Pulling. Wire. Pulling. Wire. Next up on the list of oh-so-dreaded tasks was pulling wire. Remember the previous tasks: Cleaning out all the junk on the first floor Vacuuming the first floor Basement clean-up Basement vacuuming As we’ve worked on those 4 projects, we’ve also been trying to tame the machine shed and the mess that is outside. It seems like these tasks take us right up to exhaustion just as we finish the task. But forge ahead we must!…
Today we moved our efforts back inside to the first floor. Now that we’ve gotten most of the first floor cleared, it was time to make it look good. It was time to vacuum! There are so many little crevices. Every tiny nook and cranny has dust in it! But unlike when I clean at home, this will stay clean for longer than 10 minutes! (at least until we start the remodel process) Let the vacuuming begin! I started on…
Today we tackled some of the grossest, most cluttered rooms in the house. The junk wasn’t in a huge room, where it could be spread out. It was all packed in three smaller rooms. The room pictured below had a lot of clothes and books, an odd chair, and a box of motor oil, just to name a few things. The area in the picture below is a hallway that comes from the kitchen. It gives access to the rooms…
Although we are weary and tired of taking load after load of stuff to the dump, we’ve got to get back in there to get the job done. Today’s task was to clean out the rest of the main room. Is there a main room in a house this big? Ok, well, the left half of the house. 🙂 It’s fun to be making our way into the house. Before, we’d walk in and be hit right there with junk….
Welcome back friends! When I last posted, we were making our way through the breezeway. Now we are ready to tackle the main part of the house. The house itself is a big rectangle. The area we’re working in is 22′ across and 60’+ long. Only two windows were placed along a wall that is 60′ long! One is a tiny herb window, which we think would have been the kitchen window and a bay window, which we think would…
Ok, here we go! After waiting, negotiating, and waiting some more, we are going in. We decided to skip over the machine shed and head into the breezeway. We are guessing that there was some kind of business being housed in the machine shed. Lots of used oil and used oil filters. So we’ll get to the shed later. Onward! As you walk into the breezeway, there is barely a clear spot to step. Aside from all the junk, the…
In my previous post, I told you about the new project we’ve decided to tackle. There is a lot of work to be done outside but today I wanted to show you the work we’ll need to do inside. Now, don’t get me wrong, there will be a lot of demo and redesign that will need to be done. (That will be in a later post) But first…the stuff! Imagine moving your family’s belongings into an unfinished house with hopes…