No more pink

Pink Bathroom is no longer pink!

More wall patches in the LR

Continued progress

Sam's room ready for primer.

Lots of drywall in Jack's room

Why would you spackle a nail hole and then paint it without sanding? Ther were literally 50 -60 spots on the walls in this house.

Progress

The drywall is almost finished where the shelves used to be.

Fireplace is finished and ready for primer.

What a drag it is getting old

I accept the fact that I'm getting older. I recognize that fact every time I look in the mirror and see more gray in my beard, more wrinkles on my face and those damned hairs that grow everywhere but my head. Tonight though, is the first time that my age has really impeded me. I have a fairly severe case of carpal tunnel syndrome in my right wrist which flares up on occasion. With all of the work on the house, specifically the drywall work, it has flared up in a big way. It got so bad tonight that I had to resign myself to the fact that I can no longer finish the drywall that I started. Because my hand goes into various stages of numbness, I can't apply the correct amount of pressure or angle on the blade. This has led me to the unfortunate realization that:

1. I'm old
2. I have to hire a contractor to finish it
3. I have to pay said contractor too much money to finish it
4. I'm old

1 and 4 bother me the most. I can live with 2 and 3.

Kitchen Arch

This is where the original tchotchke shelves used to be. I framed them, hung drywall and began trying to make them match up to the original plaster walls.

This is just the first of several coats of mud that will be required to make it smooth.

Insulating Sam's room

After taking off the wood paneling, I found the back wall had no insulation so Dani went to work with some foam board.

More floors

Floors after second coat of poly.


Master bedroom

Jack's room

Living room

Full garage

We made the "big" trip to Home Depot for most of the big stuff. Knowing that I have to install all of this makes me tired thinking of it.


Our Garage

Doors and knobs

Drywall, mud and primer

More doors