October 25, 2012

The hardwood floor with first coat of sealer that Jay did last Saturday.

front entry 

Living room

Office

Front entry

Jay will be putting on another coat of sealer tomorrow or Saturday.  After that's absorbed into the wood for at least 48 hours, I think we can start moving things where they belong.  :-)  Yippee!!

October 19, 2012

Can't believe it's been 2 months since the last post!  After the last post, we took it easy the rest of the month in August.  We actually took a short vacation up to one of our favorite areas, Ashland.  The kids had a lot of fun and we really needed that as a family.  The following weekend we enjoyed our very first Marathon Fun Days.  Carter was a dare devil on ALL the big rides, and Carlee is a thrill seeker herself. She went on the little roller coaster probably 20 times.  Best of all, she started copying the older children and kept her arms up in the air the whole way around.  Labor Day weekend, we found ourselves in the big town of Milwaukee watching the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Pittsburgh Pirates.  The Brew Crew won, and the kids loved it when they hit home runs because fireworks went off in the sky.

Let's get back to the house.....
Mid-September we realized there was a crack in the pipe leading to the sewer.  Yippee!  (Not!)  Although, Jay was happier than a peacock to rent the mini excavator for a day.  Another problem solved.

See what I mean?  This isn't a picture of someone who is upset over a cracked pipe!

We finally added a doorknob to our front entry door.  The interior of the fiberglass front entry door has yet to be determined.  Debating on whether to stain or paint it.  There are pros and cons of both.  Stain because it would look great if it matched the other doors, yet was told scratching occurs often and it's high-maintenance that way.  Painting probably wouldn't look as good, but more likely easier to care for if Carlee decides to run riding toys into the door.

Moving on to the upstairs bathroom.  We had our wall heater installed for us because we all like it be toasty warm when taking a bath or shower.  :-)  Also had our fan/light installed in the bathroom.

I had the joys of painting everything else.  Jay did everything upstairs, and now I've done almost all downstairs.  I painted the living room, office, downstairs bathroom, and entry way.  I guess I'm starting to get good at it!
The bathroom downstairs is just about finished now too.  All we have left is to find a vanity light that we both agree on and we can move forward with putting our mirror up.  Below are the downstairs bathroom pics.

Our beautiful bathroom door and doorknob from Modern Builders and Suppliers out of Wausau, WI.  Trim work has to be done yet, but we love it!  Take a look below at the doorknob.  Such excellent quality......can't even explain unless you feel it for yourself.

One day, Jay and I pulled nails out of all the hardwood floor boards we removed in the beginning of summer.  NOT my favorite job...AT.... ALL.  I pulled out as many as I could.  The ones that irked me "just a little" were given to Jay.  Who would ever think that a board with nails could upset someone so much.......well it did for no-patience me!  After a day or so of getting all these boards ready, Jay was ready to re-lay the entryway floor.  I helped "put the puzzle together" by getting the boards ready for him.  It wasn't too difficult, just time consuming.  :-)

Last weekend, he rented the sander and this is what the floors now look like.  I think they are going to look great!!  He brought the sealer home yesterday, so now we just have to figure out the best time to do it because it's recommended to not walk on it for 24 hours, and it'll need two coats of sealer!

Living room floor ready to be sealed/finished.

Entry way floor ready to be sealed/finished.

Office

Well, that's all I have for now.  I have to admit, I thought we would have this project completed by now, but sometimes remodeling will throw you curve balls!!