Month: May 2018

Some new windows were installed on Friday.  Today I framed a new rough opening for a door and installed it.  I had some help cutting the hole.

It will be stained on the inside and painted on the outside … a job for the future.

Finished pulling up the old floors yesterday.  Wow!  Did not expect it to be that much work.  Underneath floor #1, the forest-green tile Pam mentioned in her post, was floor #2, a white linoleum that was much nicer than the tile.

I thought I would be done after the linoleum, but no such luck.  In addition to a layer of particle board underneath both the tile and linoleum layers, there was an extra layer of particle board underneath…for good measure (floor #3).

What made the last two layers a real “adventure” was that the person using the staple gun wanted to make the edges of the sheets of particle board look like they were sewn down with a sewing machine.  And in case the millions of staples weren’t enough, a few nails were thrown in along the way.

The floors are now out, but we have a few hours of pulling nails and staples before we can put a new subfloor down.

Windows are being installed on Friday.

Seeing what amazing things my husband can do with electrical and plumbing in a basement is a bit inspiring.  I wonder why he didn’t like my comment about buying another fixer upper?   Tuesday we moved some cupboards into the garage to make way for the custom ones we ordered on Monday.

Last view of the kitchen the way it was.

Good-bye to my stove for many weeks.  Since I needed more steps on my fitbit, I agreed to carry out some drywall on Thursday.  What a dusty job! Lowell is walking around with bloodshot eyes. Thankfully there was no lathe and plaster, but some walls were still insulated with wood shavings.  The condition of Lowell’s eyes may be also in part because instead of sleeping he is thinking through wiring and plumbing routes.

Currently Lowell is removing the forest green tiles, underneath is white linoleum, not sure who thought green tiles were better.