Was a good weekend with three of us working on the house while Cassidy worked her day job.
Sandra was working at caulking and painting the trim downstairs that hadn't been done earlier. The bath, the mudroom, lower bed/band room. She's actually getting near the end of all of it! She paints fast, but three coats and a LOT of trim takes time.
I did get the transoms up with new glass installed in there and razor bladed the fourth one that had glass in it. One side had four coats of thick paint. I had to cut gorges into the paint in order to slowly work it off.
Todd took care of a myriad of things that weren't quite finished: he hung the pendant light in the lower bath, finished door trim for the laundry, and helped me work on installing the new stairs. Didn't get them all run but we made it up to the landing, looks so good. I used clear poplar for the risers and they really match well with the hickory treads.
I did get the master vanity all plumbed so that's off my list. Need to call someone out to measure for a large mirror over it. I'd do it myself, but need to have cutouts for a receptacle and the lights. I do not trust myself with that. Now that I think about it, I'm not sure it'll fit up the stairs. Hmmm. May be a change of plans here.
Todd and I unpacked the stove and assembled what needed to done. Had to connect to gas to it and add a 30-amp cord to it for the oven.
This week, the shower glass should come, and the gas final. Need to call the gas company and have them set a meter, so we can fire up the stove, fireplaces and furnaces when the time comes.
Photos
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| Ripping out the stairs from the bottom up. A couple steps at a time
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| Just about to the landing. Such a difference!!! |
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