Weekly Summary
Closing Day - Tuesday, October 22
We closed on the new house on October 22, 2019. Immediately after closing we headed to the house. Susan's plan was to have lunch on the deck but the weather was no cooperating. Instead, we had lunch inside while looking at the new view - at least as much as we could see with the weather.
I did take lots of photos in order to document the work we were about to undertake. My plan is to take photos each Monday to show our progress. The work is now focused on the interior of the main level. That is also the focus of these photos. So these are the "Before" photos.
Week 1 - Monday, October 28
The first week of our renovation work is in the books. Our work schedule looks like it will follow a similar pattern. We will work a full day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday will be "shopping day" where we visit vendors to get bids, buy products, and see options with our own eyes. Saturday is college football day and we will take that day off to rest. Sundays will be light work after church.
My first task was to get all of the stuff off the walls. This includes curtains, blinds, shelves, hangers, etc. It took a full 2 days just to get the walls to a starting point. The parts nearly filled a drawer.
Foyer - Removed wallpaper from closet.
Great Room - Removed blinds and hardware.
Kitchen - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Began wallpaper removal.
Den - Removed shelf and brackets, antenna, speaker wires, nails, curtains, blinds, mullions from windows, and cables.
Laundry - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed saloon doors.
Master Bathroom - Began dissembling the shower by breaking walls to determine water line locations. Began dissembling the shower by breaking walls to determine water and electric line locations.
Susan's Closet - Removed curtains, shelves, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows. Repaired holes with spackle.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Guest Bathroom - Removed curtains and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Week 2 - Monday, November 5
Week 2 of our renovation work was a lot harder than the first week. I have determined that this house is pretty well put together. It took all week just to get the shower and tub out. I did take some time to start putting things back together and allow Susan to do some of the lighter work.
Foyer - Removed chair rail and began wall repair.
Great Room - Began wall repair.
Kitchen - Completed wallpaper removal. Began removal of chair rail and wall repair.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Replaced dryer vent, removed shelves, and repaired walls.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Completed the tub removal. This took 3 full days. The more I try to take this house apart, the more I discover that it is well built. Completed the shower removal including rewiring the light switch to move it from the shower area. The shower took 2 full days.
Susan's Closet - Removed blinds and carpet. Painted walls with primer.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 3 - Monday, November 12
This week was one of slow progress on the house but lots of progress with vendors as we spent considerable time visiting cabinet places, lighting stores, countertop fabricators, etc. Most of the house work wasn't structural but more getting facades ready for finishing.
Foyer - Completed wall repair. Removed chair rail. Primed walls and mouldings. Caulked mouldings. Started to prime closet walls.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - Completed chair rail removal. Primed and caulked some mouldings.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Primed walls.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Repaired and sanded walls.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 4 - Monday, November 19
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 - Removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Great Room - Contractor removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Kitchen - Removed base cabinets.
Den - Removed carpet. Started removal of wall boards.
Laundry - Removed mouldings.
Hall - Removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Primed walls. Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Master Bathroom - Removed tile floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings. Removed cabinet. Removed toilet and bidet.
Susan's Closet - Removed subfloor. Removed mouldings. Installed closet light.
Paul's Closet - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bedroom - Started removal of mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Removed cabinet. Contractors removed tile floor and subfloor.
Week 5 - Monday, November 26
More progress was made with floor removal this week. It is now complete and the cleanup has begun. We also arranged for the new roof and advanced with windows/doors and cabinets. Demolition is nearing the end with only specific targeted areas left.
Foyer - Cleaned up nails in floor.
Great Room - Cleaned up nails in floor. Started demolition of fireplace to explore behind bricks. Tested moulding.
Kitchen - Removed more base cabinets. Range remains until electrician disables. Removed vinyl floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Den - Removed subfloor. Cleaned up nails in floor.
Laundry - Removed vinyl floor and subfloor.
Hall - Removed vinyl floor and subfloor. Tested mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Cleaned up nails in floor.
Master Bathroom - General cleanup.
Susan's Closet - General cleanup. Painted ceiling.
Paul's Closet - General cleanup.
Guest Bedroom - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Removed mouldings and tub. Installed insulation.
Week 6 - Monday, December 2
No significant work this week due to Thanksgiving and visits to vendors.
