The House Transformation Project

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 - 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.

Photos taken on or before 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 - Original Foyer - Week 2 Removed chair rail and began wall repair. Foyer Closet - Week 1 Removed wallpaper. Foyer Closet - Week 2 Repaired wall.

Photos taken 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. It did make an immediate improvement in the appearance of the rooms. Foyer Closet - Week 1 Removed wallpaper. Great Room - Original Great Room - Week 1 Removed blinds and hardware. When all the walls were cleaned of hardware, we started on more diffic...