-Megan
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
Kitchen Renovation Schedule
Okay. Stan made me do this, and I'm glad he did! He pointed out that I'm such a planner, yet I haven't actually planned how the kitchen renovation is all going to flesh out. I mean, I had it in my head, but having actual deadlines and having it written out is really the key to getting things done. So here's my little spreadsheet:
Yes, there are quite a few items that don't have completion dates, but they are really dependent upon when I can get people to come out and do them for me! :) So anyways, feel free to call me or text me or come show up at my house to make sure I'm sticking to this schedule! I'll update it when I'm able to schedule dates for the big stuff (cabinet installation, gas plumbing & inspection, sink plumbing & DW hookup). I know I keep pushing my total completion date back, but the end of November is what I'm hoping for now. Hopefully this schedule will make that happen!
-Megan
-Megan
Monday, October 29, 2012
Finally Starting on the Kitchen Floor
With some much needed prodding and help from Stan, I started on the kitchen floor this weekend! After moving the refrigerator into the living room, this is what we had to work with:
After ripping up all the curled ends of the existing vinyl, we added some floor filler to even out the ragged edges:
There was one particularly nasty corner that we had to use putty on as well:
I won't lie, I was having a hard time with this...I got very frustrated because it wasn't doing exactly what I wanted it to do...but I guess that's normal with stuff like this right!? Thanks to Travis though, I learned how to use a trowel properly, so it wasn't a complete disaster! That floor stuff had to cure for 24 hours before I could put the tile down, so we didn't go any farther than that this weekend. I may try to start laying down the tile this week (as opposed to waiting for the weekend) but I have a busy week ahead so we'll see how that goes :)
In other news, I'm really excited for Halloween!! This will be my first time ever living in a house during Halloween, which I hope means lots of trick-or-treaters will come knocking at my door! I'm all stocked up with candy, and I'm going to try to get off work early to make sure I'm home early enough for the tiny kids coming by. Yay!
-Megan
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| Barfy! |
After ripping up all the curled ends of the existing vinyl, we added some floor filler to even out the ragged edges:
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| Slightly less barfy? |
There was one particularly nasty corner that we had to use putty on as well:
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| Now that just plain looks like barf. |
I won't lie, I was having a hard time with this...I got very frustrated because it wasn't doing exactly what I wanted it to do...but I guess that's normal with stuff like this right!? Thanks to Travis though, I learned how to use a trowel properly, so it wasn't a complete disaster! That floor stuff had to cure for 24 hours before I could put the tile down, so we didn't go any farther than that this weekend. I may try to start laying down the tile this week (as opposed to waiting for the weekend) but I have a busy week ahead so we'll see how that goes :)
In other news, I'm really excited for Halloween!! This will be my first time ever living in a house during Halloween, which I hope means lots of trick-or-treaters will come knocking at my door! I'm all stocked up with candy, and I'm going to try to get off work early to make sure I'm home early enough for the tiny kids coming by. Yay!
-Megan
Monday, October 22, 2012
I'm Baaaaaack!
That's right, back from Disneyland! I had way too much fun, sometimes I wonder why I don't just pack up and move down there! Oh that's right, because I bought my project house :P Well after being gone last weekend, and being under the weather this weekend, of course nothing got done on the house. Although, I did put up some Halloween decorations! I have to say, I'm VERY excited to get trick-or-treaters! I live about a block away from an elementary school, so I'm hoping that means I'll get TONS of them! :) I have yet to ask a neighbor about the usual volume of kids, but I'm sure I'll be buying way too much candy anyways :)
I suppose I should mow the lawn before the big night, and maybe rake all of the leaves (that means I need to buy a rake!) I'll need to replace that ratty doormat before Halloween too :) Oh and it turns out the grout I need to use for the kitchen floor (or at least the one that is recommended) is only a special-order item from Home Depot, so that will need to happen this week. I hope to have more updates for you all soon!
-Megan
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| And the spider lights up! |
I suppose I should mow the lawn before the big night, and maybe rake all of the leaves (that means I need to buy a rake!) I'll need to replace that ratty doormat before Halloween too :) Oh and it turns out the grout I need to use for the kitchen floor (or at least the one that is recommended) is only a special-order item from Home Depot, so that will need to happen this week. I hope to have more updates for you all soon!
-Megan
Monday, October 8, 2012
No Kitchen Floor Yet
Okay, unfortunately I didn't do anything with the kitchen floor this weekend :-/ Football, kickball, baby birthdays, and vacation prep took over! I did officially decide to grout the vinyl tile though. So I will need to get those supplies and set aside probably a whole weekend for that. I'm thinking the 20th/21st?
Not much else to say...I leave early Friday morning for Disneyland (yaaaay!) and will be back late Tuesday night, so don't expect a house update next week :) My new goal for completing the kitchen is now Thanksgiving...here's hoping!
