June 12, day 45 of 45
We almost did it (see below). We moved 90% of our household goods from one end of the block to the other this weekend. Woot! Today, CP and K8 are back at their day jobs. Tonight, we regroup to prioritize!
Items in bold signify things to do asap!
Protect refinished floors on first, stairway, and second floor hallway with carpenter paper
Remove dust from upstairs bedrooms and bath; lay carpenter paper to reduce dust wherever possible
Install kitchen cabinets, plumbing, remaining electricity
Complete drywall
doorways, walls (kitchen, dining room, upstairs bathroom, Charlotte’s bedroom), ceilings (dining room, living room)
closet/powder room: postpone to after move-in
Install bathroom — tile floor, bathroom vanity, medicine cabinets, toilet, etc.
Complete basement floor epoxy
CP’s office
laundry room: postponed to fall 2022 to ensure dry basement for application of materials
Install doors and molding to one degree or another in all bedrooms, upstairs bathroom, laundry room, basement, stairway, and closet/powder room: postpone to after move-in
Retrofit vintage hardwood door with 3/4 lite for front door: postpone to after move-in
Install new window in kitchen
Build master bedroom closet: postpone to after move-in
Landscape as much as possible
Do the least amount of harm to ourselves and to the twin!
Prime Ceilings and Walls
second floor: master bedroom, office, main bath, hallway, Charlotte’s bedroom, Theo’s bedroom
first floor: living room, dining room, kitchen
Paint Ceilings and Walls
second floor
first floor
Tear down kitchen ceiling
Replace kitchen ceiling: why drywall when the newly exposed beams are so gorgeous?