countdown to grandma: 9 weeks
saturday was a steady work day. progress with few photos.
(left) second entrance, exterior before. (right) mathew caulking siding gaps after scraping old paint.
mathew spent most of his weekend outside on the ladder, (right) and up on the roof after a small scaffold was made. i spent most of saturday stripping interior trim paint.
on sunday mathew started by prepping areas that i would work on. (left) drilling a hole for wiring to come through the wall from upstairs. (right) mathew removing paneling in the stairwell leading to the garage.
(left) i spent sunday making this built-in cabinet pretty again. (right) mathew working above the second entrance.
i added insulation. strange stuff with plastic instead of paper.
(left) my cabinet with new gypboard. (right) late night painting. the neighbor came by and asked “when do you sleep?” it didn’t feel that late but it was COLD. mathew should be wearing a sweatshirt…
it was a late night, and mathew’s birthday! we had dinner after 10pm and vegan ice cream for dessert.
I built the scaffolding on Saturday evening after realizing that the ladder would not reach up to the roof from the stairs. Mark saw this makeshift scaffold on Sunday and wasn’t reassured of it’s safety (to put it mildly). Doesn’t he know I’m a structural engineer? 😉 I guess it does look a bit dodgy to have a ladder piled on top of a bunch of 2×4’s screwed together?
I’m trying to finish sealing up and painting on the outside before the rain comes on Friday. All the plaster damage and rot in the front entry is because of leaks from the area I’m sealing and painting this week. Hopefully (!!) we’ve got it.
I got lots of phone calls on my birthday, but did not answer the phone. Thanks everyone. And the ice cream cake was yummy.
Now that the walls are closed up in the entry foyer, we can plaster next weekend. We’ve got crown molding downstairs ready to be installed, and have ordered Anaglypta for the wainscote; and quartersawn red oak for the floors.
So glad to see you two having some well-deserved bliss!!