Hole be gone!

One of the biggest issues this house had was a big hole in an exterior wall. Along with this huge hole was old termite damage and rot on the wall and joists supporting the house. I think this issue scared a lot of people away from buying this home but not the Crawfords! Apparently, we enjoy a challenge! 

 

Yes, that's how it looked when we purchased the home! Mold and all!

 

It was such a happy day when the wall came down. I was so happy to finally not feel like we were breathing in that terrible mold every time we went there! Mold can be very dangerous and we wanted it out as soon as possible. Also, always remember to keep your vision of what the end will look like, otherwise it can get very scary having a huge hole in your future house!

 

 

One of the best decisions we have made on this house is moving the side door that is in this wall. It was on the left side of the wall (from an exterior view), but since this is actually our future kitchen, we wanted to be able to wrap the kitchen cabinets around that corner and provide more counter space. So, as you can see in the picture below, we moved the new door to the right side (and I love my new door with the blinds inside the glass!).

 

 

 

The wall isn't finished yet and we needs steps (notice the floating door!) but I'm so glad it's at least closed in and the hole, mold, and termite damage is gone! One step closer to the end of this nightmare...I mean...fun!!