Week 7 - Monday, December 9
The contractor schedule is starting to come together which means our focus must be on those projects needing completion before the contractor shows up. The first priority is a roof in order to be certain that no rain can enter the house and ruin any new work. The roof is scheduled for mid- to late December.
A new roof means that windows and doors can be installed followed by new wood floors. Windows and doors are scheduled for early January and floors are scheduled for mid-January. Kitchen cabinet installation will follow the wood floors.
Because we are changing several doors to windows, we will need additional siding on the outside walls. We are lucky to have that siding in the den since its walls are covered with the same cedar siding as used outside. My first objective is to remove the den walls and save as much siding as I can. That proved to be a challenge as the wood was very brittle. I managed to save only about 1/3 of the boards. My second objective is to get the floors prepped by better securing the existing subfloor and then adding a second layer of subfloor. Susan will continue to repair and paint walls.
Foyer - Nailed subfloor to joists. Painted base coat on closet walls.
Great Room - Nailed subfloor to joists. Repaired weak areas in subfloor. Removed railing and tile threshold.
Kitchen - Removed upper cabinets. Nailed subfloor to joists.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Applied final coat of paint.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 8 - Monday, December 16
Foyer - Painted final coat on closet walls.
Great Room - Nailed subfloor to joists. Repaired weak areas in subfloor. Removed railing and tile threshold. Installed 1 conversion can light.
Kitchen - Electrician rewired range to future microwave, rewired switch for dishwasher to future island lights, moved or removed recessed lights, and wired basement for future island receptacle. Removed range. Removed window mouldings.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Nailed subfloor to joists and started to install plywood subfloor.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Installed plywood subfloor.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Painted ceiling.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 9 - Friday, December 20
Foyer - Refinished wall repair. Painted walls with first coat of finish paint. Installed new layer of subfloor plywood.
Great Room - Installed plywood subfloor.
Kitchen - Installed plywood subfloor in pantries.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Installed plywood subfloor.
Master Bedroom - Finished installing plywood subfloor. Painted walls with base finish paint.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Primed walls. Started layout of subfloor.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 10 - Monday, December 30
No work due to Christmas.
Week 11 - Monday, January 6
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - Doors were installed by contractors. Fireplace was demolished. Tested new moulding.
Kitchen - Installed plywood subfloor. Windows were installed. Removed last cabinet from wall.
Den - Windows and insulation were installed. Plywood subfloor was installed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Installed plywood subfloor.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Painted walls and installed subfloor.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 12 - Monday, January 13
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - Finished plywood subfloor. Painted ceiling. Started fireplace design. Installed LED ceiling lights. Repaired drywall around fireplace.
Kitchen - Plumber cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation. Painted ceiling. Walls repaired and primed.
Den - Painted ceiling. Drywall installation started. Electrical boxes moved and switches, receptacles replaced with white units.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Painted ceiling.
Master Bedroom - Door was replaced by windows. Drywall installed and mudded.
Master Bathroom - Filled in hole with new joists and subfloor. Plumber cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation and installed shower pipes.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Door was replaced by windows. Drywall installed and mudded.
Guest Bathroom - Plumber installed shower fixture and cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation.
Week 13 - Monday, January 20
Foyer - Wood floor installed.
Great Room - Wood floor installed by contractors.
Kitchen - Wood floor installed.
Den - Wood floor installed. Drywall installation completed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Wood floor installed.
Master Bedroom - Wood floor installed. Drywall installation completed.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Wood floor installed.
Paul's Closet - Wood floor installed.
Guest Bedroom - Wood floor installed.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Deck - Demolished and started installation of deck.
Basement - Stripped wallpaper in family room.
Week 14 - Monday, January 27
Foyer - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Great Room - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Stairs were refinished.
Kitchen - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Den - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Walls were primed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Master Bedroom - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Master Bathroom - No significant work. Started to cut moulding.
Susan's Closet - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Paul's Closet - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Guest Bedroom - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Wall repairs and painting continued.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Deck - Completed deck.
Week 15 - Monday, February 3
Foyer - Started to install moulding.
Great Room - Started to paint walls and install moulding.
Kitchen - Painted walls. Cabinet installation started. Started moulding installation.
Den - Painted walls. Installed door frame.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Started moulding installation.
Master Bedroom - Window wall paint completed.
Master Bathroom - Removed wall cabinet and started tub-area wall repair.
Susan's Closet - Started to install moulding.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Window wall paint completed.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 16 - Monday, February 10
Foyer - Continued moulding installation.
