Shower tiled

I spent the day in the bathroom today. It took forever to tile around the corners and the slanted wall. On the slanted wall I think I was able to put up two tiles that I didn't have to cut. It was my first time tiling a wall. It isn't too hard when it was the normal walls though. I still have to up the grout on. I have to wait 24 hours before grouting.
We put up the mirror and towel holder today. I think this is the first shot of the vanity. The bathroom has been pretty full of stuff for a while. I had to raise it up two inches but you can't really tell.
I stained the closet door with red mahogany. It matches the rest of the stained doors in the house. I put in the filler on the slanted part of the door. It turned out pretty good.

Tomorrow is Sunday and we are having the Kentucky families over for lunch. We are excited to show off our newly remodeled part of the house. There is still some trim work to do around the windows. I also have to figure out how to fix all the windows up here.

Power is on

We now have all the power up on the third floor. We went around playing with all the light switches and ceiling fans just because we could.



We took some after pictures. I am going to put the before pictures up and then the after pictures.













I also did some odds and ends. I put up the mini blinds, hung the bedroom door, fixed the outside door so it would latch, and other stuff. I got the side wall tiled on the shower. I also got the bottom two rows done on the ends. I would have done more but I ran out of tile adhesive. We have pictures of the tile and the door but I figured there were enough pictures for one blog.

After a run to Lowes in the morning I will finish up the tile in the shower. I still need to put a filler strip on the angled part of the hollow door for the closet. We decided to stain that door instead of painting it. I hope it looks good.

Carpet is in!

It only took the carpet guys a little over two hours to install the carpet. We got the thick pad so it covers the defects in the floor. Kerry was pleased with the color. She said she was a little worried about her color choice last night before it was installed. It has been over a month since she chose it.
After the carpet was in we made a trip to Lowes. We picked up some mini blinds and some outlets and switches. I spent the rest of the afternoon putting up the other two light fixtures and installing all the outlets and light switches.
Kerry wanted to stop by Walmart and pick up a curtain for the door. She found this nice one that ties up. It is installed with a magnetic curtain rod that sticks to the door. We have carpet remnants placed at strategic places to keep the carpet new. It is funny how we used to protect the rest of the house from the third floor with remnants and now we are protecting the third floor from the outside and the rest of the house. What a knee slapper!!!

Tomorrow, Lord willing, I will put up some tile in the bathroom shower. First I am going to do the work in the circuit breaker panel to get power to the third floor. Everything is wired up there I just need to send the power to it.

Ready for carpet!

We are now anxiously awaiting carpet! It is midnight as I blog this and the carpet guys will be here about 9 am. You can see all the trim that Kerry and Erin painted today. Kerry painted the top of the base moulding close to the wall and Erin would come behind her painting the rest of it. They had a pretty good rate going by time they got the second coat done. After church services tonight Kerry and I cleaned the floor and vacuumed all the cracks out. This floor is now cleaner than it has been in... who knows how many years.
While Kerry and Erin were painting trim I was going around putting up lights and the other ceiling fan. I also got all the wiring ready so I could just put the outlets in and screw the wires to them.
The light for the closet is an interesting one. It is a fluorescent light that looks like a flying saucer. It doesn't mount flush with the wall so it looks kind of weird. Kerry liked it though so we kept it. I wanted a thin light so it didn't get too close to the closet shelf.

I put in the vanity and got all the water running in the bathroom. I had to raise the vanity two inches in order for the P trap to be high enough to drain. It looks okay with the base trim around the bottom. If you didn't know any better you would think that it was supposed to be that way. The toilet flushes really fast. I bought one with a bigger flapper valve and when it opens... it opens!

Tomorrow we are getting the carpet in and I will put in some outlets and hopefully put up the last two lights. If I feel really energetic I will start on the tile for the shower.

Trim's up

I finished putting up all the baseboard trim today. Kerry and Erin went around and filled all the nail holes. I came behind them and put caulk on the top of the trim to hide the crack.
The floor patch worked out pretty well. The plywood matches up well with the height of the other flooring. We went around and put metal sheets over all the holes in the floor that were too small to worry about patching with wood. The carpet should cover everything just fine. You can also see the return air covers that I put up.
Kerry and Erin also started painting the trim after Kerry vacuumed up the bedroom floor again. It should be the last time it gets cleaned before the carpet gets put in. I took the doors off to make it easy to paint the door jambs and it is easier for the carpet guys too.

I haven't wired up all the outlets yet so I don't have power to the lights. I started putting up some of the fixtures anyway to get them out of the way. I also put the vents in the ceiling. It is starting to take shape.

Tomorrow we plan on getting the trim painted. I might work on putting up fixtures or work in the bathroom while Kerry paints. She wants to have light that doesn't come from an extension cord.

