Clean up

Robert met the insurance claim guy at the house this morning.  It looks like we might get more than we expected, but we also might have more to fix than expected.  It looks like we might have to replace some sheet rock and insulation so that it doesn't get moldy. 

I went over to the house with Robert for a little bit.  He's still there "putzing" around.  I swept up, and picked up the rest of the trash that Robert hadn't done the night before.  I was going to clean a little deeper, but I'll need to wait until we have the water turned back on.

 Bedroom is all cleaned up - ready for carpet!

 Doors are off . . . the one to the toilet isn't going back up.  Need to remove the strick plate and fix the trim.  There is a window in there, and just too many doors with the bathroom door and closet door. 

 Man, the bathroom floor was dirty . . still need to really clean this weekend.  AND, I need to start painting in here!!

 Need to get a cute roman shade for this window . . . or maybe since the glass is frosted, I shouldn't cover it?  hmmmm

 No more water, but the boards already look warped.  :(

 All the trash is picked up in the hobby room . . . it's waiting for carpet.

 So is the guest bedroom.  We need to remember to bring a box to put all these boards.

 I tried to get a shot of the warped wood floor, but don't think you can really tell?

 This section is really bad . . I think because the AC leaked on this part before the water heater did.

New Floors

So, yesterday . . . Robert went to the house and did a "bang up" cleaning job.  Can't wait to see it!  I went by Sears to return the edger/weed eater/blower that I had bought.  Turns out, Robert already had the weed eater that will accept the attachments . . . and I thought the edger didn't work very good.  So, I'm on the lookout for a solo edger now.  I'll probably find a used one on craigslist or at a pawn shop.

I also signed up for Directv yesterday, and AT&T internet.  They were supposed to come out Saturday to install . . . but something got FUBAR!  After spending another hour on the phone with Directv, then AT&T, then Directv again - Directv is coming out the 16th, and AT&T is sending the modem for a self install.  I'm sure I'll have to set up a service call, because we yanked the low hanging phone line out of the house, so I doubt the internet will work??

Today, Robert scheduled all KINDS of stuff.  Tomorrow, the insurance claims adjuster is coming out to check out the water damaged floors.  Hopefully we'll get a couple of bucks to fix the wood floors.  He scheduled the water heater install for Friday after work.  He's having the ceiling guy come out on Saturday to give us an estimate to take off the popcorn ceiling in the living room and kitchen, retexture, and paint.  He talked to several different carpet guys, and he ended up coming up to my work at 3:00 to go pick out carpet in Dallas.  We found the guy on craigslist.  He has GREAT prices! http://www.shdistributing.com  We got a 50oz frieze for $1.99 a square foot - carpet, pad and install all included.  Robert was hoping to get all the carpet for $1500, but the max he was willing to pay was $1800 . . . we ended up paying $1886!!  wooohoooo  He also had GREAT prices on hard wood floors.  I'm sure we'll end up going back after we get our insurance claim.

Hopefully we won't see the dirt Chili tracks in . . .or the coopenhagen crumbs Robert drops on the floor!  :)  They are coming out Saturday to install it!  I can't wait!

Oh, and here's those house plans I'm been promising . . . (to see it larger, click on the picture, then right click on it and pick "view image" and then it will let you zoom in)

Water, Water, Everywhere

Well, we met in Mansfield after work, and rode together over to the house.  We went by Lowe's and bought some heavy duty trash bags, a mop to clean the floors, a bucket, and some floor cleaner.

When we drove up to the house, there was a bunch of police activity in front of the house next door.  I think there had been a fender-bender, and we were a little distracted . . . UNTIL WE SAW WATER POURING OUT FROM UNDER THE GARAGE DOOR!!  ekkkkkkkk

It looked like the water heater had busted.  We knew there was a problem with it, because we weren't getting hot water.  Robert had just talked to someone about it today about looking at it sometime this week.

And then we went inside and saw the REAL damage!!  Good thing the living room floor is sunken, because the living room and the den are the only floors with damage.

Hey, atleast they are clean now!!  :)

The wood is starting to warp already, no telling how long ago it happened . . . couldn't be more than 24 hours though.

Looks like the floors in the den are ruined too.  You can see the ends bowing up.

