Plain old update

I realized I hadn't updated in a while, and although I have pictures, they haven't made it from the camera to the computer, so they will come later.

A week ago Thursday we received our countertop - all cut and ready. Unfortunately we weren't ready, so we're still waiting to install it. Last week the evenings were kind of a write-off. This past weekend was pretty good though. We finished sanding the cupboards and got the first coat of stain on the face frames. It looks so good (and so different)! I'll post the pictures I took as soon as I remember :)

This week the plan is to finish the cupboards (1 more coat of stain and at least 3 coats of varathane). Hopefully by next week we'll install the countertop. I absolutely can't wait to have a stove - I'm lining up my stir-fry and pasta recipes that we haven't been able to eat for 6 months! After the countertop is installed we'll finish the bathrooms so that we can get the rest of our plumbing hooked up - probably within the next month or so. Another big milestone :) Once those things are all hooked up we just have to finish the walls and lay flooring as major projects and then we'll be mostly finished. Getting closer every day :)

Another one bites the dust ...

... another weekend, that is!

Peter and I crashed on Friday night, which was unfortunate but we were both really tired and needing a break. I think it was a good thing because we ended up being very productive on Saturday. We put the last back on the cupboards (the sink cupboard). Peter tried out his new air nailer and what a difference - we saved at least an hour on that one cupboard!

In addition to putting the back on the cupboard, we hung the last remaining sheets of drywall in our master bath (the last green sheets for the whole house - yay!), Peter crack-filled the downstairs bathroom, and I grouted the floor in the master bathroom. Not bad for a day's work!

We still have lots to do before we can install the countertop, which is the next big thing. We need to put the finish on the cupboards and install the drawer slides. At this point we have lots to choose from each night we get to work. This isn't always a good thing, as sanding the cupboards is the last thing I want to do! Hopefully Peter is more motivated than me in that department.

We are busy most evenings this week, so I probably won't have much progress to report until next week.

The week that wasn't ...

For those of you who haven't heard yet, Peter kidnapped me for a much-needed weekend of relaxation last weekend :) Unfortunately, it seems to have stalled my motivation for working on the house!

This week Peter put another two coats of crack-fill on the half-bathroom downstairs while I did .... nothing! So, our plans for this weekend will look very similar to last weekend. The goals are:

1. Finish hanging drywall in master bath.
2. Attach last two backs to cupboards.
   
3. Sand cupboards
4. Stain face frames
5. Crack-fill as much as possible

The countertop arrives at the shop on Tuesday, after which they have to cut it to fit the measurements we gave them. We'd like to have the cupboards finished (i.e. stained and varathaned and the drawer slides installed before it's installed, so we're going to be busy early next week. Our priorities for the next while will be:

1. Varathane cupboards (3 coats)
2. Install drawer slides
3. Cut hole in countertop for stove.
4. Install countertop.
5. Lay tile in half-bath
6. Finish crack-filling bathrooms
7. Prime bathrooms
8. Paint bathrooms
9. Grout floor in bathrooms

Then, and only then, can we get our kitchen plumbing hooked up! I guess that should be motivation enough ;)