Great Room - Painted walls. Installed more moulding.
Kitchen - Finished cabinet installation. Cut moulding.
Den - Installed HVAC vent.
Laundry - Removed washer/dryer. Installed new light and subfloor. Started to paint window moulding.
Hall - Painted walls.
Master Bedroom - Painted walls. Installed HVAC vent.
Master Bathroom - Plumber installed drain in shower pan. Started to install subfloor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - All wall painting completed including closets. Moulding installation started.
Guest Bathroom - Plumber installed drain in shower pan. Installed subfloor, shower ceiling, and shower light.
Week 17 - Monday, February 17
Foyer - More moulding installed.
Great Room - Installed more moulding.
Kitchen - Installed moulding and painted pantries.
Den - Traced electrical circuit breakers and installed switch/outlet covers.
Laundry - Painted walls and window moulding. Installed concrete backer board on floor.
Hall - Painted closet.
Master Bedroom - Started moulding installation.
Master Bathroom - Laid out and cut cement backer board on floor. Painted window moulding.
Susan's Closet - Painted window moulding.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Installed more moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Installed concrete backer board on floors. Started tile layout and finished cutting tiles.
Week 18 - Monday, February 24
Foyer - Floor installation was completed.
Great Room - Floor installation was completed. Traced electric circuits and installed wall plates.
Kitchen - Floor installation was completed.
Den - Floor installation was completed. Installed ceiling lights. Finished electrical work.
Laundry - Installed another new light and started floor tiling.
Hall - Installed moulding. Traced electric circuits and installed receptacle plates.
Master Bedroom - Floor installation was completed.
Master Bathroom - Installed cement backer board on floor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Floor installation was completed. Replaced old switches and receptacles. Traced electrical circuits and installed switch/receptacle covers. Painted window moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Finished installation of shower base. Installed tiles on floor excepting for last row under cabinet.
Week 19 - Monday, March 2
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - No significant work.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Finished tiling floor. Painted cabinet.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Finished installation of shower base. Finished installation of cement backer board and installed tiles on floor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - Finished tiling floor. Painted closet.
Week 20 - Monday, March 9
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - Cut and installed moulding.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Finished tiles floors with grout. Painted door jambs and window frames. Finished cabinets and temporarily set new sink in place.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Finished tiles floors with grout. Painted door jambs.
Susan's Closet - Installed closet system.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - Finished tile floors with grout. Painted door jambs. Removed mirror.
Week 21 - Monday, March 16
Foyer - Cut and painted moulding for closet.
Great Room - Cut and painted moulding for closet. Contractor installed stair railing.
Kitchen - Appliances put in place. Cut and painted moulding for pantries.
Den - Cut and painted moulding.
Laundry - Appliances put in place. Installed, caulked, and painted mouldings.
Hall - Cut and painted moulding for closet.
Master Bedroom - Cut and painted moulding.
Master Bathroom - Cut and painted moulding. Installed cabinet.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - Cut and painted moulding.
Guest Bedroom - Cut and painted moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Cut and painted moulding. Contractor installed cabinet. Plumber finished under sink.
Week 22 - Monday, March 23
Foyer - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Caulked and painted mouldings.
Great Room -
Kitchen - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Caulked and painted mouldings.
Den - Installed mouldings.
Laundry - Installed appliances. Started to install sink.
Hall - Installed mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Installed mouldings. Repaired walls.
Master Bathroom - Repaired walls. Installed mouldings.
Susan's Closet - Installed mouldings.
Paul's Closet -
Guest Bedroom - Installed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Repaired walls.
Week 23 - Monday, March 30
Foyer -
Great Room -
Kitchen -
Den -
Laundry -
Hall -
Master Bedroom -
Master Bathroom -
Susan's Closet -
Paul's Closet -
Guest Bedroom -
Guest Bathroom -
We closed on the new house on October 22, 2019. Immediately after closing we headed to the house. Susan's plan was to have lunch on the deck but the weather was no cooperating. Instead, we had lunch inside while looking at the new view - at least as much as we could see with the weather.
I did take lots of photos in order to document the work we were about to undertake. My plan is to take photos each Monday to show our progress. The work is now focused on the interior of the main level. That is also the focus of these photos. So these are the "Before" photos.
