Today in prep for the counters going in, Mike came over and built us a bar wall.
Bar Wall Frame
Palm Tree Trimming
Our palm trees are out of control and probably haven’t been trimmed in quite a while since the house was vacant and bank owned before we bought it. Today, we hired a tree guy to climb up there and take care of them. It was crazy to watch since the tallest one is about 25 feet tall.
Washing Dishes In The Backyard
Although we have our new cabinets in, we still do not have our plumbing and sink in place. In the meantime, we have been washing dishes in the bathtub and the backyard. Today we cooked some good food on the grill and Dan helped us clean up with the hose.
Cabinets Installed
Mike, Kerry and Brian came over today to install our new cabinets. They were delivered a week ago and have been sitting in my garage waiting for this day to come. It has been a super long process and a lot of sweat and hard work, but things are really starting to take shape!
Final Touches Before Cabinets
Tomorrow the cabinets are getting installed. They have all been sitting in my garage waiting for this moment. Tonight, Mom put some finishing touches with primer and we cleared everything out of the room for the cabinet guys.
Mudding and Primer
Finally! We are in the home stretch before the cabinets get installed. Today was another full day of mudding the new drywall on the ceiling and walls and putting a coat of primer on everything.
Installing New Ceiling Drywall – Day 2
We started at 10am and finished at 9:30pm. What a long day! We managed to get most of the drywall up on the ceiling and around the upper wall. This was a very tough job. I am sure that Mike Holmes would not approve of our work, but I am pretty happy with the way it turned out (especially for a bunch of amateurs).
Installing New Ceiling Drywall – Day 1
Karl and Greg came over to help me get started with installing the new drywall on the kitchen ceiling. Doing drywall on the ceiling is MUCH more difficult and time consuming than I anticipated. It took us three hours to get two sheets up with the cutouts for the lights and vents. I know, I know, we are a bunch of amateurs!!
2001 Mazda Truck
I sold my crappy black Nissan car and bought this 2001 Mazda Truck. It is going to be sooooo much easier to transport drywall and other building materials now for our renovations. Plus, I just love having a truck!
New Wiring and Can Lights
Sparky, our electrician, came over and fixed up our wiring and installed the new can lights. I love the progress we are making!
