Sanding it down...... Countdown to Baby 2012.... B- 27 days!

October 26, 2012 

I haven't been at the house in a bit, largely due to sanding, scraping, the use of chemicals, etc that I couldn't be around.  So, today was my first time going in a week.  

A lot has been done on the outside in a week. Let's hope for some more +35 degree weather so we can finish!  Also, notice the front door, which is now white!

Here it is (gotta love the numerous ladders):

 

The last major part that is left!

The apartment floors have been sanded and have 1 coat of poly on them.  Only about 5 more to go. I couldn't get any full pictures because it was still drying.  Here they are: 

We have completed items in the countdown!  Woo hoo! 

1) Lay the floor in the apartment--> DONE

2)  Lay a new floor in Alok's office area.  I can't believe that I didn't go upstairs to see this!  Pictures to come, it is complete!  ---> DONE! 

3)  Repair the drywall in Alok's office area. --> DONE!

Here are the items that remain in our countdown
9 items!!!!

1) Get as much done on the outside siding as possible--> It's all scraped and is being painted, see pictures above.

2) Make this safe

3) Make the other areas pet safe (e.g., covering hazards, cutting nails that are poking out, etc).

 

 Either fix or at least put up a door so the pets can't escape in this unfinished area under the stairs

The lack of pocket doors are a perfect place for dust/pets to hide

Attic stair top needs to be capped so that a pet doesn't get injured jumping on it

 

An escape hole for the cats into the wall

4) Fix the stairs. We will paint them right before we move in. 

 

5)  Hang the stained glass window here.  We have a quote for the glass/installation and can get it done soon.  Alok has to build some sort of crazy vented frame first. 

 

6) Hang doors in the dusty/unsafe area.  They are being stripped as we speak:

We aren't finishing the hallway bath either, but we are hanging a door.

Hang a door on our new furnace room

7) Hang closet bars in these two small closets. The rest will have to wait.

They are bought and should only take a few minutes to do. Unfortunately, I don't have the leveling ability to do it.  This will be our closets until we do our master closet later.

8) Make the attic stairs more solid, carpet them, and put up a railing. We will do the carpet right before we move in.  We have the carpet picked and are just waiting until things are a bit cleaner for install. 

9) New basement outside door/windows OR we may just put a lock on the door from the basement ;-)


That's all for now!

Jessica