I think it's a laminate though?? 

Crown and base molding

Didn't get a ton accomplished today.  Robert got the base molding done in the entry way, and started on the crown molding.  The crown molding is a little more difficult than he expected, but he always looks forward to "conquering" something like this.  We also got the entry way ceiling light put up.

I painted the bedroom door that we laid on saw horses in the middle of the living room.  Since it's oil based, it takes a while to dry.  I also took off the DAMN towel bar on the cabinet in front of the kitchen sink.  I hated that thing!!  Let bruises on my legs.  I also measured every little section of the whole house, so I could get it all correct in my House Designer program.  I'll try to get pictures of that on the blog tomorrow.

 Chili is always such a big help!!  (sarcasm detected???)  

So, I think I'm gonna let Robert go over there tomorrow by himself and work on the molding.  I'm gonna stay home and rest my injury . . . and maybe get some packing done.

Sorry it's been so quiet around here

I haven't been going over to the house, in fact, I haven't even been going to work.  Tuesday, I went to the doctor and he gave me three different pain pills.  Wednesday, I tried to go to work, but the driving and sitting in traffic is the worst part.  I only stayed till after lunch, and then went home and slept off the pain.  Thursday, it was storming, so I didn't even risk the traffic and stayed home again.  Friday, I went in VERY early and was able to leave at 2:30.  I went over to the house and helped clean up a little, but I'm in a LOT of pain still.  It's pretty frustrating.  I can't sit down, I can't bend over, I can't lay down, I can't drive . . .without being in pain.  If I take the pain pills, then all I wanna do is sleep.  SIGH

Robert has been working really hard however.  He's been painting trim and doors.  Here's a couple pictures from yesterday.

 

Not much of a holiday weekend for us!

I'm ready to go back to WORK!!  We decided to leave Chili at the rent house today to rest . . . he's kind of annoying under you feet all the time, and then the ride to and from he gets WAY too excited. 

So, we went straight to the house today and took some quick measurements, and then went to Lowe's for another BIG purchase.  3 doors (bedroom, master bath, and entry closet), 96 feet of baseboards, 96 feet of crown molding (hopefully this trim will be enough for the master and entry way, with some to spare).  Door hardware, hinges, plug cover plates, switch plates (all for master and entry way), 4 more gallons of wall paint for the hobby room and guest bedroom, new AC vents for master and entry, entry way light, door hinge template jig, and a couple other miscellaneous things.  Here's the truck all loaded down when we got back to the house.

So, while Robert tackled the painting, I thought I'd tackle mowing the front yard.  Since I had fertilized, it was growing pretty fast.  I started on the side with the retaining wall next to our neighbors house.  I was mowing along the wall (push mower, not riding), and the wall gave way when I stepped on it. I fell 5 feet on the neighbors concrete ... On my ASS! I scraped up my elbow and leg, but I can't sit down straight. Thank GOD the mower didn't fall with me!! If I feel the same or worse tomorrow, I'm gonna go get checked out to make sure I didn't break my tailbone.  I was VERY freaked out . . . more from the thought that the mower could have fallen with me, than the pain of falling.  I had to walk all the way down to the street, and then up the driveway to get inside.

Soooooo . . . after I calmed down, and realized that I was still alive and that it actually hurt too much to sit down, I figured I might as well finish mowing (I had just started with this happened).  I pushed towards the wall instead of along the wall . . . and will from now on!!

I asked Robert if we could just tack up the crown molding, and lay the baseboards against the wall to see what they look like.  LOVE!!

Here's the painting Robert worked on today . . . he still needs to cut in the top and bottom.

 

 Robert wanted me to take a picture of the stove top and cord that aren't working to see if we can figure out how to fix them . . . 

 End of the stove top cord.

 Underneath the stovetop.

 So after the traumatic day, and us looking REALLY crappy . . . we said "who cares" and stopped at Taco Cabana for nachos and a DRINK!!!  Now I need a pain pill . . . 

Let the painting marathon begin

We painted a LOT today . . . we painted the entry way, the master bedroom, and then used up the left over paint anywhere we could.  This picture below is actually the last of the painting Robert did before we left for the evening.

