Saturday, February 21, 2009




The drywall is done.
Much of the remaining work is waiting on the walls and ceilings being painted. Any free time next week will go toward rolling and brushing, brushing and rolling. We have almost all of the primer on and have begun applying the two coats of finish. Once the paint is done, the carpet and vinyl flooring will go in and Myron and Mitch will be back for the finish carpentry (window and door trim and baseboards).
There's a big pile of boxes in the garage that represent plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, vanity cabinets, various doors and other stuff that has faded from memory.
The shower walls are in and the glass doors are in progress.
The maple flooring will be installed Feb 24th and about a week later we vacate the house for about a week so the whole floor can be sanded and finished with three coats of toxic Swedish gloss.
While still out on the horizon, the end is in sight.

Wednesday, February 11, 2009








Today Mitch installed the last of the siding. He even checked to be sure no birds had nested in the attic space that had been open to the outside for seveal weeks. Except for a couple of trim pieces and paint, the exterior is finished.
After Myron and Mitch put in a plastic wall between the kitchen and living room, the drywall went in really fast. The mud and tape guy, Ted, is about at the halfway point. He is really good, and fast at what he does, though watching him you'd think he was taking his time due to the fluid nature of his movement.
We have picked out carpet and flooring for the master bath. On the 13th, the wood floor people will be bringing in the maple to acclimate. They will install on the 17th and then 3 weeks later we vacate the house for 4 days for the 3 coats of swedish finish that will be put down on the entire floor.
The shower pan was installed last week. The walls will be installed next week and, hopefully, the cabinets for the vanity will be here so the shower people can measure for the vanity top which will match the shower walls.
The skylight in the front bathroom was installed over a week ago. It ended the bathroom cave era and changed the character of the entire landing at the top of the stairs.