The throne is in!!

Finally got the toilet installed. Geez.... I managed to put that off for way too long. In this picture, you can see the surround up (with it's blue protective membrane) for a dry fit.

For those that have asked, yes - the tub is tan. It's going to be refinished white as soon as the surround is up. The refinishers said to do everything else in the bathroom, and the tub should be done last (not what I would have thought, but they are the experts).

Got most of the trim and baseboards painted in the living room. Finally having a handyman (licensed) to come in on Friday to do the misc plumbing and electrical stuff. Or at least they are supposed to be coming......

New light fixtures

Got the upstairs bedroom light fixtures done. Took down the old ceiling fans. I am not sure how people didn't bonk their heads on these fans. They were quite low. I suppose these fans have their charm, the date on the sticker was from 1989 - which is not as old as I thought they were! Anyway, going to give them away for free, since they are functional. I chose not to replace the fans, as this house has central air.

Also dry fit the tub surround. Looks excellent!

Old lights


New lights

Rehab goals for this week

Short week due to the Memorial Day holiday. Plans include:

- Painting trim and final color in living room
- painting ceilings
- grouting tile
- installing toilet
- installing shower surround
- working on landscaping

All in all, progress is going well. The roofer is meeting with me at the end of the week to get the shingle colors picked out and get a scheduled time to start work.

House rehab week in review

This week's projects include:

- Drywall repair to basement entry
- cement board put up in shower area
- removed a platoon of lily of the valley flowers from the front yard (smell great, though!)
- Dining room trim completed and one coat of final color on the walls
- Living room primed
- laid most of the tile in the bathroom (need to get some more)
- Picked up all the final paint for the interior

Here is a pic of the dining room. The paint is Olympic "Heavy Cream".




The grass seeds have now sprouted in the front yard, so that will be looking much better soon.

Wall patching

Took a break from the endless monotony of painting today and fixed the walls in the basement entry. This is where the fridge used to be, and the walls were very damaged. All done and patched, they will need sanding and painting. Looks soooo much better.

Before:



After



Today I also laid the rest of the tile in the bathroom that doesn't need cutting. Plus started measuring for the wall repair in the shower. Having trouble with the hole saw, it doesn't cut very well. Not sure why, so that's a puzzle to figure out tomorrow.

Never ending paint!

Painting again, and again. Of course, we painted the kitchen and office of our own home this weekend, and here I am painting again.
Got the bathroom, dining room and living room primed, the bathroom trim mostly done and the dining room ceiling painted.

Here is a living room progress shot from original to today:


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Bathroom is really starting to come along. Pics of the backer board, and the dry run of tiles. Today I started installing the tiles.



Tonight is a trip to the big box for a lot of big stuff. Getting some dry wall, plywood, backer board, shower surround and more paint.

Rehab goals for this week

Plans for this week include:

- priming living room and dining room
- putting up green board in bathroom
- picking up shower surround, and possibly installing it
- finishing up the kitchen cabinets and measuring for counter top tile
- picking out paint colors for upstairs bedrooms and bath

Still waiting on the handyman who is coming to do a bit of electrical and plumbing work. Was supposed to get back with me last week, but hasn't. Gotta love it.