It turns out that we can't do anything with our house until we've found an architect and a contractor. The reason for this is that in order to get permits for any of our work, architectural plans must be submitted to the Jersey City Historic Preservation Commission, the Jersey City Municipal Utility Authority, the City of Jersey City Zoning office, the Passaic Valley Sewerage Authority, and the Jersey City Building Department.
And we've decided that before we get a contractor, we want to work with an architect to put together plans so that we can have a few different contractors bid on the job. So first thing to do is find an architect... which is easier said than done. We've asked our friends for recommendations, talked to homeowners of local open houses that had nice looking recent renovations, and scoured the discussion boards of http://jclist.com/.
Ultimately, our architect was recommended by the contractors that did a beautiful renovation a few doors down from our house.
Our lease on our renter ends soon. We'd love to get our house renovated by the time it ends, but right now that hope doesn't seem realistic. The clocks ticking....
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Image: 'Eternal Clock II'
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