getting there!!

After MUCH hanging, sanding, painting etc...I am happy to announce that the largest part of the drywall project is complete!! we were walking around in a winter wonderland of sorts! there was white stuff EVERYWHERE! We really tried our hardest not to track it through the house, but it didnt work to well! especially with a dog who doesnt understand! but that part is behind us...now, our dining room is in the living room, so we are still all moved around. The only one who seems to mind is Barkley...he gets very nervous and doesnt understand what the heck is going on, and why do we keep moving his bed around!

Now David is in the dining room hanging away. The same process, just another room!

After this, he is going to attempt to patch the kitchen ceiling. It is not tile like the others, but it is popcorn. He plans to try and scrape it and patch some obvious mistakes from the previous owner. Hopefully it will go as planned! otherwise he will have to take down the old drywall and replace it with new...

In other news, we got the new hallway wall painted! now it blends in with the others and looks like its always been there!

it continues...

Well, the master bedroom is now finnished, and has become our makeshift living room for the time being...

Now, the hallway (which has also had quite a few changes) and the livingroom ceilings are being drywalled.while all this is going on, the big bathroom renovation has begun!

It all started a few weeks ago...here is what the hallway looked like before...there was a lot of wasted space here that lead you into a closet-like bathroom. most of you know just how small this bathroom is. just enough room for the bathtub, toilet and sink. it serves its purpose, but its time for an upgrade! Its also a good idea to get yet another (and possibly the final) big project done before the new addition to the family comes :)

The plan is to take just about all this unused space, even the old linnen closet and make a nice big bathroom.

David started by removing all the trim, baseboards, and linnen closet doors down. This was all the "prep" needed before framing out the new wall...for that he called in some professional help from over in Shelby to assist him.

Once the help came (aka Dad!) all the big work started. first with some assesing of the situation, then with a trip to the local hardware store to get all necessary supplies...Wood, screws etc...

They completely built the frame before actually having it in the hall. Before the end of day 2 the frame was built, put in place and drywalled!