Not quite a live action post, but pretty much all day we have been running errands for materials and then for the last eight hours, putting down base coats on all the remaining surfaces, after the final (hopefully) flattening. It is currently all white and looks very fresh and clean, considering what it has been in the last year.
The guy that came in yesterday to help us has been rally great and he was here again today and will be at least for tomorrow. How works fast, well and the bonus is that he is cheap and clean. We have been really lucky to have found him on such short notice and he has expanded the scope of his work little to fix some other issues we have.
The schedule is still insanely tight, but I am feeling more confident that we are going to get most of what we need done in order to make it look like it should. The floor still won't be done and the trim is going to be touch and go, but reckon that overall, the evaluator will get a pretty decent idea of it and not mark us down too harshly.
I have taken next week off from work and the timing couldn't be better, though it isn't going to be a very relaxing holiday, as almost every waking hour is going to be spent getting this shambles in order, plus getting the garden looking somewhat presentable, but that is a whole different mess.
The wood panels above are part of our morning tasks, as we are at the stage in the bathroom where the tiles are on and it is time for the wooden walls to go in. My wife has a design in mind and it should end up pretty nice, even though the bathroom is very small. In a week or two it should be finished and I can add the final results, but for now, these are progress shots. Tomorrow, I will have to go and get some grout that matches the color.
The shot below was taken a few hours ago before all the walls were undercoated, but it shows that it is looking pretty clean at least. There are a lot of things left to do all over the place, but there is some proverb about eating elephants and we are taking as many bites as we can.
But speaking about bites, before get onto work again for the rest of the night, I picked up some hot wings and my wife and I will sit down for an hour or two and try to recover, hoping that the second (or third) wind kicks in behind us and we can continue on.
If anyone is in the neighborhood and can handle a roller, you are welcome.
Taraz
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