Painted the bulk of the kitchen walls, even though we still need to take down all the popcorn ceiling, re-texture and paint the ceiling.

 I draped all the kitchen cabinets with plastic in preparation for the ceiling take-down.

Robert prepped the entry way with miles of blue tape, and I painted it.  Still need to paint the trim, put up crown molding, and maybe add some bigger base boards.  Robert also painted the living room walls, but we still have to cut in the edges.  Man, I hope these floors come clean . . .

Another shot of the living room . . .

And another.  We need to take out the middle look through.  I tried to break thru it on the other side today, but they put some 2x4's in there.

Robert's going to take a shower before we leave.  Bedroom is all painted.  Just needs new carpet, crown molding, trim painted, new doors, and new base boards.  

Another shot of the bedroom.
Here's another couple of shots of the painted entry way.  Almost can't see the yellow anymore!!  YIPPEEE

And here's the flag I got for the front, just in time for Memorial Day!!

Getting in the grove

So much so, that I keep forgetting to take pictures.  We both left work at 3:00 on Friday and worked till dark.  Saturday, we got up and went to Lowe's first thing in the morning, then came back and got Chili and worked till dark again.

Friday, Robert started painting the bedroom ceiling.  It looks so much better painted!  He went thru a whole gallon of ceiling paint, and didn't even cover the whole ceiling.

He also textured the other ceilings in the bedrooms, entry way and hallway.  I was the "gopher" and cleaned up trash and other messes.  I also unloaded all the stuff from my car, and put it away . . . and helped Robert clean up the texture hopper and paint tools.

Saturday, we went to Lowe's and spent my entire paycheck (just kidding, but it was close!).  We got a 5 gallon bucket of ceiling paint, a 5 gallon bucket of wall paint, and 1 gallon of trim paint.  (We'll get $45 back in rebates on the paint)  We also got a bunch of random painting tools . . . trim brush, drop cloths, sanding blocks, blue tape, masking paper, and extra paint rollers.  I got some cleaning supplies for the kitchen, a flag for the front porch, and returned those under cabinet lights.

The BIG ticket item was this . . .
 
Robert  decided that he needed a airless paint sprayer.  He said painting would go MUCH faster, and I wouldn't have to paint!!  It was bigger and more expensive that I thought we were going to get, but I think we'll get our moneys worth, since we need to paint the outside of the house too.  He's already painted all of the ceilings that he re-textured.  (Master bedroom, guest bedroom, hobby room, hallway and entryway)

I spent the whole day on the kitchen.  I cleaned the cabinets, ripped out the old cabinet liners, and re-lined all the drawers and cabinets.  It took me quite a while to get in the "groove" on that damn cabinet liner.  arrgghhhhh  It's such a pain!  In the end, went thru 4 rolls of this adhesive liner for all the cabinet shelves . .


 Two rolls of this in half some of the drawers . .


And one roll of this in the rest of the drawers . .

Spent ALL day in the kitchen, cleaning them with Murphy's oil and lining those damn cabinets!  Tried to line the back side of the upper cabinets with the first paper, but it kept falling down . . . so ended up ripping it all out.  Probably wasted a whole roll of that paper. 

So, now I'm waiting for Robert to wake up (wish I could sleep in later than 6am on the weekends!!) . . . and then it's back to Lowe's for more paint, and another full day of work. 

Calm before the storm

Robert had his first fill for his lap band today, and I am DOG tired . . . so we are taking the day off.  It's a 3 day weekend, so starting tomorrow at 5, we'll probably be going non-stop.

I went to Lowe's today, and bought a couple of things . . .

a light for above the kitchen sink, and lights for under the cabinet (after reading the bad reviews on them though, I think I'll be returning the under cabinet lights)


I also bought a gallon of ceiling paint, some plastic drop cloths (for the kitchen cabinets, I think we'll be taking the popcorn ceiling down in there this weekend), some grass seed for the bare spots, and a couple of hose hangers (the plastic one for the garage faucet, and the metal one for the front patio . . the ugly green metal one by the garage now will be moved to the other side of the back yard.)

 

So, my car is all packed up and ready (got all the yard stuff that I already had in there, and ready to go).