Monday, March 06, 2006
New TownHouse Renovation - Day 7 (3.03.06)
Friday!
pics: Day 7 Photos
Goals: prep the downstairs for hardwood installation: remove carpet, paint as much as possible, and finish ceilings.
Well its finally Friday, and we have a lot of things to get done before we can install the wood flooring this weekend. I leave work and meet Rena at the house. She finishes sanding the upstairs ceilings, and I begin filling the bad areas with putty. The ceilings upstairs aren't nearly as bad as the living room, so this goes smoothly. We get a call from Rena's Mom saying that she and Paul are coming over to help us finish stuff up. Paul shows up and gets the tour of the destruction and then Joyce shows up with some much needed Church's Chicken. One advantage to moving into the semi-ghetto is that there are Church's Chickens about. The chicken hit the spot and we got back down to work.
Rena and her mom attacked the purple wall with a second coat of primer...and this about did old Grimace in. He is looking more and more whiter as time goes on. It's hard to say goodbye to an old friend like that...but he won't be missed. Paul got a taste of drywall dust in the upstairs bathroom, and I finished spackling upstairs. We both moved downstairs to tackle the already primed living room/dining room ceilings in preparation for painting.
We whipped through that, and at the same time Rena and Joyce finished up the purple wall priming. We all decided the next step to getting ready for wood flooring was to remove the nasty living room carpet. Joyce led the charge and soon we were pulling up carpet and tossing it off of the balcony.
With the carpet removed, we proceeded to remove staples while Rena pulled up carpet strips with the crowbar. This was a task that everyone enjoyed immensely. The only task more exciting was prying up the linoleum tile in the dining room/kitchen.
Joyce and Paul decided to leave at around 9:30. We thanked them for their help which was MUCH appreciated. And Rena and I decided to do some painting. I painted the living room ceiling and she painted the living room walls. We lasted until about 12:30 and then headed home.
I think we are back on schedule as of today.
pics: Day 7 Photos
Goals: prep the downstairs for hardwood installation: remove carpet, paint as much as possible, and finish ceilings.
Well its finally Friday, and we have a lot of things to get done before we can install the wood flooring this weekend. I leave work and meet Rena at the house. She finishes sanding the upstairs ceilings, and I begin filling the bad areas with putty. The ceilings upstairs aren't nearly as bad as the living room, so this goes smoothly. We get a call from Rena's Mom saying that she and Paul are coming over to help us finish stuff up. Paul shows up and gets the tour of the destruction and then Joyce shows up with some much needed Church's Chicken. One advantage to moving into the semi-ghetto is that there are Church's Chickens about. The chicken hit the spot and we got back down to work.
Rena and her mom attacked the purple wall with a second coat of primer...and this about did old Grimace in. He is looking more and more whiter as time goes on. It's hard to say goodbye to an old friend like that...but he won't be missed. Paul got a taste of drywall dust in the upstairs bathroom, and I finished spackling upstairs. We both moved downstairs to tackle the already primed living room/dining room ceilings in preparation for painting.
We whipped through that, and at the same time Rena and Joyce finished up the purple wall priming. We all decided the next step to getting ready for wood flooring was to remove the nasty living room carpet. Joyce led the charge and soon we were pulling up carpet and tossing it off of the balcony.
With the carpet removed, we proceeded to remove staples while Rena pulled up carpet strips with the crowbar. This was a task that everyone enjoyed immensely. The only task more exciting was prying up the linoleum tile in the dining room/kitchen.
Joyce and Paul decided to leave at around 9:30. We thanked them for their help which was MUCH appreciated. And Rena and I decided to do some painting. I painted the living room ceiling and she painted the living room walls. We lasted until about 12:30 and then headed home.
I think we are back on schedule as of today.
# posted by Tony Starr @ 2:00 PM 
