Week 4 - Monday, November 19

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 This week was one step but several steps forward.  I tried to take up the wood floor in the great room and discovered that it was glued to a chipboard subfloor.  The effort to get 3 feet of floor removed told me that this was not the best use of my time.  We hired a crew to remove all of the floors on the main level down to the lowest subfloor.  It will take them several days and several tons of debris, but we will have a single level of flooring on which to build.  With 2 wood floors, tile floors, carpet, and vinyl floors, the layers were at different levels.

At the same time, we changed our thoughts on the mouldings.  We originally planned to keep the traditional mouldings but paint them white to update the look.  As our decorating plans evolved, we decided that a craftsman look appealed to us.  So I ordered the crew to take it all down.  That means the priming and caulking we had done was wasted effort.  Luckily, we hadn't made it far.  It also meant that more damage was done to the walls as the caulking stuck to the wallpaper.  The crew was a little bit like having a bull in a china shop so there a lot of repairs.

Foyer - Original



Foyer - Week 2
Removed chair rail and began 
wall repair.
Foyer - Week 3
Completed wall repair.  Removed 
chair rail. Primed walls and 
mouldings.  Caulked mouldings.












Foyer - Week 4
Removed wood floor and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.



Foyer - Original



Foyer - Week 3
Completed wall repair.  Removed 
chair rail. Primed walls and 
mouldings.  Caulked mouldings.













Foyer - Week 4
Removed wood floor and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.



Great Room - Original


Great Room - Week 2
Began wall repair.
Great Room - Week 1
Removed blinds and hardware.











Great Room - Week 4
Removed wood floor and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.


Kitchen - Original


Kitchen - Week 1
Removed curtains, blinds, and 
hardware.  Began wallpaper 
removal.
Kitchen - Week 2
Completed wallpaper removal.  
Began removal of chair rail 
and wall repair.
Kitchen - Week 4
Removed base cabinets.


Kitchen - Original


Kitchen - Week 2
Completed wallpaper removal. 

Kitchen - Week 3
Completed chair rail removal.  
Primed and caulked some mouldings.












Kitchen - Week 4
Removed base cabinets.



Kitchen - Original


Kitchen - Week 4
Removed base cabinets.



Den - Original


Den - Week 1
Removed curtains, blinds, and 
brackets.  Removed mullions 
from windows.













Den - Week 4
Removed carpet.  Started removal of wall boards.



Laundry - Original


Laundry - Week 1

Removed curtains, blinds, and 

hardware.  Removed mullions 

from windows.
Laundry - Week 2
Replaced dryer vent, removed 
shelves, and repaired walls.














Laundry - Week 4
Removed mouldings.



Hall - Original


Hall - Week 4
Removed mouldings.


Master Bedroom - Original


Master Bedroom - Week 1
Removed curtains, blinds, and 
hardware.  Removed saloon doors.












Master Bedroom - Week 4
Primed walls.  Removed carpet and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.



Master Bedroom - Original


Master Bedroom - Week 4
Primed walls.  Removed carpet and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.


Master Bathroom - Original


Master Bathroom - Week 4
Removed tile floor and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.  Removed cabinet.


Master Bathroom - Original 


Master Bathroom - Week 1
Began dissembling the shower 
by breaking walls to determine 
water and electric line locations.

Master Bathroom - Week 2
Completed the tub removal 
including rewiring the light switch 
to move it from the shower area.  
The shower took 2 full days.














Master Bathroom - Week 4
Removed tile floor and subfloor.  Removed mouldings.  Removed toilet and bidet.



Master Closet (Large) - Original


Master Closet (Large) - Week 1
Removed curtains, shelves, and hardware.  
Removed mullions from windows.  
Repaired holes with spackle.
Master Closet (Large) - Week 2
Removed blinds and carpet.  
Painted walls with primer.













Master Closet (Large) - Week 4
Removed subfloor.  Removed mouldings.  Installed closet light.



Guest Bedroom - Original 


Guest Bedroom - Week 1
Removed curtains, blinds, 
and hardware.
Guest Bedroom - Week 4
Started removal of mouldings.


Guest Bathroom - Original



Guest Bathroom - Week 1
Removed curtains and 
hardware.  Removed mullions 
from windows.
Guest Bathroom - Week 4
Removed tile floor and subfloor.  Removed cabinet.




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