Whew! What a weekend! Friday we had our closing and in true fashion Stella and I got to celebrate with some of our favorite people! We had a slow start on Saturday but once I got to the house I started cleaning in full force. I don't understand how some people live in such filth. That aside, I got a good start on Saturday and got most of the house as about as clean as it's going to get. Some of the walls are being replaced, all the floors are being redone, and all the carpet is being tossed and fresh, clean new carpet is going in. So, with all the upcoming construction it was pointless to make the house perfect.
This morning we got an early start on the house, at 7:30 we were already bustin butt. Today's project was to get all the hardwood floors sanded down so we could stain them hopefully tomorrow night. We had a little extra help, Randy and Espen came up and lent a hand for a few hours which was GREATLY appreciated. Aside from the hardwoods we got the water turned on and found out a new hot water heater is going to have to be put in. Boo, but I guess that's part if the game. Hopefully we don't run into too many of those bumps in the road. Today was just day one on MANY, MANY more hard working days ahead of us. Bring it! :)
Here is a before picture with the old stove still in and the nasty hardwoods floor.
You wouldn't believe how heavy this thing is, and just to make it a little heavier, notice the piece of flagstone on the front of it to give it a little more weight. We really had to get down a few layers to get to the nice wood.
Before and after. We're going to use a clear coat of sealer so the wood stays light
First thing this morning I hung a few wall color paint samples. I have an idea of what colors I would like but I'm still deciding. The one thing I do know is that the Pepto pink has got to go!
This is one of the two beams in the house. Dad started stripping it today. As you can see the hardwoods are done and the beam still needs some finishing but all in all today was a great day. We all busted ass and it paid off.
Thank you to Babi, Deda, Randy, Espen and Stella for the help today!
Hope everyone had a wonderful weekend!
Much Love!