Week ending 4/30/10

No woodwork this week, so the total hours to date stands at 361.

What the heck did the prior owners of this house do here? The most recent buried treasure from the yard, a big rusty nail and a piece of glass:

Week ending 4/23/10

On Saturday I did half an hour of sanding, which isn't much but it made me feel a little better. I probably only have 1/2 to 1 hour of sanding to go on this coat and then I can get onto the prep for the next coat.

Hours on windows and woodwork to date: 361

Chris is researching laminate flooring so we can have it delivered and unboxed and ready to be installed as soon as we are ready. There's an acclimation period where it has to sit unwrapped where it will be installed for anywhere from 2-30 days so it pays to think ahead.

We've found more stuff buried in the yard. I swear, what did the prior owners do in this house just throw random trash in the yard and leave it?

This is a pottery shard and a piece of blue styrofoam:


This is a pull tab from a can:

Week ending 4/16/10

One thing that keeps surprising me is the number and oddity of the things that are buried in the yard. The dogs uncovered this Snicker's wrapper today. 4 1/2 years after buying the place, we're still finding things buried in the yard. Keep in mind that the entire yard was dug up and graded and re-sodded and we're still finding this stuff.



On Tuesday I spent an hour sanding, and am ready to move onto the back door which is last bit to sand in this coat. Hopefully I'll get that tone this week then I'll be ready to move on to the pre-work like putty and then next coat!

Hours on windows and woodwork so far: 360.5

Week ending 4/9/10

All I got done this week was 1.25 hours of sanding but I am almost done with this most recent coat. I just need to finish one interior door and the back door then I can move on to the tasks that need to be done before the next coat.

Hours so far on windows and woodwork: 359.5

Week ending 4/2/10

Ugh, this week all I got done was two hours of sanding. I just can't get everything done. I've been really busy and struggling to keep up with life necessities. I'm working a lot more than I have at other points in the remodel.

Total hours on windows and woodwork to date: 358.25