We've come a long way in a week. Just last Saturday we had all of the walls open with just a little bit of sheet rock on the ceiling and one wall. After working several nights this past week with John & Matt Bernstein as well as a solid Saturday with John & Paul Lockerby, the place is really taking shape. As you can see above, all of the drywall is up and the mudding has been completed. A fellow named Luis came all the way down from Stafford (north of Fredericksburg) to mud our house today. He worked 10 hours today and completed all three coats of mud thanks to some fancy fiberglass tape and quick-drying mud. He clearly knew what he was doing and gave us a very fair price. He will be back on Tuesday evening to do the finish sanding which will leave the walls ready for painting! Very exciting.
After Luis wraps up on Tuesday, I will be crunching to get the floors cleaned and leveled for our tile blitz next Friday and Saturday. That should make a HUGE difference in the appearance of the house.
The next three to four weeks will be full of interior and exterior painting, trim, cabinet assembly and appliance installation. Also on the list is demolition of the upstairs bathroom vanity/mirror and flooring. The vanity and tub were installed so close to each other that you can't clean between them. Thanks to a few years of water gradually dripping down there the bottom of the vanity is starting to rot and there is some lovely yellow mold expanding up the wall. The leaky shower valves need to be repalced also, so hopefully there is someone out there handy with plumbing? I figure now is the time to fix it! We'll be picking up the bathroom vanity, sink, faucet next weekend. Still need to make a decision on the shower fixture.
So - much done, but much to do as well. Thanks to all who take the time to read this and keep up with us! Also, I think I have fixed the problem with the links to our photo sharing site. I had a privacy setting checked that was keeping everyone out. Give this link a try and please let me know if it doesn't work!
https://picasaweb.google.com/112282802816936221737/307AConstructionPhotos1002?authuser=0&authkey=Gv1sRgCJmvvaLPtqaYLg&feat=directlink
Blessings,
Justin
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