Peace Realty, Inc

I just wanted to write a quick blog about our good friend and contractor, Thomas Paz. He is the owner of Peace Realty, Inc, and has been in charge of the Master Bathroom Remodel. Not only does he charge a fair price, but he does EXCELLENT work. Everything he has built is extremely sturdy and durable -- and doesn't look too bad, if I do say so myself. If you ever need anything (and I mean anything, this guy also does roofing and french drains), I strongly recommend Peace Realty. Hopefully he'll create a website soon so that I can add it to our blog. I can't wait to post a few pictures of the newly remodeled Master Bathroom so you can see his work! Hopefully by the end of this weekend, we'll have it painted. That, and hanging the shower door and putting up some mirrors -- we're almost there!

Our New Home

Well, here is our first blog, started after very little convincing from our friend, Rachelushka. We're hoping to post about all of the different types of things we have done to the house (ourselves, or using other vendors). We might also include some crafty things that we (and by we, I mean "I") do far too often...perhaps recipes, book recommendations, etc etc.I suppose as the blog is about our home, I should start by adding pictures and such. So, for your viewing pleasure, here are the "before" pictures of the house:

This is a view of the basement bathroom -- we plan to get a new vanity, sink, lights and paint that ugly blue (the blue doesn't look so bad in this picture, but trust me, it's bad).



Really weird view of part of the master bedroom...but it has a tray ceiling, and the walls are not that pale yellow.



Here is a view of the family room:



Half of the backyard:



Other half of the backyard:



Now, here are the updated pictures on what we've done (if it looks like a construction zone, that's because it is right now!)-- this first blog has turned into more of a photo album!

Walls painted a medium brown with a hint of gold. We also removed the Pergo, and had Alberto Navarrete come in to do the beautiful hardwood!:


Here is one view of the basement, in total disarray:


And another view. We're missing some sheet rock -- we had the house re-piped by Alan Foster Plumbing, with PVC piping (it was previously polybutelene, which was very popular in the '90's, but has been found to burst randomly -- no fun):


Here is a picture of the lovely soon to be laundry room (with our new HVAC system, installed by Cajun Air):



Here is another view of the basement bathroom:



Guest Room:


Hall Bathroom:


A peek at the Master Bedroom:


The outside of the Master Bathroom. What started off as a project to wall up around the toilet to turn it into its own room, turned into total demolition and total remodel. The big gap on the left used to be the door. Everything was switched around, and the door is now on the right!:



Here is some of the framing around the new toilet room (aka Water Closet):



Basement, prepping the floor -- we decided to stain it, but that will get its own post later!



Part of the fence my dad and brothers came to build...we helped, but my dad is amazing at this sort of thing (as you can see!):



The left side of the fence (finished!):


I'll post more pictures later, along with our rave review for our contractor, Thomas Paz. He's done an amazing job and I can't wait to tell and show you more!