Recent Additions
Jul 02, 2009
Installing "Click" Laminate flooring is not as easy as the instructions make it seam.
I started last Saturday. After two hours I was ready to call it quits. I only had two rows installed and the third would not go in. On Sunday night My in-laws came over and papa in-law gave me a run down on how to do it. We used a tool kit my wife's co-worker had given her. We installed two rows in about MORE...
Jun 26, 2009
Stopped in at Cameo today and picked up three kits. All Trek kits, all in 1/1000... MORE...
Jun 24, 2009
Painted the first coat in the hobby room. This green is very thin. Love the color.
To tired to do more than that tonight. MORE...
Picked up two new kits over the weekend. MORE...
Jun 23, 2009
Put on the final coat of tan on the hallway and yellow on the recroom wall. Put the outlet plates on the dry sections.
Some paint peeled off the walls and this will need to be touched up but that can happen once the rest of the jobs are done.
I can almost see it completed. MORE...
Over the past few days we have done the 2nd coat of Tan in the hallway/stairwell. I am going to need to rent a ladder that I can use in the stairs, or build some platform for my step ladder, because the pad contraption I used works only so well. I need to cut in by hand. Not looking forward to that.
We started the yellow (I swear it has some green in it) and have two coats on it so far. Due MORE...
Jun 20, 2009
Last weekend I ended up getting some time to finish priming the stairs. Sunday we finished priming the bedroom and hall closet. That was it, priming done.
On Monday night we picked up the paint. The hallways is a light tan, the bathroom is a yellow green(bright) and the hobby room is dark green. The recroom will be a Blue/Grey and a Light yellow/tan.
Over the week we have painted the bat MORE...
Jun 12, 2009
I did a bit of priming last Saturday and again today. I completed the hallway on Saturday and today I did about 3/4 of the stairwell. I used this edging pad to do the high edging in the stair well. Not to happy with it. I think I will need to mast the ceiling and brush it. Not sure hot to get a ladder in there though with the uneven levels of the steps.
Probably won't have much time this w MORE...
Jun 04, 2009
Today we primed the rest of the recroom, the hobbyroom and the bathroom. There are some spots where drywall is flaking off. Not many, maybe three or four. Will require a bit of patching after the first color coat.
I had bought three can's of primer. The drywall is sucking it in like a sponge. I will probably need to get two more cans to complete the basement.
I have settled on a dark gr MORE...
Jun 02, 2009
We started Painting tonight.
We went through one gallon of paint and got half the recroom primed. The kids helped cut in the corners and after a few lessons they did a decent job. The drywall sure does suck up that paint. Only thing that sucks it up more is the joint compound.
I probably will not get a chance to paint tomorrow or Thursday as I have work and kid obligations. I will prob MORE...
Jun 01, 2009
Today we (Wifie and I) masked the ceiling and electrical outlets. My absolutely amazing wife also scraped a bit more and moped the floor again.
We moved a few things away from the walls and everything is now ready for the first coat of primer. I just got plain white as we will be painting different rooms different colors and we don't have that sorted yet.
The only area I can not mask off i MORE...
May 30, 2009
Over the past few days I have been vacuuming up all the drywall dust. It is a real pain in the ass I tell ya. After about 10 minutes of sucking up dust I have to stop and knock out the filter. I should have picked up dry bags but didn't. Oh well. It took two or three evenings of vacuuming but I got most of it up.
Today my wife and I tackled the basement together. She vacumed up the last of MORE...
May 27, 2009
This will be the last post about Drywall. "S" Finished up today. He did a great job, he was fast and efficient. His guys where just as good. If you ever need drywall work done I would highly recommend him. Drop me line and I will give you his contact info.
Now I need to vacuum up all the plaster dust. After that it is on to install the light fixtures and then painting.
The next update MORE...
May 26, 2009
The ceiling was sprayed today. The two guys came in and did it pretty quickly. Looks to be a good job.
Over the next few days I will install the final light fixtures.
This weekend I will spray the primer coat of paint. Need to remove the railing from the stair well and tape off the ceiling first. Lots of little things to do to keep me busy and feeling like I am moving forward. MORE...
