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The hallway was very hard at the end, as I was both working into a corner, and had to slip the boards under the door jams.
The trim is not installed yet.
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In the order you're expected to look at such images:
a) Before.
b) Removed bulbs and lens rails.
c) Fixture removed, support studs added, wiring reconoobled.
d) Panel 1 in place with new fixture boxes inserted.
e) Panel 2 in place, ready for mudding & taping.
f) Say goodbye. (Habitat for Humanity store: you can say hello soon.)
g) Tapecoat complete, wiring dropped.
Two more coats of wallboard compound, some texture and primer and paint, and a couple VIRSBO three-bulb halogen spotlights from IKEA later, and it'll be like this never existed.
Finally: the end product.
Woo...you might also notice that my spices are not labeled. That is because I am a famous spice recognizer. Really...I've won awards. Well, okay, I won a prize at a bridal shower once. Truthfully, the fact that I keep these spices in alphabetical order makes it feel a bit like cheating. :)
Expanding all the way to the back fence. We'll be able to park two trailers here, if we ever get a flatbed.
Channeling in to the walls = lots of brick dust, But credit to the workmen, they kept it to a minimum.
See the before photos and descriptions.
Like I said, it's pretty incredible to see something you've pictured for a long time in your mind materialize and become real. It's amazing how it looks exactly like what I had imagined seven years ago. It was a lot of work, but I think it turned out to be pretty, modest and cozy.
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Bare plaster so quite dark but coming together nicely/ Still electrics, tiling, painting, sealing and floors to come
Stiring the white primer, preparing to paint the walls in a Los Angeles house, I can't help but think of Six Feet Under
The final product. After:
stripping 4 different patterns of wallpaper or wallpaper border
sanding old wallpaper paste stuck to an unprotected layer of plaster
cleaning up the plaster dust
scraping off more old paste
priming the walls (for the first time)
rolling on and knocking down a layer of texture paint
and then... finally... painting the walls
Now we get to cover them back up with the bookcases.
We have this ridiculous old concrete slab in our side yard -- it's where the old landing for a stairway used to be (this has been moved since the house was renovated).
Anyway, it's a huge tripping hazard in the dark and when I try to move trash cans in and out. I figure it's time to remove it. I rented a demolition hammer from Home Depot and went to work. That thing is FUN.
Boards with nails protruding, on top of paint cans. This can only end with a tetanus shot.
I was NOT cool with this arrangement ... but Oz was!
New socket on the landing . This pleases me - never had one there before - will make hoovering the stairs infinitely easier
Taking a short break from vacation pictures, here are a few home improvement projects we've completed within the past few days.