Progress on windows, feeling a bit of hope

Today I spent 1.75 hours on the windows, bringing the total to hours to date on the windows and interior doors to 226.25. I got 4 pieces of trim up in the bay window area. There are 3 windows with 4 sides each, so there is a total of 12 pieces. I am getting faster at doing trim - the living room window I did recently took 2 hours to do all 4 pieces. Today, these 4 pieces took about 50 minutes (but, since I didn't do all 4 sides of any window, it's not a fair comparison. The last piece takes a while to fit). I also insulated around some of the doors and windows before I cover them with trim. I used some really cool expanding foam that was fun to work with, but brutal on my hands! It peels the skin right off!

Here is the trial run I did with the expanding foam.


Here is the foam fully expanded in the crack around the door. It's hard to tell how much to squirt in to fill the crack but not overflow it. The foam can be trimmed with a knife once it dries. It takes a styrofoam-like texture once dried.



One project that I am close on is getting the front door frosted. It is getting so frustrating and can't wait to get it done enough to do some temporary frosting on the glass. Here is how it looks, which is horrible, but that's only part of why it's so bad.


It's covered with blue painter's tape and plastic bags to cover the clear glass. Whatever we put up the dogs rip down whenever there is something exciting on the sidewalk such as a 7 pound chihuahua or a pedestrian. They keep tearing the bags, so we had to put up the cardboard to cover the whole. It is futile to try to replace the bags - I finally gave up when I had to replace it 3 times in one hour. The cardboard worked well for a while, but then one of the dogs learned to easily knock it down so now it serves no purpose and we have a more or less permanent hole in the door cover. Eventually we want to pay a glass person to frost it, but in the meantime I'm going to use Contac paper privacy film. It will be quick and cheap and will allow us to make sure we like have a frosted door before we commit to it permanently. We originally wanted to put a shade on the door, but that was before the dogs showed their propensity to remove and destroy any door covering.

I cannot wait to get this done. The dogs are crazy with explosive barking every time someone comes by the house. When they can't see, they are quieter. I have to complete some trim and one more coat then I can sand and put the film up. It will look so much better in addition to improving our quality of life. I hate having to try to place the cardboard properly every time I leave.

I had several good sessions this week. I didn't make much visible progress but I can see it and I am probably a week from the next coat, which means the front door can be frosted. I still have a lot to do on the woodwork, but I could still make the goal of flooring this year.