http://www.cottagecontessa.com Just another WordPress weblog Mon, 26 Oct 2009 04:36:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/10/25/locust-videos/ Finally going to give Heart House some love and attention. I cannot wait to show you the pictures of this completion - with my plan - this house will be simply amazing. Keep checking back on this amazing house. http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/05/07/heart-house-update-exterior-reno-complete-minus-paint/ http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/05/06/update-on-6708-on-the-market-this-week/ My crew for Heart House is going to move to Misty House as soon as the siding is on Heart House. A minor setback but at least I have a detail minded crew on the job. If any of you know me, you know how detail orientated I am - ... http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/03/22/update-on-misty-house/ Transformation part 3...   http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/03/22/heart-house-facelift-3-12-09/ Removing the teardrop soffits and exterior siding. I would love to know who put siding over rotten soffits. It was so bad that we barely started pulling the vinyl off and the whole soffits started falling down. It is a sad day to see a house get this bad. Here ... http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/03/22/heart-house-facelift-3-11-08/ Getting started on the transformation.... All of these pictures of heart house are the day we did the demo - but prior too. This is how pretty it was before =) http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/03/22/heart-house-facelift-3-8-09/ I had heard many times prior to starting this adventure that finding good contractors was going to be the hardest part of the puzzle. I really did not put much stock in it until now. I had to fire the contractor "Five Star Painting and Home Repair" from my job on Misty ... http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/03/22/dealing-with-bad-contractors/ I am really rather excited about this project. This house is ugly and smells like a herd of wild cats lived here, but it literally has not been touched since it was built. It comes complete with green carpet and 70's retro inspired paneling in the entrance. I can see ... http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/02/11/another-new-house-closing-feb27th-2009/ http://www.cottagecontessa.com/2009/02/11/work-work-work/