Wednesday, March 22, 2006
New TownHouse Renovation - Day 23 (3.19.06)
Sunday:
Pics: Day 23 Photos
Goals: Grout, 2nd coat on everything that we are going to paint before we move in (upstairs at least), put dishwasher in place for counter measuring guy.
We get to the new place pretty early today. We actually remember to bring matches today, so I light the pilot on the hot water heater, and not only do we have heat now, but we also have hot water. Booyah!
I get to work cleaning up the tile (removing spacers, cleaning out some of the gunk on the sides) while Rena mixes the grout. We get done at about the same time and I move on to grouting and she moves on to painting the second coats upstairs. We really think its starting to look good up there. We are not painting any of the bathrooms or hallways until we move in, so those rooms are our sanctuaries from the mess that was Sherman Jordan Williams Esquire the Thirds taste in paint.
Joyce shows up again to help paint. She and Rena tackle the upstairs, while I finish the grout and begin cleanup. While waiting the 2 hours between grouting and cleaning the tile, I clean up the dining room window and downstairs bathroom in preparation for moving in. Once the bathroom is clean, I move all of the doors for the cabinets from the garage into the bathroom to keep them clean and to put them on the same floor as the actual cabinets.
Rena and Joyce continue painting.
When the tile is ready, I clean, fix any joints and then admire my handy work. It is really starting to take shape in the kitchen. I start to unpack the dishwasher so we can put it into place for the countertop measuring guy. I get it out of the box and Joyce helps me move it. She leaves, and Rena and I level the dishwasher, discuss exactly how we are supposed to mount the cabinet like end piece to the dishwasher (since it is at the end of the row, and needs to cover the exposed side of the Dishwasher). We move the fridge into place and power it up. Take some snapshots and then we are off to Joyce and Paul's for some tasty dinner. We finish the night off by packing...oh joy.
Tomorrow: Countertop measuring....packing.
And I really need to take my real camera over to the new place to get some decent shots…Rena’s old camera isn’t cutting it.
Oh, and one other thing. When we got home Sunday night, the ceiling above our bathtub was pretty much caving in. It seems that whatever the landlord had done upstairs had seriously f-dup the pipe and it was leaking like a mutha. We reported a small leak at the end of the week...but this was the mother load. Paint is peeling off of the walls and the water trail leads all the way back to the rear of the tub. The door is all out of wack so it won't close now. Why does this always happen on Sundays?
Pics: Day 23 Photos
Goals: Grout, 2nd coat on everything that we are going to paint before we move in (upstairs at least), put dishwasher in place for counter measuring guy.
We get to the new place pretty early today. We actually remember to bring matches today, so I light the pilot on the hot water heater, and not only do we have heat now, but we also have hot water. Booyah!
I get to work cleaning up the tile (removing spacers, cleaning out some of the gunk on the sides) while Rena mixes the grout. We get done at about the same time and I move on to grouting and she moves on to painting the second coats upstairs. We really think its starting to look good up there. We are not painting any of the bathrooms or hallways until we move in, so those rooms are our sanctuaries from the mess that was Sherman Jordan Williams Esquire the Thirds taste in paint.
Joyce shows up again to help paint. She and Rena tackle the upstairs, while I finish the grout and begin cleanup. While waiting the 2 hours between grouting and cleaning the tile, I clean up the dining room window and downstairs bathroom in preparation for moving in. Once the bathroom is clean, I move all of the doors for the cabinets from the garage into the bathroom to keep them clean and to put them on the same floor as the actual cabinets.
Rena and Joyce continue painting.
When the tile is ready, I clean, fix any joints and then admire my handy work. It is really starting to take shape in the kitchen. I start to unpack the dishwasher so we can put it into place for the countertop measuring guy. I get it out of the box and Joyce helps me move it. She leaves, and Rena and I level the dishwasher, discuss exactly how we are supposed to mount the cabinet like end piece to the dishwasher (since it is at the end of the row, and needs to cover the exposed side of the Dishwasher). We move the fridge into place and power it up. Take some snapshots and then we are off to Joyce and Paul's for some tasty dinner. We finish the night off by packing...oh joy.
Tomorrow: Countertop measuring....packing.
And I really need to take my real camera over to the new place to get some decent shots…Rena’s old camera isn’t cutting it.
Oh, and one other thing. When we got home Sunday night, the ceiling above our bathtub was pretty much caving in. It seems that whatever the landlord had done upstairs had seriously f-dup the pipe and it was leaking like a mutha. We reported a small leak at the end of the week...but this was the mother load. Paint is peeling off of the walls and the water trail leads all the way back to the rear of the tub. The door is all out of wack so it won't close now. Why does this always happen on Sundays?
# posted by Tony Starr @ 9:16 AM 