Week 1 - Monday, October 28
The first week of our renovation work is in the books. Our work schedule looks like it will follow a similar pattern. We will work a full day on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday. Wednesday will be "shopping day" where we visit vendors to get bids, buy products, and see options with our own eyes. Saturday is college football day and we will take that day off to rest. Sundays will be light work after church.
My first task was to get all of the stuff off the walls. This includes curtains, blinds, shelves, hangers, etc. It took a full 2 days just to get the walls to a starting point. The parts nearly filled a drawer.
Foyer - Removed wallpaper from closet.
Great Room - Removed blinds and hardware.
Kitchen - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Began wallpaper removal.
Den - Removed shelf and brackets, antenna, speaker wires, nails, curtains, blinds, mullions from windows, and cables.
Laundry - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed saloon doors.
Master Bathroom - Began dissembling the shower by breaking walls to determine water line locations. Began dissembling the shower by breaking walls to determine water and electric line locations.
Susan's Closet - Removed curtains, shelves, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows. Repaired holes with spackle.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Removed curtains, blinds, and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Guest Bathroom - Removed curtains and hardware. Removed mullions from windows.
Week 2 - Monday, November 5
Week 2 of our renovation work was a lot harder than the first week. I have determined that this house is pretty well put together. It took all week just to get the shower and tub out. I did take some time to start putting things back together and allow Susan to do some of the lighter work.
Foyer - Removed chair rail and began wall repair.
Great Room - Began wall repair.
Kitchen - Completed wallpaper removal. Began removal of chair rail and wall repair.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Replaced dryer vent, removed shelves, and repaired walls.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Completed the tub removal. This took 3 full days. The more I try to take this house apart, the more I discover that it is well built. Completed the shower removal including rewiring the light switch to move it from the shower area. The shower took 2 full days.
Susan's Closet - Removed blinds and carpet. Painted walls with primer.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 3 - Monday, November 12
This week was one of slow progress on the house but lots of progress with vendors as we spent considerable time visiting cabinet places, lighting stores, countertop fabricators, etc. Most of the house work wasn't structural but more getting facades ready for finishing.
Foyer - Completed wall repair. Removed chair rail. Primed walls and mouldings. Caulked mouldings. Started to prime closet walls.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - Completed chair rail removal. Primed and caulked some mouldings.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Primed walls.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Repaired and sanded walls.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 4 - Monday, November 19
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 - Removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Great Room - Contractor removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Kitchen - Removed base cabinets.
Den - Removed carpet. Started removal of wall boards.
Laundry - Removed mouldings.
Hall - Removed wood floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Primed walls. Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Master Bathroom - Removed tile floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings. Removed cabinet. Removed toilet and bidet.
Susan's Closet - Removed subfloor. Removed mouldings. Installed closet light.
Paul's Closet - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bedroom - Started removal of mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Removed cabinet. Contractors removed tile floor and subfloor.
Week 5 - Monday, November 26
More progress was made with floor removal this week. It is now complete and the cleanup has begun. We also arranged for the new roof and advanced with windows/doors and cabinets. Demolition is nearing the end with only specific targeted areas left.
Foyer - Cleaned up nails in floor.
Great Room - Cleaned up nails in floor. Started demolition of fireplace to explore behind bricks. Tested moulding.
Kitchen - Removed more base cabinets. Range remains until electrician disables. Removed vinyl floor and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Den - Removed subfloor. Cleaned up nails in floor.
Laundry - Removed vinyl floor and subfloor.
Hall - Removed vinyl floor and subfloor. Tested mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Cleaned up nails in floor.
Master Bathroom - General cleanup.
Susan's Closet - General cleanup. Painted ceiling.
Paul's Closet - General cleanup.
Guest Bedroom - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Removed mouldings and tub. Installed insulation.
Week 6 - Monday, December 2
No significant work this week due to Thanksgiving and visits to vendors.
Week 7 - Monday, December 9
The contractor schedule is starting to come together which means our focus must be on those projects needing completion before the contractor shows up. The first priority is a roof in order to be certain that no rain can enter the house and ruin any new work. The roof is scheduled for mid- to late December.
A new roof means that windows and doors can be installed followed by new wood floors. Windows and doors are scheduled for early January and floors are scheduled for mid-January. Kitchen cabinet installation will follow the wood floors.
