Well, it’s been a week since we got the house and got to work. The first couple of days were dirty. Removing carpets. Old carpets. Thankfully hubby dearest took care of that…but it was nasty. The previous owners were smokers, so the smell was embedded into every fibre.
Anyway, carpets were removed, all baseboards and casing ripped down, wallpaper stripped and old baseboard heaters removed. We hired people to install the new hardwood and a finisher to install new baseboards and casings and paint the entire second floor. While these were all things we could have easily done ourselves, we need it completed quickly. So pros were the way to go.
Here’s a look at our progress so far:
Flooring
Baseboard, Casings and Architraves
They will begin painting tomorrow. I am investigating changing the look of my stairs. I will share some ideas and pictures soon.
In addition to the work being completed on the second floor, we hired professional cleaners to take care of the basement and main floor. By take care I mean get rid of the insane amount of dead bugs {and spiders!!}, cob webs and who knows what else. The home was extremely under used, so it needed a good cleaning. We will have the basement carpets professionally cleaned on Thursday. Overkill? Nah!
We move in on Friday…eek!
Goodnight!
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