I'm back

Kerry finished up the painting today. She was sick of painting by time she got done though. I asked her if she wanted to blog tonight but she said that it was mine again. Before the carpet goes in on Thursday we have to fix the floor. This spot was burned through in a few places and has been covered with a piece of plywood to keep people from falling through. Kerry found all the nails with a magnet and pulled them. I cut the flooring and Kerry pulled it up. We then put a 2x4 next to each floor joist that was in bad shape. Now all we need to do is cut some plywood to fit in the hole and presto we have a solid floor again. In order for it to be the same thickness as the old flooring we have to use two layers of 3/8 plywood.
I started the day putting up trim. Cutting the trim around this door was interesting. It takes quite a few trips to the saw to get the angle just right. I also put up about half of the base moulding.
We got a new door when we went to Lowes tonight. It was pretty easy to put in because it was the same type of door and I was able to use the same hinge holes. I wanted to use a solid wood door that we had from the other house. When I measured it I found it was 4 inches shorter than the door that was in there. Kerry has some pictures of how it looks outside but it was too dark to see it clearly. I am sure we will get a picture of that side of the house once again.

Tomorrow I will finish the trim and caulk and fill the holes. I will get the floor fixed also. We might even get some paint on the trim. It all needs to be painted before the carpet goes in so we won't drip on our brand new carpet.

More Painting!

Today, I put the second coat of paint on the bedroom, so it is now waiting on trim. I also cut in all the corners of the big room again and then put on the first coat of paint. Notice the computer on the chair. Frank wanted to watch me work while he was "working" in Atlanta. He'll be home tonight, so he be blogging tomorrow.

The sunlight really changes the color. I only have to finish the walls once more and the big painting jobs will be done. We still have to paint the trim, but I'm looking forward to seeing it on the walls.

Painting!

Today, I only had one task to do...Paint! So, this morning I painted with a roller and put the first coat of paint on the bedroom. I must say the rolling (vs. brushing) goes so much faster. I cut in edges again this morning before I put the first coat on. So after the next coat, the bedroom will be completely painted. On a side note, I really like this color. :)

After lunch and mowing the lawn, I started cutting in the big room. It took a long time to do, but at least the 1st one is done. I will probably cut it in again as well before rolling.

Kerry's Adventures

Well, Frank was called to "work" so I have a few things to do before he returns. Tuesday, after taking him to the airport and running a few errands, my task was to do the clean up before painting. I had a little trouble getting the upright vacuum to work for me. I had to stop every 2 or 3 minutes to blow out the filter. I became very frustrated, so I changed vacuums. I called Frank about the wet/dry vac. I ran to Wally World to get a new filter. Presto! I was able to vacuum for about 15 minutes before blowing out the filter. Word to the wise...blow from the inside out of the filter. Otherwise, you will be covered in dust. It took about 3 hours, but it is much easier to work without all the dust.

Tuesday before he left, we finished up the closet. The wall color is the second color I picked out for the entire floor. I think it looks great..in the closet.

Taylor was very helpful and painted the attic access cover for us. I think she did a great for her first big painting adventure.

Today, after I got home from PD training, I put another coat of paint the ceiling in the big room. I don't think I helped it any, so I didn't add the third coat of paint in the bedroom. After I got home from church tonight, I cut in all the corners and along the ceiling in the bedroom so that tomorrow morning I can start painting the walls. I know it is hard to tell, but this would be my third paint choice. I really didn't like the look of the closet paint, so I picked again. The funny part about that is that I chose the same color as we painted the other house we remodeled. I knew I liked this color for a reason. :)

The color is actually a little darker than in the picture. I was using a halogen lamp (more like heat lamp) which was really bright, so I think that is fading out the color a bit. The color of the paint is Wistful Beige.

Sent to work

Kerry and I sat down to watch a movie last night about 8:30 and I checked my schedule. They decided to send me to Atlanta to sit on reserve. I asked Kerry if she wanted to watch the movie or go back upstairs and get as much done as we could before I had to leave. Kerry opted for the "more work" option.

We went back upstairs and worked for another three and a half hours. By midnight we had the ceiling painted one coat and the closet walls painted twice.

This morning I got up early and put another coat of paint on the ceiling before I went to Atlanta. Kerry vacuumed up the rest of the dust on the floor tonight.

I will have Kerry send me pictures of the painting she is doing while I am gone. I think she is excited to work while I am sitting in a hotel doing nothing in Atlanta. =)

Big day

I didn't blog on Sunday but I did do a little bit of work. I built the door jamb and hung the door to the bedroom. This door was originally the door between the first and second floors at the top of the stairs. I am not sure when they separated the house into apartments but that is when it was installed there. It is a really nice solid wood door so we thought it would be great to use it again. I had never built a door jamb before and it wasn't really very hard.
I framed in my scuttle hole to the attic. It looks better now that there is not a gaping hole in the ceiling. =)
This is the access hole in the closet. It is there to get into the attic space that goes behind the bathroom where all the plumbing is. I broke the first piece of drywall that I was going to use. I got another piece and cut it to size. I turned my back and the wind blew it over and broke it. I then got my third piece, cut it to size, and put it where it wouldn't get broken until I put it together. This panel is built out of 2x4's and the piece of drywall. It slips down behind the base board and is held tight by notches I put in the bottom of the case moulding.
I finally got to build the closet door. I first built the jamb and then cut a piece of cardboard to fit exactly into the opening. I then transferred the shape onto the door and cut it with a miter saw and razor knife. Hollow core doors cut pretty easy. Kerry really liked it. She is the one that really wanted to have an odd shaped door.

It is starting to come together.