I will get pictures up after Thanksgiving. It's not that I don't want to take pictures of that mess, but it seems like we are in the middle of all our projects. We've been less successful checking off the to-do's, seeming to have started nearly everything.
It's been chilly, chilly, so we took a break for a temporary hook up of the kitchen baseboard heater. As well, Tom's been working on changing out the kitchen door into the mudroom - and sealing it up. We decided that lovely old blue door was really not weathering so well and might not hold up. We found a similar door - so it will still be a dutch door. With that sealed up better, it will likely stay warmer, not that the house gets really cold if the sun is out.
Plumbing : the cold and hot water lines have been stubbed in all over. I enjoyed spending the day with Pop last Saturday "apprenticing" with him on the hot water lines. This literally means I got the purple stuff all over my hands and did the gluing. I also helped measure and cut the pipes. I think I did a good job, especially proficient in getting the purple stuff all over me. Next up: hooking all those stubs to faucets, toilets, etc. Then we will do a pressure test before closing up all the drywall.
Drywall: we have finished the guest bathroom, the guest bedroom (save for the piece we took down to negotiate the plumbing lines), and most of the master bath and bedroom. The guest bath and bedroom are about 75 % done with taping seams and mudding over the screw heads. Next up: going back over my crappy job taping, sanding, and texturing - as well as getting the rest of the drywall up.
Electrical: Tom has been chipping away at hooking up the outlets and lights. The kitchen light is such a beauty. With our mirrors and bathroom lights picked out, he's been able to place the outlet boxes for the lights, etc. Next up: hooking up baseboard heaters after the walls are textured, more connections...
Wood work: The ceilings in the bedrooms and bathrooms have all been sanded, and Tom just loaded up on lemon oil. Tom has cut down a couple of tall pantry closets for linen closets in the bathrooms (cut down so they're not so deep). Next up: oiling the ceilings already sanded, sanding the rest of the ceiling, finishing the center peak of the ceiling
Oh and there are floors to work on, kitchen cabinets; more of everything, it seems. We just keep pushing along and chipping away. We agreed on a bathroom paint color, though when it comes to those decisions, I am completely clueless how to choose. Part of me wants to be bold, and part of me is nervous - I'm convinced we won't end up with an all beige house, but there's so many colors to choose from that it can be a little paralyzing.
And we will be home for a long Thanksgiving weekend, and maybe the message that comes with pictures will show lots of progress?!?
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