Day 5

Today we went to...you guessed it! Home Depot. We stopped in just to see if some extra paint I have in the garage is enough quantity to cover the entire back house kitchen would go well with the countertop we chose for the kitchen. We also wanted to check prices for new flooring for the kitchen and bathroom, as the stuff that's in there now is heavily worn, and replacing it was on our wish list.

So, we get to the back aisle where the in-stock cabinets and the countertops are held, the same that we have paid for and are being delivered this coming Sunday, and there are a bunch of sale signs posted, for 20% off all in-stock kitchen cabinets! We went directly to the Special Services desk, where they know us by name now, and asked for a price adjustment, which they were happy to comply with. So, we got about $270 back from them, and were able to pick up new flooring for the kitchen and bath, for "free" as Warren kept saying. Not really, but in spirit, ok, the flooring was "free" today. With money left over, actually.

In case you were wondering the original purpose of our Home Depot visit today was to check the paint color that I have in stock, and Yes, it does go well with the countertop (and the new flooring) so that is handled. Now I just have to pick out some neutrals for the bedroom, bathroom and living room. We are considering letting our tenant pick their own colors, any they like, and paint it for them, since when we take over the back house for our offices in about a year or so I will be repainting regardless. Still considering that option. Won't cost us any additional money, and we want the kind of tenant that cares about their home environment.

Upon arrival at the house, we continued the seemingly endless job of drywalling, mudding and taping. Today I was able to add sanding to my list of work tasks, and the bedroom is complete and ready for orangepeel texture, the living room is 3/4 done and ready for texture. I should be able to knock out the rest of the living room and the kitchen tomorrow and (fingers are crossed) if Warren can get the bathroom completely drywalled, that as well, and Friday morning I can spray on the orangepeel texture, and get the entire place primed and painted before our cabinet delivery on Sunday.

Here is Warren taking down the 10,000 pieces of trim, with my "lady hammer". So cute. He also got the stacked Washer/Dryer (broken)that the family told us "the house was built around and it ain't comin' out of that door, our grandaddy built it like that" well, Warren, smart guy that he is, took out the handly measuring tape, and by removing 2 pieces of trim from the door, was able to get the unit out the door, and it's now going to be picked up with the rest of the "heavy trash pick-up" that the family has scheduled for tomorrow. Although I was not at all excited about working on the house while they are still trying to get all their crap picked up and moved out, they have been very helpful. The son helped Warren remove/install several items and they've given us a bunch of tools that they don't want to move back to Indiana with them. So, it's not all bad. I still wish they were out and our house was completely OURS already. Soon, very soon.