Day 7

Drywall: Check. Tape: Check. Mud: Check. Sanding: Check. Orangepeel Texture: Check.

We are moving on to primer and paint!

We worked at the house until after midnight, and got all the messy, hard labor finally finished. It did start to rain during the day, so in between working on getting all of the walls finished, we had to move stored items into the back house, cover up with tarps, etc.

Here is Warren covering the very last bit of the "1970's Wanna-Be Log Cabin" look. This was such a happy moment for us!

More icing on the cake, Sears delivered our new stackable Washer/Dryer for the back house. The house did come with one that the family claimed was "built into the room" but it was broken, and we figured that the cost of fixing it the first time, and subsequent times down the road would cost the same as a new unit with a warranty.

The future blog posts will show a complete transformation, with painted walls, tiled flooring in the kitchen and bath, cherry wood flooring in the bedroom and living room, installed ceiling fans, white trim...we can't wait! Such a difference. We actually feel a little bad for the people that are moving out, because they're so amazed at what we've accomplished in less than a week, and we wonder how they could live there for 30 years, in the condition it was in. It's like they never thought of doing anything nice, or in the correct manner. Well, as far as looks go, there's no accounting for taste. I guess some people like that old-school look, or don't care as much as we do about our surroundings. But the Mickey-Mouse method of doing all the home "improvements" (I am using HUGE air-quotes here) is beyond our comprehension. I have filled in more than 100 nail holes, literally. There were 11 in a 3" area on one spot in the kitchen. Why? They installed that Wood paneling right on to the studs, instead of installing drywall to the walls that line the exterior of the structure. And they put up 1/4" round trim everywhere, even the corners of the interior walls that actually ARE drywall, so that they wouldn't have to go the extra mile and finish the drywall properly.

We are not even in the Main House yet, but Warren went in to use the restroom and told me I am not allowed to go in, because I will freak out. So, who knows what awaits us in there. But you can be sure I will post it in this blog when we do find out!!!