Well, what feels like finally, the floor of the garage has all been painted at least once. It is a bit frustrating as it has to be done in parts, and cleaning has to be done between, so what has been painted (but hopefully dry) has a fine layer of dust on it that will require cleaning again - but it is okay.
That was the last of the first can of paint I used, The floor had already been sealed.
The worst part by far is having to constantly move things from one place to another, with piles of firewood, or building materials, machines and odds and ends all being moved multiple times. *Some can stay outside, but most cannot. I was able to finally get my wife to sort through some stuff last night for charity - I have been asking for over a week now. That cleared a bit of it out.
And last night I put in some effort and primed most of the floor so I could paint today. The problem was I also used some old concrete I found to repair the worst bit of the floor, but it hadn't dried yet. I have never concreted before and have no idea if it will stay how I did it, but it might, or might not.
But as you can see from the following shots, the concrete is in terrible condition otherwise and I am trying to ignore it, as I know this is the basement and it should still suit the needs of what we need right now and in the near-ish future. Ultimately, because there is no insulation under the foundation of this house, we are going to have to dig out all the concrete, put in insulation, relay with floor heating, and then refit everything. That would run to around 120,000€ by estimates. So, it is a "while away".
Plus, we have to get the roof done first, which is about 50,000€.
Since this is not a living area and we don't actually park the car in here, the goal is to make it usable without traipsing dust all the way through everywhere. Up until this point, it has been a shoes only zone and as a result, it gets dirty very quickly. Plus, no care is taken. Once the floors are all dry and things are put away in their places, in the main section where we have the laundry, sauna and other areas, we will put down outdoor matting that will keep it a little warmer, but also make it shoeless.
And dropping wet laundry won't result in a rewash.
Tomorrow, Smallsteps' Finnish family are coming here to belatedly celebrate her birthday and my wife wants all the stuff out of the driveway so that it looks better. I am not sure that is going to happen, since the floors might not be dry in time, so she is going to have to suffer the humiliation of things not being in place. But since she hasn't done any of the work, she shouldn't complain too much.
That probably won't stop her.
Taraz
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