May 12, day ten of the 45 Day Countdown
Things have been progressing apace, and some things like removal of the kitchen ceiling arose, but we are feeling good about all things renovation on Larchwood. Here’s the update:
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, closet/powder room), ceilings (dining room, living room)
Install bathroom — tile floor, bathroom vanity, medicine cabinets, toilet, etc.
Complete basement floor epoxy (CP’s office and laundry room)
Install doors and molding to one degree or another in all bedrooms, upstairs bathroom, laundry room, basement, stairway, and closet/powder room
Retrofit vintage hardwood door with 3/4 lite for front door
Install new window in kitchen
Build master bedroom closet
Landscape as much as possible
Do the least amount of harm to ourselves and to the twin!
It does indeed feel good to cross things off the list!
Tyrone came by on Monday to give the upcoming kitchen work a look — pointing on the brick wall and creating a new window rough opening. He and his crew (Typex Masonry) did a great job on the basement when the renovation first began. Grateful that he can fit this next step into his schedule!
And then there are the additional activities that were overlooked in the original 45 Day Countdown:
Prime Ceilings and Walls (master bedroom, office, main bath, hallway, Charlotte’s bedroom, Theo’s bedroom, living room, dining room, kitchen)
Paint Ceilings and Walls
Tear down kitchen ceiling
Replace kitchen ceiling
Clearly, much more work is to be done!