I need to get some pics of the progress on here but until I do, here are some words.
Demo is done. (Well, there may be some to finish in the garage. I didn't get to check that out today.) Framing started inside on Tuesday!!!
The girls and I stopped by tonight after work/school. We didn't get to stay long because the little girl panicked. (Anxiety sucks and house fires make anxiety explode!!) Still, they'd started framing the new walls in the kitchen and utility room area. They'd framed the new closet in the little girl's room and closed of her old closet and opened it up into the big girl's room. There's more work to be done on the big girl's new closet and her old closet hasn't been reframed yet. Oh, and they'd also framed over the fireplace since that's going to be closed off with sheet rock.
I wish I could have looked around more but the panic attack forced a speedy exit. Maybe tomorrow I can get by there without the little girl.
I was amazed at how fast the demo went. It started on Monday and I went over Wednesday at noon and they were almost done inside. It was crazy fast!
As far as the rebuild goes, the supervisor told me his guess is 90 to 120 days but don't quote him on that. That would be mid April to mid May. I am sooooo hoping he's right. When we got back to the rental, the little girl said, "I hate this house!" I have to agree with here, not because anything is wrong with this house. It's just not our house. I'm ready to be home again and so are the girls. The big girl doesn't show it as much as the little girl does but they're both feeling lots of stress over this life change.
While on break, the little girl's anxiety wasn't so bad. Since they've been back in school, it's been out of control. I'm getting lots of what-if questions related to fires that I can never give satisfactory answers too because the situations she presents will lead only to death. If were trapped by fire in a room and every exit is blocked, I can't give her an acceptable answer that will save us. :-(
Getting back home will bring it's own set of worries...after all it caught fire once, right? However, it will also bring peace in settling back in with our own stuff, having the dogs back with us, etc.
Oh, and the really good news with the rebuild...the changes I'm making, many of which I'd planned to do in about 5 years, will cost about $6,000 over the insurance payment. Basically, I'm getting my remodel for $6,000. Now, I would have rather waited 5 years and paid for it myself than lose everything and suffer the trauma that is a house fire but since we did, we might as well celebrate the silver linings.
Now, I'm off to peruse pinterest for ideas.
Demo is done. (Well, there may be some to finish in the garage. I didn't get to check that out today.) Framing started inside on Tuesday!!!
The girls and I stopped by tonight after work/school. We didn't get to stay long because the little girl panicked. (Anxiety sucks and house fires make anxiety explode!!) Still, they'd started framing the new walls in the kitchen and utility room area. They'd framed the new closet in the little girl's room and closed of her old closet and opened it up into the big girl's room. There's more work to be done on the big girl's new closet and her old closet hasn't been reframed yet. Oh, and they'd also framed over the fireplace since that's going to be closed off with sheet rock.
I wish I could have looked around more but the panic attack forced a speedy exit. Maybe tomorrow I can get by there without the little girl.
I was amazed at how fast the demo went. It started on Monday and I went over Wednesday at noon and they were almost done inside. It was crazy fast!
As far as the rebuild goes, the supervisor told me his guess is 90 to 120 days but don't quote him on that. That would be mid April to mid May. I am sooooo hoping he's right. When we got back to the rental, the little girl said, "I hate this house!" I have to agree with here, not because anything is wrong with this house. It's just not our house. I'm ready to be home again and so are the girls. The big girl doesn't show it as much as the little girl does but they're both feeling lots of stress over this life change.
While on break, the little girl's anxiety wasn't so bad. Since they've been back in school, it's been out of control. I'm getting lots of what-if questions related to fires that I can never give satisfactory answers too because the situations she presents will lead only to death. If were trapped by fire in a room and every exit is blocked, I can't give her an acceptable answer that will save us. :-(
Getting back home will bring it's own set of worries...after all it caught fire once, right? However, it will also bring peace in settling back in with our own stuff, having the dogs back with us, etc.
Oh, and the really good news with the rebuild...the changes I'm making, many of which I'd planned to do in about 5 years, will cost about $6,000 over the insurance payment. Basically, I'm getting my remodel for $6,000. Now, I would have rather waited 5 years and paid for it myself than lose everything and suffer the trauma that is a house fire but since we did, we might as well celebrate the silver linings.
Now, I'm off to peruse pinterest for ideas.
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