New House Update
Well, you were probably wondering why I haven’t posted in a while…Hell Week at the New House was in full effect. My mother and my girlfriend’s parents were nice enough to come and visit for a few days last week to help us get the new house “move-in” ready. Let me tell you, this house will be GREAT once we are done with it, but until last week, I didn’t realize just how much work it was going to take.
We worked 12 hour days for 4 days straight, then the parents continued to work for the next few days while the girlfriend and I worked at our “paying” jobs, then the parents left and we finished off the rest of the week strong! And we STILL don’t have everything done!!
This is what we were able to get done:
- Took wallpaper down in Hall Bathroom, Master Bathroom (13 foot vaulted ceilings), and the Kitchen
- Patched a number of holes and cracks
- Textured the Hall Bathroom, Master Bathroom, Kitchen and the patches
- Primed and painted Guest Bedroom, Office, Hallway, Master Bedroom, Hall Bathroom, Kitchen, and part of the Living Room
- Cleaned Refrigerator, Oven, Dishwasher, and Windows
- Had new carpets put in for the Master and Guest Bedrooms
- Had new sinks and faucets installed in the Bathrooms
- Had a new faucet installed in the Kitchen and in the Garage
- Put new grout in floor tile, replaced drain and re-caulked Master Shower
- Removed tree stump in back yard
- Primed kitchen cabinets and cabinet doors
- Changed doorknob and deadbolt on door to the Garage
And things we have yet to finish:
- Finish painting the Living Room
- Paint the Dining Room
- Finish installing new light fixtures and put mirrors backup in Bathrooms
- Put the closet shelves back up
- Prime and Paint the Master Bathroom
- etc.
Yes, welcome to the never ending money pit known as Home Ownership!!! This is something that will take a little getting used to.
Many thanks to my mom and my girlfriend’s parents for the time, help and knowledge they brought. We definitely couldn’t have accomplished as much as we had without them. I also want to thank those friends who also took the time to help when they could. It was very appreciated.