We bought our home back in January 2003, nearly eight years ago. Over the years, we’ve done minimal renovations, considering it was built in 1992 and is beginning to show signs of aging, including our ac leaking water recently. Recently, we’ve noticed issues like ice on ac unit, which prompted us to seriously consider major upgrades. It is also an indicator of a faulty capacitor that needs repair or replacement. When dealing with issues like ice on your AC unit, it’s crucial to rely on a trusted service like ac repair salem or, to diagnose and resolve the problem effectively. Starting our research and gathering estimates coincided with the impending arrival of Baby Bateman 2.0, adding a sense of urgency to our home improvement plans.

We prioritized the things that needed to be done, and that we could afford to do, this year: replace the aluminum windows, redo the roof, and schedule a heat pump repair. If you want to ensure optimal performance and energy efficiency in your heating and cooling systems, consider an efficient service like heat pump installation gig harbor wa for expert installation and maintenance. The windows were the first project to come together.

The front of our house, before:

The front of our house, after:

Ana’s room, before:

Ana’s room, during:

Ana’s room, after:

The nursery, before:

The nursery, during:

The nursery, after:

Our living room bay window, before:

Our living room bay window, during:

Our living room bay window, after:


Anyway, you get the idea. We replaced our crappy aluminum windows with triple pane composite windows that I LOVE. They are the kind that you can open in, so you can wash the outside of the windows from inside the house. They are amazing, fabulous, and beautiful.

Once the windows were done, we needed to touch up some of the paint (to cover caulk), so we decided to repaint the trim (and gutters) white to match the new windows. To ensure the air quality in our freshly painted space remained optimal, we also installed a uv air purifier albany ny. Luckily, Sim’s dad and brother were available (and skilled in this area), which kept Sim from having to scale the side of the house on his own.


We are still waiting for both of our sliding glass doors to be replaced. One arrived damaged and the other was the wrong size so they have them on a rush order. I’ll post pictures once those are installed.

Our next (and final, before baby arrives) extreme nesting project (Roof Edition) will happen in two weeks. Stay tuned!

All the pictures from the window replacement project are here.