Because we are changing several doors to windows, we will need additional siding on the outside walls. We are lucky to have that siding in the den since its walls are covered with the same cedar siding as used outside. My first objective is to remove the den walls and save as much siding as I can. That proved to be a challenge as the wood was very brittle. I managed to save only about 1/3 of the boards. My second objective is to get the floors prepped by better securing the existing subfloor and then adding a second layer of subfloor. Susan will continue to repair and paint walls.
Foyer - Nailed subfloor to joists. Painted base coat on closet walls.
Great Room - Nailed subfloor to joists. Repaired weak areas in subfloor. Removed railing and tile threshold.
Kitchen - Removed upper cabinets. Nailed subfloor to joists.
Den - Removed siding and window/door mouldings from walls. Nailed subfloor to joists.
Laundry - Removed vinyl floor and subfloor.
Hall - Nailed subfloor to joists. Repaired weak areas in subfloor.
Master Bedroom - Cleaned up nails in floor.Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Applied final coat of paint.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Removed carpet and subfloor. Removed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 8 - Monday, December 16
Foyer - Painted final coat on closet walls.
Great Room - Nailed subfloor to joists. Repaired weak areas in subfloor. Removed railing and tile threshold. Installed 1 conversion can light.
Kitchen - Electrician rewired range to future microwave, rewired switch for dishwasher to future island lights, moved or removed recessed lights, and wired basement for future island receptacle. Removed range. Removed window mouldings.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - Nailed subfloor to joists and started to install plywood subfloor.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Installed plywood subfloor.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Painted ceiling.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 9 - Friday, December 20
Foyer - Refinished wall repair. Painted walls with first coat of finish paint. Installed new layer of subfloor plywood.
Great Room - Installed plywood subfloor.
Kitchen - Installed plywood subfloor in pantries.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Installed plywood subfloor.
Master Bedroom - Finished installing plywood subfloor. Painted walls with base finish paint.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Primed walls. Started layout of subfloor.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 10 - Monday, December 30
No work due to Christmas.
Week 11 - Monday, January 6
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - Doors were installed by contractors. Fireplace was demolished. Tested new moulding.
Kitchen - Installed plywood subfloor. Windows were installed. Removed last cabinet from wall.
Den - Windows and insulation were installed. Plywood subfloor was installed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Installed plywood subfloor.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Painted walls and installed subfloor.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 12 - Monday, January 13
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - Finished plywood subfloor. Painted ceiling. Started fireplace design. Installed LED ceiling lights. Repaired drywall around fireplace.
Kitchen - Plumber cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation. Painted ceiling. Walls repaired and primed.
Den - Painted ceiling. Drywall installation started. Electrical boxes moved and switches, receptacles replaced with white units.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Painted ceiling.
Master Bedroom - Door was replaced by windows. Drywall installed and mudded.
Master Bathroom - Filled in hole with new joists and subfloor. Plumber cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation and installed shower pipes.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Door was replaced by windows. Drywall installed and mudded.
Guest Bathroom - Plumber installed shower fixture and cleaned up sink connections in preparation for cabinet installation.
Week 13 - Monday, January 20
Foyer - Wood floor installed.
Great Room - Wood floor installed by contractors.
Kitchen - Wood floor installed.
Den - Wood floor installed. Drywall installation completed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Wood floor installed.
Master Bedroom - Wood floor installed. Drywall installation completed.
Master Bathroom - No significant work.
Susan's Closet - Wood floor installed.
Paul's Closet - Wood floor installed.
Guest Bedroom - Wood floor installed.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Deck - Demolished and started installation of deck.
Basement - Stripped wallpaper in family room.
Week 14 - Monday, January 27
Foyer - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Great Room - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Stairs were refinished.
Kitchen - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Den - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Walls were primed.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Master Bedroom - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding.
Master Bathroom - No significant work. Started to cut moulding.
Susan's Closet - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Paul's Closet - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied.
Guest Bedroom - Floors were stained and polyurethane applied. Started to cut moulding. Wall repairs and painting continued.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Deck - Completed deck.
Week 15 - Monday, February 3
Foyer - Started to install moulding.
Great Room - Started to paint walls and install moulding.
Kitchen - Painted walls. Cabinet installation started. Started moulding installation.
Den - Painted walls. Installed door frame.
Laundry - No significant work.
Hall - Started moulding installation.
Master Bedroom - Window wall paint completed.
Master Bathroom - Removed wall cabinet and started tub-area wall repair.
Susan's Closet - Started to install moulding.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Window wall paint completed.
