Need to say Thank You

     As we make progress in our house restoration, we need to stop and say a couple of thank you's.  When Harvey hit we had flood insurance on the house but not the contents.  It was the first place we had lived that flood insurance was thru the roof.  It had flooded 1 time in over a 100 years.  Any how, the insurance settlement was a joke.  FEMA turned us down.  Then, in January someone called us and told us FEMA had recommended us for the Texas PREPS program. Partial Repair & Essential Power for Sheltering.  PREPS people came and surveyed the property, wrote up a list of our needs, and arranged a contractor.  You get the basics for moving back in.  A basic bathroom, 8' of kitchen cabinets with a sink, a mini refrigerator, microwave, hot plate, and 3 a/c & heat units.  They will insulate and sheetrock your outer walls 4" down.  The idea is to help you move back in.  Nothing fancy but you can bathe, cook, and sleep in your home.

     Luckily for us, the contractor was wrapping up some jobs so he allowed his workers to finish some interior walls too.  They helped with some additional plumbing and worked with me on my needs for the bathroom.  Our house is small and the bathroom is really really small.  They wanted to install a prefab shower unit covering my window.  I was willing to accept anything they would give me but couldn't let go of that window.  This house was built in the 50's with no vent.  Being tiny it has little light.  They relented and gave me a shower, tub, with water proof panels around the window.  We have to finish it but that's okay with us.

    Here's some pictures so you can see the before and after.

Bedroom 1

Bathroom

Standing in kitchen looking into bathroom

Kitchen

Standing in Bedroom 1 looking towards hallway and dining room on the other side.

Bathroom

Standing in the living room, looking thru the dining room, with hubby in the kitchen.

Hubby in kitchen.

Living room.

In living room looking thru hall to bedroom 1.

I'll be back later hopefully with more.