This was going to be one REALLY long and boring post lacking any fun "after" pictures. My goal was just to record some of the things we've done and have had done professionally in the last 2 weeks! However, an hour into writing it, I realized it's just way too much for one post and way too boring w/o after pictures! So, I'm breaking it up and will do separate posts for separate weekends. (However, Part 1 is still not going to have any pictures, sorry!)
A quick update on the overall progress. It's been dry wall and more dry wall for the pros. It hasn't been drying as quickly as it was expected to, so they've had to bring in heaters on some days and wait longer between layers. We met with our contractor yesterday and he thinks they will be finished Monday!! That means the floor guy will start on Tuesday- he'll be putting new hardwood at the foot of the staircase, on the stairs going down into the back room and then putting end caps on the main stairs. (There will be a carpet runner in the middle of the stairs.) The finishing work will also happen this week and then next week, they'll just be cleaning up!
So, what have WE been doing??? Before I go into details, I have to say how wonderful it is to have at least one half of our family living 2 hours away. 3 weekends ago, Grandma Mary was here all day Friday and Saturday so that we could be over there working!! Last weekend, Chris and our brother-in-law, Richard spent two very long days working over at the house last weekend. (Sarah and I had the much more difficult job of taking care of four Children. See here.
Then, Mary came back AGAIN this weekend!!! We are sooooo lucky!! So, here's what we did with some of that time!
weekend of Feb. 12:
finished the paint in Aidric's room (including closet)
cleaned the blinds and windows in Aidric's room and rehung the blinds
cleaned the walls in several rooms to be painted (with TSP)
primed the hall, playroom, kitchen
made my 100th trip to Benjamin Moore, to consult with Kathleen, the best Benjamin Moore color helper EVER
tested my 10th "neutral" in the hall
finished painting the trim and closet/shelves in the downstairs bathroom
tape/mud on ceiling in playroom (where Chris had scraped the popcorn the weekend before)
I know there was more- but, this is all I can remember right now! I promise the next post will be more interesting =)
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You've come a long way in the past month! Can't wait to see photos of all the progress. =)
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