Guest Bathroom - No significant work.
Week 16 - Monday, February 10
Foyer - Continued moulding installation.
Great Room - Painted walls. Installed more moulding.
Kitchen - Finished cabinet installation. Cut moulding.
Den - Installed HVAC vent.
Laundry - Removed washer/dryer. Installed new light and subfloor. Started to paint window moulding.
Hall - Painted walls.
Master Bedroom - Painted walls. Installed HVAC vent.
Master Bathroom - Plumber installed drain in shower pan. Started to install subfloor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - All wall painting completed including closets. Moulding installation started.
Guest Bathroom - Plumber installed drain in shower pan. Installed subfloor, shower ceiling, and shower light.
Week 17 - Monday, February 17
Foyer - More moulding installed.
Great Room - Installed more moulding.
Kitchen - Installed moulding and painted pantries.
Den - Traced electrical circuit breakers and installed switch/outlet covers.
Laundry - Painted walls and window moulding. Installed concrete backer board on floor.
Hall - Painted closet.
Master Bedroom - Started moulding installation.
Master Bathroom - Laid out and cut cement backer board on floor. Painted window moulding.
Susan's Closet - Painted window moulding.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Installed more moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Installed concrete backer board on floors. Started tile layout and finished cutting tiles.
Week 18 - Monday, February 24
Foyer - Floor installation was completed.
Great Room - Floor installation was completed. Traced electric circuits and installed wall plates.
Kitchen - Floor installation was completed.
Den - Floor installation was completed. Installed ceiling lights. Finished electrical work.
Laundry - Installed another new light and started floor tiling.
Hall - Installed moulding. Traced electric circuits and installed receptacle plates.
Master Bedroom - Floor installation was completed.
Master Bathroom - Installed cement backer board on floor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - Floor installation was completed. Replaced old switches and receptacles. Traced electrical circuits and installed switch/receptacle covers. Painted window moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Finished installation of shower base. Installed tiles on floor excepting for last row under cabinet.
Week 19 - Monday, March 2
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - No significant work.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Finished tiling floor. Painted cabinet.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Finished installation of shower base. Finished installation of cement backer board and installed tiles on floor.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - Finished tiling floor. Painted closet.
Week 20 - Monday, March 9
Foyer - No significant work.
Great Room - No significant work.
Kitchen - Cut and installed moulding.
Den - No significant work.
Laundry - Finished tiles floors with grout. Painted door jambs and window frames. Finished cabinets and temporarily set new sink in place.
Hall - No significant work.
Master Bedroom - No significant work.
Master Bathroom - Finished tiles floors with grout. Painted door jambs.
Susan's Closet - Installed closet system.
Paul's Closet - No significant work.
Guest Bedroom - No significant work.
Guest Bathroom - Finished tile floors with grout. Painted door jambs. Removed mirror.
Week 21 - Monday, March 16
Foyer - Cut and painted moulding for closet.
Great Room - Cut and painted moulding for closet. Contractor installed stair railing.
Kitchen - Appliances put in place. Cut and painted moulding for pantries.
Den - Cut and painted moulding.
Laundry - Appliances put in place. Installed, caulked, and painted mouldings.
Hall - Cut and painted moulding for closet.
Master Bedroom - Cut and painted moulding.
Master Bathroom - Cut and painted moulding. Installed cabinet.
Susan's Closet - No significant work.
Paul's Closet - Cut and painted moulding.
Guest Bedroom - Cut and painted moulding.
Guest Bathroom - Cut and painted moulding. Contractor installed cabinet. Plumber finished under sink.
Week 22 - Monday, March 23
Foyer - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Caulked and painted mouldings.
Great Room -
Kitchen - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Caulked and painted mouldings.
Den - Installed mouldings.
Laundry - Installed appliances. Started to install sink.
Hall - Installed mouldings.
Master Bedroom - Installed mouldings. Repaired walls.
Master Bathroom - Repaired walls. Installed mouldings.
Susan's Closet - Installed mouldings.
Paul's Closet -
Guest Bedroom - Installed mouldings.
Guest Bathroom - Installed moulding and closet shelves. Repaired walls.
Week 23 - Monday, March 30
Foyer -
Great Room -
Kitchen -
Den -
Laundry -
Hall -
Master Bedroom -
Master Bathroom -
Susan's Closet -
Paul's Closet -
Guest Bedroom -
Guest Bathroom -
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