Slow progress is better than no progress.
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nolawitch58The reno is going to start with the bathroom upstairs after all my travel is done. My last trip is in mid-September to Virginia. Pagan Pride Day is the following weekend. We're thinking starting the beginning of October, getting done by the end of October. The weather will be cooler too.
The new bathroom will consist of a whirlpool tub, surround, shower/tap fixture, grab bars, shower curtain rod, flooring, toilet, vanity, faucet, mirror, towel rods, shelf, and sink. The only things that will remain are the lights. I've got a month and change to get all my costing and scheduling done. It's both exciting and terrifying to contemplate. From watching all the HGTV shows, I know that there are unexpected things revealed by demolition. That's why I want to do the project most likely to produce these surprises first.
By contrast, downstairs will be much easier. I'll be doing the painting and minor stuff. The kitchen place will be doing the demo and installation of the cabinets. Hubby's nephew will do the tile work and refloat the ceiling once the awful popcorn texture stuff is scraped off. I'll be doing that too. That's why I'm getting a PODS to put all the furniture and stuff into until the work is done.
Last weekend, I was up in Shreveport painting two rooms with my friends up there. Moving stuff into the middle of the room and painting can be done, but it's not the easiest way in the world. That will also give me a chance to get rid of crap I no longer use. Double score.
Pictures will be taken and posted before and after.
The new bathroom will consist of a whirlpool tub, surround, shower/tap fixture, grab bars, shower curtain rod, flooring, toilet, vanity, faucet, mirror, towel rods, shelf, and sink. The only things that will remain are the lights. I've got a month and change to get all my costing and scheduling done. It's both exciting and terrifying to contemplate. From watching all the HGTV shows, I know that there are unexpected things revealed by demolition. That's why I want to do the project most likely to produce these surprises first.
By contrast, downstairs will be much easier. I'll be doing the painting and minor stuff. The kitchen place will be doing the demo and installation of the cabinets. Hubby's nephew will do the tile work and refloat the ceiling once the awful popcorn texture stuff is scraped off. I'll be doing that too. That's why I'm getting a PODS to put all the furniture and stuff into until the work is done.
Last weekend, I was up in Shreveport painting two rooms with my friends up there. Moving stuff into the middle of the room and painting can be done, but it's not the easiest way in the world. That will also give me a chance to get rid of crap I no longer use. Double score.
Pictures will be taken and posted before and after.
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Date: 2013-08-10 01:22 am (UTC)Did you have your popcorn tested for asbestos? I was right on the border year when they finally stopped using it so I tested. Under $50 to find it's cellulous and Styrofoam. I feel like I really dodged an huge expense there.
My surprise will be the support beams under a portion of the kitchen. I know there is one that will need replaced or at least re-set.
It's nice to have someone with which to share the excitement and terror. And tomorrow if that realtor tells me to just go ahead and list the house, you're on your own... ;]
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Date: 2013-08-10 02:37 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2013-08-10 02:31 pm (UTC)And now that I think about it a bit, if you hire someone professional to take it down they may want a test. I got mine through the Home Depot, $12 for the test, comes in a small box. You scrape a test sample and mail it in with the envelope they provide. You stick a $30 check in with it and in about 2 to 3 weeks you get a report back through email. It was through a place called Pro Lab somewhere down in your neck of the woods.
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Date: 2013-08-23 01:38 pm (UTC)