Happy New Year!!!!
Mike and I are hoping to get this re flip done and back on the market in two weeks. Just what we needed in the middle of our real project this year, lol,...and of course we want to get back home. The clock is ticking.
Monday
Mike rushed me out the door this morning so we could go and paint. I know...he is so romantic, lol. At least we are only a block away so the commute is nice and easy:) As we pulled up to the house we saw the garbage men there. The tenants left a mountain of garbage on the street. Mike and I figured we would see what the garbagemen would take and then we would take the rest back to our dumpster. Anyway, as we pulled into the driveway the one garbage man was staring at the pile shaking his head. Uh oh. When the driver saw us he jumped out of the truck and asked us if it was ours. We told him what happened and he said because it was us they would take the trash. Apparently our old tenants didn't pay for their garbage service. We helped the garbagemen load the truck and promised to give them a little extra next tine we saw them. Mike didn't have his wallet. Anyway....it's good to know and play nice with the garbagemen:). We have known the same one for 5 years now. He recognized our van when we got here this year.
Ok...one problem resolved...now time to tackle some more.
The house stinks of cigarettes. That is not good. I told Mike that I had to start cutting up the carpet to get the stench out of the house.
Mike takes off the outlet covers so we can paint the second coat of paint in the "blue" room:
I cut the carpet into strips to make it easier to roll up and tape:
Taking the carpet out of the light blue room:
First coast of Super Paint going on the light blue walls. We are hoping for one coat using Sherwin Williams Super Paint which is a paint and primer in one...and costs 0ver $50.00 a gallon...
Taking more outlet covers off. I have some job ahead of me getting the old paint off all of the outlets and switch plate covers in the house:
Two coats on the blue room and we are finished. Yay...one room down:
Mike rolls while I do the cut in in the light blue room:
One coat is on. Hopefully that will be all:
The hallway...waiting for me to cut it in:
Tearing out the carpet in the living room:
The stinky carpet is out of the house. What a heartbreak. That was some expensive carpeting:
The carpet is out:
Tuesday
Today, while we were clean, we ran some errands. We needed more paint...what else is new, lol? We also picked up the glass for the front door that blew up in Mike's hands last week and on the way home we stopped at some pool places. We needed to get prices for pumps and filters.
At least we stayed clean for a few hours:) Mike starts rolling the living room wall using the Glidden paint we just bought. We used this paint in the back den and the bedroom and it only needed one coat. We used the Sherwin Williams Super paint on the same color in hallway and in the light blue room. Both of those areas need to be repainted. This is what we bought...I see there are mixed reviews but Mike and I had great luck with this paint. It also goes on a light grey when it is wet and then turns white after it dries. It was great for painting over a white wall.
Glidden Paint
Today, while we were clean, we ran some errands. We needed more paint...what else is new, lol? We also picked up the glass for the front door that blew up in Mike's hands last week and on the way home we stopped at some pool places. We needed to get prices for pumps and filters.
At least we stayed clean for a few hours:) Mike starts rolling the living room wall using the Glidden paint we just bought. We used this paint in the back den and the bedroom and it only needed one coat. We used the Sherwin Williams Super paint on the same color in hallway and in the light blue room. Both of those areas need to be repainted. This is what we bought...I see there are mixed reviews but Mike and I had great luck with this paint. It also goes on a light grey when it is wet and then turns white after it dries. It was great for painting over a white wall.
Glidden Paint
I need to catch up:
Painting the last wall in the den:
Everything is done in the main area except for the kitchen:
Wednesday
We woke up tired...go figure, lol. Mike and I packed some snacks and went to the other house. It's a cloudy day so at least this gives us something to do.
We thought there was some of the small bathroom paint in the garage but we were wrong. Oh well...time to make it white:
The bathroom is too small for both of us. Mike rolls first and then I can do the cut in:
We got a coat of paint on all the walls and it looks so clean. We were going to leave the back room alone except it bothered us now that the rest of the house looked so fresh. Mike starting to roll our last "first" coat:
After that our carpet man showed up to take measurements. While he and Mike talked I painted the kitchen:
The back room is finished. This will need two coats to cover the old color:
We also got to see a huge manatee in the canal:):) I love them.
That's all for the last few days. Poor Niki is lost without us. She is not used to us being away. It will be good to get this finished so we can complete the house we are in:)
Have a great weekend and I will write again on Monday.
Lisa:)
