November 14, 2016
It's Monday today and inspections are scheduled for tomorrow - electrical and framing - but today the drywall began in the areas not covered under the permit. We had so many damaged walls and ceilings besides the kitchen remodel, they have plenty to do.
This may look bad but I was ecstatic! Finally - walls!!
Check out the ceiling. There were many drywall sheets that were sagging come to find out so our main man Danny screwed them all back into place where he could and replaced those he couldn't throughout the entire house - garage and all. This guy was so tall he rarely stepped on a ladder. :D You can see where he then ran tape and smoothed them over with some 'mud' as they call it in prep for the finish.
His team was quite impressive. Floridians, call Todd Wendell Drywall Contracting Services if you need meticulous drywall people who come when they say they will and work till it's done. Hugs! as Marge would say.
November 15, 2016
It's inspection day and we passed! :D Electrical and framing. Now we can get to insulation - and of course an insulation inspection. After that we are free to let go!
Exciting eh? Insulation... Great couple of kids on stilts put this up in no time.
Inspector came through and thankfully we passed. Seemed a waste of his time somehow...
Meanwhile the drywall continues - everywhere now. These are not specs on my camera. I took a few shots with the flash on and these were actually dust particles flying around from cutting and prepping the drywall. Not good for their lungs...
That was the worst day. Once it was all up, they got to work with seaming and prepping for the texture. Here's a look at their patch work.
Laundry room big leak area...
Laundry ceiling was falling down...
Garage leak area...
From the front door walking in...
No more popcorn in the master. That patched hole above the folding doors will soon be a pass through crawl space into the attic.
And that black wire in the ceiling is for our stove vent. Can't wait to get my little Japanese tea pot boiling away on the stove so I can have some tea and just chill...
Laundry room...
Garage - no more holes in the ceiling...
And the nasty leaky garage wall... no more!
OMG!
OMG!!
Master bedroom...
Next is paint - then floors! Did I say floors!!
November 27, 2016
Today is Sunday. Had a nice Thanksgiving with Paul at Rosebuds Restaurant in Osprey last week. Turkey dinner for me and roast duck for Paul. And a huge piece of carrot cake that took us 2 days to eat - and that's saying something!
Cabinets came day after. Garage suddenly seems so much smaller.
Started painting the walls a couple of days ago - Sea Salt by Sherwin WIlliams. No need to neatly trim as we will have baseboard and crown moldings going in.
Hmmm. This is gonna take a while.
But I did get this far... had to stop as floors are starting and they prefer not to have to work around me. :D You can see what they did in preparation - scratched off any stuck on texture. That's Kayla's bed. She spent the day with me while I painted.
November 29, 2016
Now we can't wait to get the new windows. Hopefully coming this week. Their cousins, the exterior doors are already in Sarasota waiting on the windows. Interior doors came yesterday.
In anticipation of being there for Christmas, I dressed up our little palm tree out front. Maybe the neighbors won't notice the third overflowing dumpster out front...
Someday we will have a patio behind that palm to watch the sunsets. And some new paint on the walls, and some new shrubs...
It's Monday today and inspections are scheduled for tomorrow - electrical and framing - but today the drywall began in the areas not covered under the permit. We had so many damaged walls and ceilings besides the kitchen remodel, they have plenty to do.
This may look bad but I was ecstatic! Finally - walls!!
Check out the ceiling. There were many drywall sheets that were sagging come to find out so our main man Danny screwed them all back into place where he could and replaced those he couldn't throughout the entire house - garage and all. This guy was so tall he rarely stepped on a ladder. :D You can see where he then ran tape and smoothed them over with some 'mud' as they call it in prep for the finish.
His team was quite impressive. Floridians, call Todd Wendell Drywall Contracting Services if you need meticulous drywall people who come when they say they will and work till it's done. Hugs! as Marge would say.
November 15, 2016
It's inspection day and we passed! :D Electrical and framing. Now we can get to insulation - and of course an insulation inspection. After that we are free to let go!
Exciting eh? Insulation... Great couple of kids on stilts put this up in no time.
Inspector came through and thankfully we passed. Seemed a waste of his time somehow...
Meanwhile the drywall continues - everywhere now. These are not specs on my camera. I took a few shots with the flash on and these were actually dust particles flying around from cutting and prepping the drywall. Not good for their lungs...
Laundry room big leak area...
Laundry ceiling was falling down...
Garage leak area...
And the garage ceiling falling down. Danny thinks someone fell partway through the ceiling when in the attic.
No more popcorn in the master. That patched hole above the folding doors will soon be a pass through crawl space into the attic.
November 19, 2016
It took them the week but it's all done and ready for paint! These pictures were taken through November 22 when the painter came through and primed all the walls and painted the ceilings white. I'll do the walls but I draw the line at ceilings. So, all done and ready for me...
The guest bath. :D Remember the hideous pink?
Laundry room...
Garage - no more holes in the ceiling...
And the nasty leaky garage wall... no more!
OMG!
OMG!!
Master bedroom...
Next is paint - then floors! Did I say floors!!
November 27, 2016
Today is Sunday. Had a nice Thanksgiving with Paul at Rosebuds Restaurant in Osprey last week. Turkey dinner for me and roast duck for Paul. And a huge piece of carrot cake that took us 2 days to eat - and that's saying something!
Cabinets came day after. Garage suddenly seems so much smaller.
Started painting the walls a couple of days ago - Sea Salt by Sherwin WIlliams. No need to neatly trim as we will have baseboard and crown moldings going in.
Hmmm. This is gonna take a while.
November 29, 2016
Now we can't wait to get the new windows. Hopefully coming this week. Their cousins, the exterior doors are already in Sarasota waiting on the windows. Interior doors came yesterday.
And the floors have started! Running over there soon to check it out.
Will post floors next but will make you wait until the weekend - when they are finished!
In anticipation of being there for Christmas, I dressed up our little palm tree out front. Maybe the neighbors won't notice the third overflowing dumpster out front...
Someday we will have a patio behind that palm to watch the sunsets. And some new paint on the walls, and some new shrubs...
Santa baby, slip some pavers under the tree for me
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, I want a yard and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Ho Ho Ho...
Been an awful good girl
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Santa honey, I want a yard and really that's not a lot
Been an angel all year
Santa baby, and hurry down the chimney tonight
Ho Ho Ho...
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