This is supposed to be the "big week"in the basement. Today they are going to texture the walls and they plan to paint on Tuesday and Wednesday. So today they have been sanding all the drywall to get it ready for the texture. The dust is pervasive! My cleaners came today and left at about 11:00 a.m. It is now 1:00 p.m. and there is a film of fine, white dust visible on everything upstairs. JJ left with a layer of white haze on his clothes. I have washed my hands several times and within 15 or 20 minutes they look dusty again. Only two more days to go and we will be done with the dirtiest part of the work!
We are going to take our time with the carpet, furniture and kitchenette. We know what we want to do, we just want to make sure we can pay cash for it, so we will have to see how much is left in savings once the paint dries. Another plus to waiting is that it will be warm enough to open the windows and air out the "new carpet" fumes. It is supposed to rain and snow and be cold off and on this week, so we will just have to put up with the paint fumes until we leave.
My goal is to have a nice place for Christmas Eve stories at the end of the year. We might even have a dinner or two down there. Michael and Tomoko have been really great to host all the family events each winter but I think they will be glad to relax a little more during the holidays.
3 comments:
Sorry!!! I can't wait to see it all. I'm super excited.
All of this in the same week you're travelling? You guys are animals!! :-) Can't wait to see you!
It would be great to see some before, in progress and after pictures.
Remodel work is dirty and time consuming. But well worth it when finished.
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