When we were “interviewing” contractors we asked if we could make changes to the insurance-approved punchlist after the fact to make sure they were on board. Roughed in Sheetrock, ready to be finished. The crew came in and put in sheetrock (we paid an additional $250 to have the ceiling flat finished instead of popcorn which felt a lot like extortion, but it was worth it). Keep in mind, I knew this was not our forever home, so I took some design chances I probably wouldn’t duplicate now. So, demolition complete, the living room was ready to start rebuilding. Then Rainman sighs, and says, “so, that’s the next project, then?” But, in this case, we HAD to do the renovation, because it flooded. My favorite way to kickstart the process is to walk into a room with a crowbar or a sledgehammer and start swinging. So, honestly, the hardest part of a renovation is getting started. Ceiling Sheetrock removed from living room ceiling.Ī week and a half of industrial blowers and dehumidifiers later, the living room was dry and ready for REconstruction. Even one room without those would be amazing and it was on my list of stuff to make happen. The first thing that happened was the ripping out of the all of the sheetrock and flooring in the living room. That was enough to solidify my belief in their awesomeness. The contractors were so relieved when we said we had USAA. I’d like to take a moment to give a shout out to my homies at USAA who made the insurance claims process painless. This offered up an opportunity for a few things, since we have fantastic homeowners insurance. Wet living room ceiling from bathroom flood upstairs. But, I stepped down into ankle deep water to investigate, UPSTAIRS. Imagine waking up in the middle of the night to a hot, steamy room. The hot water supply line under the master bedroom sink broke in the middle of the night (directly above the living room) and completely destroyed the living room and most of the contents. So, then the clouds parted, and the rain came. For me, this creates stress, and no matter how clean the house was, I never felt settled. Without builtins, there was stuff everywhere, with no rhyme or reason, just looking cluttered and awful. We had lived in our old house for several years and, aside from the fact that we were packed in there like sardines, we didn’t have the time or energy to get to some of the upgrades on our ever-growing-wish-list. This is the living room before the flood: The poor living room in need of help (and at the bottom of the honey-do-list) before the flood. Please see the full disclosure at the bottom of the post. The beautiful thing about this particular renovation, is that our house flooded.
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