Frustrations

Within my last post I was optimistic that by the next time I posted I would have all sort of things to report.  Well everyone, I was wrong.  We indeed have plans and took them to the town.  Waiting patiently we received a call on Friday from the inspector (whom we are waiting on to ok everything so we can receive the permits we need).  He explained to William that before he was willing to agree to the plans he wanted to come out to the church and double check on everything.  At this point I would like to note that we asked him to do this in November when all the issues with plans began.  He told us at that time "I do not want to get involved in that way".  And now here we are.  Still waiting and receiving what we asked for AFTER the plans have been made.

We went out today to meet him.  For over an hour we went over everything.  The best thing about him is that he had huge Milk Bones in his jacket pocket since he also is an owner of a giant breed.  Plus.  The fur kids loved him.  The most frustrating thing was that he is convinced we are renovating the church to become a duplex or apartment complex.  I have no idea where he got this idea as this has NEVER been talked about. I explained to him TWICE that we are indeed wanting this building to be a ONE family home.  By the end I feel he believed us, but what a struggle that was!  He has a few things he wants to put into his report that he signs over to the town before we can receive permits to begin.  By the end of week he told us would be his time line, but with his history I have a feeling it will be more like two weeks.  (Insert red frustrated face here)

Since we were out and the weather was warm I decided to venture up into the attic since I have yet to climb the ladder to check it out.  I'm glad I did! 

This first picture is on the main level where if you want to play on the bells you pull on the ropes

This next picture is in the attic where the ropes continue

These are the mallets that hit the bells (apparently we had pigeons once upon a time)

And these are the bells themselves.  I was disappointed that they are not in bell shape.

These last couple of pictures are of the attic.  It's crazy to see what was considered insulation 100 years ago

So I am really hoping that the next time I am able to sit down and blog I will have all sorts of pictures of the changes that are happening.  Ending on a positive note, I think we have officially picked out tile for the bathroom and a new front door.  Excellent!!

Getting Organized

So the plans for the basement are officially at the town inspector and we are just waiting for him to sign off on the permits.  More waiting... not my strong suit.  But since we are now just waiting for permits, our contractor met up with us and the plumbers to look over the plans together and make some decisions as to who needs to do what and when.

From where I am standing (future laundry room) the floor is going to need to be cut/jackhammered to open it up to put in sewer lines.  A BIG job lies ahead for either the plumbers or young William depending on cost and time.

A plumbing stack is going to be installed roughly where the sink is currently.  This is were the kitchen will be.

This whole space will be where the bathroom is.  The room with the light on is where the tub will be.  Next to it is where the vanity will go.  In front of the room with the light is where the shower will be.

We have a cold storage room (that reminds me of the Blair Witch basement so I don't go into it :) This is where the sewer line clean out is, as well as the main line to turn off the water.  The crazy thing is, it could very well be where the water is turned off for the whole block since it is what you would usually see in the street.  This could be an issue...

From what our contractor said, we should (fingers crossed) hear from the town this week that we have permits and he can officially start the demolition.  So for now, I need to take a page from the fur babies book and relax.

But what is more realistic is that I will be looking at these plans and deciding on tiles and the tub, paint colours, and carpet.  You know... the important stuff!