-Megan
Not much else to say...I leave early Friday morning for Disneyland (yaaaay!) and will be back late Tuesday night, so don't expect a house update next week :) My new goal for completing the kitchen is now Thanksgiving...here's hoping!
-Megan
Monday, October 1, 2012
Cabinet Demo & Clean Garage!
Made a lot of progress this weekend! The drop box was dropped off on Friday while I was at work, and I came home to this beauty in my driveway:
On Saturday a bunch of friends came over to help clean up all the crap that Todd demo'd in the garage, and knock down all of the kitchen cabinets! It's so weird (and awesome) to have all that gross rotten cabinetry gone. And the barfy sink! Yay!
I'm not sure if I'm going to rip out all the flooring or just that part that was under the cabinetry before I put down the new vinyl tile that arrived Friday. I hope I hope I hope I get the floor finished before I leave for Disneyland (less than 2 weeks!!) but I'm not going to do a crappy job trying to rush it. I'm also still undecided on whether to grout it or not. It's "grout-able" vinyl tile, so if I so choose I can do that to make it look a little higher end, and also ensure no moisture can get between the tiles. But, especially if I leave the existing vinyl underneath, that won't really be an issue that I'll have to worry about. Either way, I will be using an additional adhesive underneath, even though the tile is already self-adhesive. The bathroom tile that I used is also self-stick vinyl but I didn't use any additional adhesive and there are a couple of tiles that are kind of peeling up at the edge...it's not that big of a deal, you just step on it and it goes back to flat. I think I may be making it sound worse than it is haha!
Annnnnnyways! The garage is all nice and VERY clean and I'm VERY happy with it!!
Before picture for reference:
I can actually walk around in it now! And I can start putting boxes in there! Although there are a lot of spiders and creepy crawlies that I don't want to crawl around in my stuff :( Time to invest in some more plastic tubs for storage!
Oh, and the one thing the seller left that I'm not mad about is this little guy:
Ain't he cute!? I think I'll name him Jerry. And then carve him up for Halloween! Mwahaha!
Well, I still don't have a bathroom sink BUT I do have a utility sink in the garage that I forgot about! So even though it's not the most cosy, I can brush my teeth and stuff in the garage until the bathroom is complete :) I'm going to try my hardest to get the kitchen floor done this coming weekend. I'll need to move the refrigerator, scrub the existing floor, score it, then apply the additional adhesive before I can put the tile down, but that seems like it could be done, right? If I decide to grout the tile it will definitely affect the time it will take though. Eh, we'll see!
-Megan
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| Dumpster chic! |
On Saturday a bunch of friends came over to help clean up all the crap that Todd demo'd in the garage, and knock down all of the kitchen cabinets! It's so weird (and awesome) to have all that gross rotten cabinetry gone. And the barfy sink! Yay!
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| Before (sans doors) |
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| After (sans everything! :P) |
I'm not sure if I'm going to rip out all the flooring or just that part that was under the cabinetry before I put down the new vinyl tile that arrived Friday. I hope I hope I hope I get the floor finished before I leave for Disneyland (less than 2 weeks!!) but I'm not going to do a crappy job trying to rush it. I'm also still undecided on whether to grout it or not. It's "grout-able" vinyl tile, so if I so choose I can do that to make it look a little higher end, and also ensure no moisture can get between the tiles. But, especially if I leave the existing vinyl underneath, that won't really be an issue that I'll have to worry about. Either way, I will be using an additional adhesive underneath, even though the tile is already self-adhesive. The bathroom tile that I used is also self-stick vinyl but I didn't use any additional adhesive and there are a couple of tiles that are kind of peeling up at the edge...it's not that big of a deal, you just step on it and it goes back to flat. I think I may be making it sound worse than it is haha!
Annnnnnyways! The garage is all nice and VERY clean and I'm VERY happy with it!!
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| Yaaaaay! |
Before picture for reference:
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| Booooo! |
I can actually walk around in it now! And I can start putting boxes in there! Although there are a lot of spiders and creepy crawlies that I don't want to crawl around in my stuff :( Time to invest in some more plastic tubs for storage!
Oh, and the one thing the seller left that I'm not mad about is this little guy:
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| Punkin'! |
Well, I still don't have a bathroom sink BUT I do have a utility sink in the garage that I forgot about! So even though it's not the most cosy, I can brush my teeth and stuff in the garage until the bathroom is complete :) I'm going to try my hardest to get the kitchen floor done this coming weekend. I'll need to move the refrigerator, scrub the existing floor, score it, then apply the additional adhesive before I can put the tile down, but that seems like it could be done, right? If I decide to grout the tile it will definitely affect the time it will take though. Eh, we'll see!
-Megan
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