June 2, Day 33 of 45 Day Countdown
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
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?