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Oops, Wrong Blog.
Never mind.....
Seriously, all of the below happened in the 3 days of Labor Day weekend.
Actually, that's part of the kitchen after it was given the plastic prophylactic in preparation for ceiling paint spraying. Here's a couple different views.
The rest of the living/dining/family rooms got the same treatment.
Actually, those pictures are right after I got done spraying. If you look close at the ceiling you can see the 'stripes' of where I sprayed and the over-spray on the walls. It looks that way when I come back for the second coat at 90 degrees to the first coat. It's a little disconcerting while spraying as it looks like I've got missed areas all over the place, when in actuality, I didn't. It's the light playing across areas that are wet or dry.
Yes, I used Jessica's old wagon to move the 5 gallon bucket and sprayer around. The high pressure hose isn't long enough to reach the entire area so I had to move the rig around with me. That old wagon has paid for itself so many times over I can't even count anymore. It's gonna be a bummer to get rid of it finally. Best little wagon ever.
You might have noticed that I didn't get too fussy about taking the plastic sheeting all the way to the ceiling. That's because I'm going to re-paint the walls anyway.
What's that old Temptations song?
"What a difference a day makes?
24 hours little hours ...."
I forget the rest.
So less that 24 hours later it's out with the plastic and I started doing the cutting-in painting.
The color is called 'Silver Tradition' and it's a bluish-gray with a slight tint of grayish-blue. Got it?
Would you believe that even with all the taping and plastic there's STILL a super fine layer of paint dust on every horizontal surface? It doesn't stick to anything but I can swipe my hand across anything and I get a hand-full of white dust. Of course I'm assuming it's the paint. Maybe it's been that long since I dusted and I'm just now noticing it! Ooops!
Anyway, I'll order the wood flooring in the next week or so that will continue the hallway out to the edge of the tile. Then I can fill in the dining and living room areas. Probably around 350-400 square feet, but I'll measure it out to be sure. Originally I was going to remove the tile out to the family room, but it would just be too much work and mess.
I'll finish the painting in the next couple of weekends and except for the kitchen that will finish out the bulk of the interior stuff. I'll still have a couple dozen leftover projects in different areas but the non-kitchen areas will be essentially finished. I'll put together a punch-list so I can start working through all the little things.
The kitchen won't get the grenade for a while yet. That's going to be $$$ and I need to save up for it.
At this point I just want to finish out this sucker and get it on the market. I know what I wrote in the last entry, but I must have been drunk at the time and out of my mind. I'm going back to my previous plan of getting this albatross on the market ASAP. I'll decide later on if I still want to do the condo thing or just sell out completely and go full-timing.
A favor to ask everyone. If I ever say that I want to renovate another house, would someone please track me down and punch me really hard??
