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A slightly closer view. Incidentally, before I ripped off the trim I ran a knife down the corner and cut where the blue wall paint met the gray trim paint. Otherwise that line would be a bunch of ripped off paint. Latex paint sticks to other paint and peels really easily.
The larger pieces of the removed tree-of-heaven are laid out awaiting reduction to pieces suitable for burning in the fireplace. For best results, the wood should dry for a year.
This is what we were greeted with under our linoleum. Stapled down particle board underlayment and original plank flooring (which has shrunk over time). We originally thought we would be chipping at this board all day.
First coat of paint. Hopefully the result is not too reflective, or it'll look 'off' from the color of the TV stand.
Inside the new two-car garage. It has full 100 amp electrical service and plenty of room for a workbench.
This time last week, this was a blank wall. Yes, I know some of the frames are empty. I am working on it!
Here's the huge mound of concrete from the excavation. About 2 feet high and 3 feet wide and 8 feet long!
The kitchen with a nice mopped floor. I think this is the cleanest that the kitchen has been in many, many years.
Tiling an old exposed aggregate patio with porcelain with a sandstone look. The aggregate we started with.
A surprising amount of equipment was required just to repair the threshold. Fortunately, everything that I had to buy is pretty generic. Those tools will all be quite helpful on loads of future projects. Also, I swear that the fact that all but one tools is black and yellow has nothing to do with them being Bruin's colors. Stanley and Dewalt just happen to make good stuff. Of course, it does make me happy.