Floored

So. Very. Tired. And. Sore. But so psyched!
The last three days are really a blur. Friday afternoon was spent mostly cleaning the concrete floor in the closet and master bedroom. I ended up scraping the floors with a spackle knife, then hand washing the closet with a Scotch Brite pad and water, mopping [...]

Cork floor

After doing some reading this morning, I think I’m jumping the gun on the cork floor.  As much as I hate this part, the success of the project is all in the prep work.  Unfortunately that means making the concrete as clean as possible.  Several web sites offer suggestions, but the best I can tell [...]

Marching forward

Yeah, we’re still working, don’t worry.  Guy has been busy grouting the bathroom and laying the Durock in the entry for the tile, which is a huge area and a lot of work.  I’ve been busy cleaning drywall dust from every inch of the house.
Last night Guy finished the Durock in the entry.

We also picked [...]

Office. Check.

Well, after yesterday the office floor is mostly done.

We have to leave the doorway that will interface with the flooring in the hallway, but the rest of the room is done. It went in very smoothly other than a few minor mishaps… a board that was jacked up on an uneven subfloor that required [...]

Hardwood ….

I’m posting this photo unsized … a small picture just doesn’t do it justice….
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We’re learning as we go, but I think what we’ve done is as nice as anyone else could do. We’ve got a long way to go though. We’ll be at it all week ….

Happy Easter

Instead of spending time relaxing with family this weekend, a luxury we really can’t afford right now, Guy and I spent yesterday finishing laying the tile in the guest bath then cleaning floors and installing the Durock that will support the tile under the woodburner in the rec room.

Thinking back, that doesn’t sound like [...]

Gutters, trim, tile… oh my

The gutter guys were there on Thursday and now hopefully some of our water issues will be resolved.  We have a few leaking gutter areas and some that aren’t nailed up right so someone will have to come back, but still, this is a step forward.

They also delivered our interior doors and trim.  Would [...]

Time flies

Ten years ago today, right at this very moment, I was packing up a moving truck with all my belongings. I was leaving my hometown, for the second time. I was leaving my family and my friends, the streets I grew up on, the neighborhoods I roamed. I was leaving the familiarity [...]

More lights… and TILE!

The electricians were back yesterday and got everything inside the house done. They still have some outside work to do, but for now, the interior is done. I’m really happy with the way all the fixtures look except for the chandelier in the entry. It doesn’t hang low enough, probably because the [...]

Real live lights!

The electricians were back today working on getting a bunch of the can lights in and more switch plates and switches. We answered some questions they have and things are going pretty well. They have a few things to correct but nothing too major. They won’t be back for a few days [...]