Sadly we have finished my favorite part for now, the demo!
While we were ripping the tile out on Friday, I told Rob this ranked right up there with demoing house down to the studs when I went to New Orleans in 2006. I find something extremely satisfying about demo work and seeing the progress you can accomplish in short time.
Day three got us up nice and early In the morning. We were finished dropping everything off by 7:15 am. So we grabbed a quick breakfast, then got to work
After removing all the wood paneling in the master bedroom, we discovered two of the three walls were in really rough shape. So we decided to put up 3/8" drywall over the existing walls to give us a nice, clean finish. But first we had to clean up the existing walls a bit. So we scrubbed them down and let them dry. Then my Dad and I took a trip to Menards. I discovered a whole new area of the store I never knew existed! I never knew you had to go to a separate desk to order the drywall, then drive around the lumberyard to the correct door to pick it up. It was definitely an adventure and my Dad was so proud to take me to buy my first drywall!
While we washed wall, my Mom helped us wash out all our kitchen cupboards and closets to get ready for loading them with our things.
While Dad and I went to get drywall, Rob cleared the entire master bedroom. No easy feat! We had taken up all the tile and taken down all the wood paneling; all of which got stacked at the sides of the room, because the garage was full of carpet and other things for spring cleaning day. It was awesome that he was able to clear it all while we were gone.
We came back with the drywall and Rob and Dad got to work. Rob learned all the ways of drywalling, while I busied myself washing the walls in the 'brown room,' such named for the DARK wood paneling that covers all the walls. I also emailed with Pete's Hardwood Floors. Additionally, I had picked up some paint samples for the living room, so I painted three swatches throughout the room so we can see how each color looks like in different light.
We found out our floors are salvageable, but are going to take some significant work from us. And about six to seven days of work, start to finish. We feel it is worth it to have some beautiful hardwood floors and increase our home's value.
By the time we left for the night, around 7 pm, the master bedroom had all the drywall up and the brown room had two walls primed.
Non-renovation notes:
- We did laundry-- without quarters or to-the-minute timers! It was amazing!!!
- We met one of our neighbors. She is an 87-year-old woman who raised eight children, and knits 800 pairs of mittens per year to donate to local schools, food shelves, and other organizations.
- Louie visited! He brought Becky, Jeremy, and Annalynne along with him. He got to test out the new yard. He loved running around the yard and sniffing everything! And our fence kept him in the yard. Reinforcing the fence is on our to do list, but it works for now.
Colleen
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| This is what we discovered behind the wood paneling. |
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| Mom washing cupboards |
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| Rob washing walls |
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| Rob learning all the things! |
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| Annalynne watching Papa work. |
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