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But the house also came with some
of the less desirable traits of older
Haymount homes, including small
closed-off spaces on the first floor and
outdated fixtures and décor, including
brown carpeting on most of the floors,
brick-patterned linoleum in the kitchen
and pink textured wallpaper.
"We could just kind of see there was
something here for us," Dave said.
He and Amy envisioned a very
different living space – with fewer
walls, a bright new kitchen, gleaming
wood floors and other updates. ey
figured they could do much of the work
themselves.
"We watch HGTV," Amy said, then
laughed.
ey rolled up their sleeves.
First, they pulled up the carpet
– all of it. ere was a mountain.
Fortunately, hardwood oak flooring
lay beneath and was in good condition,
needing refinishing only.
en Dave tackled the upstairs
bathroom.
"I le for a weekend Adele concert
and he was, like, 'I'll have it all done by
the time you get back,'" Amy recalled.
"A month and a half later…" She
laughed again.
He gutted that bathroom – flooring,
wall tiles, tub, toilet, sink, everything.
Inconveniently, it was the only full
bathroom in the house. Mercifully, a
dear friend lives nearby and the Smiths
showered there while Dave installed
hexagon tiling on the floor, beveled
white subway tile on the walls, a large
glassed-in shower and a concrete
slanted sink on a wooden stand.
Much had been done but much
more remained. Dave figured he could
probably do most of it on his own –
over several years. He and Amy decided
they didn't want to wait that long.
"Sometimes it's just worth it to have
someone do it quick," he said. "We just
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