Tommy and I finished all the sanding last week and we tore up the carpet last night. Then...we found a surprise. I'll tell you about that later. Let me first show you photos of the room when we first saw the house before be made an offer. Now remember, this was a "short sale" house. It had been empty for about a year—however the owners left a few things behind.
Here are two photos of the room during the boys 1st birthday party.
WOW! What a difference! I should be an interior decorator!
*sarcastic smile and eye roll*
As of today the room is finally ready to paint. The ceiling has been scrapped, mudded, and sanded (twice). The walls have been mudded and sanded as well. Tommy and I were going to paint last night but the paint was left in the garage so it was too cold.
The carpet has been ripped up as well. Here are a few photos showing the state of the room as of today.
Nice smooth ceiling!
No more nasty carpet!
And Titus!
So, what's the surprise? You may have already noticed from the two photos above, but in case you didn't, here it is...
We assume the fireplace has been leaking. If you put about 10-15 pounds of weight on the wood in front of the fireplace, you'd fall through the floor.
So we'll be replacing that piece of wood but only after we figure out where the fireplace is leaking and fix it. Kind of a setback but it's OK—we haven't purchased the wood flooring yet so we have time. I just want to get the room finished enough so it's kid-safe.
Stay tuned for more photos as the room progresses. We should be painting tonight—the paint should be thawed now. ;)
1 comment:
Looks like ya'll are doing a great job so far! Can't wait to rip up our nasty carpet!
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