When I first started the project, I made a list of things I needed to do..here is an update:
1) Sand basement hall wall and last layer of mud; then re-sand - DONE
2) Vacuum after sanding- DONE
3) Prep Studio walls (patch and sand) - DONE
4) Fix hole in studio wall with drywall patch (mud, sand, repeat) - DONE
5) Buy better latch for studio window
6) Gyprock by stairs (mud, sand, repeat) - IN PROGRESS - One side at least
7) Pull up carpet (I think they glued the awful carpet down!!) - CANNOT DO :-(
8) Pull up lino - DONE
9) Dust/vacuum Studio - DONE
10) Move stuff to guest bedroom part of studio before prep - DONE
11) Buy baseboard for walls
12) Rent saw to cut baseboards
13) Learn how to do baseboards
14) Sand door/closet trim - DONE
15) Prime trim - DONE
16) Paint trim - IN PROGRESS (first coat done)
17) Prime basement hall& Studio walls - DONE
18) Paint basement hall wall & studio walls (using leftover blue paint from upstairs living room) - DONE
19) Decide floor treatment
20) Do floors
21) Learn how to do flooring
22) Re-paint chimney brick (over awful green paint) - DONE
23) Paint door - DONE
24) Paint closets - IN PROGRESS
25) Paint stairwell - UNSURE WHAT DIRECTION TO GO
26) Finish window casement
27) Buy new handrail & install so it is up to building code
28) Add bookshelves in hallway for built-in effect - TBD
29) Clean window wells - DONE
30) re-arrange furniture
31) Replace burned out light bulb
32) Fix door knob - I would also like to strip the layers of paint. Must research eco-friendly method.
33) Paint over ducts? (Can I do this?)
34) Put a door on the stairwell cubby....or perhaps built-ins because the space is not insulated.
New items include:
35) Spray paint ceiling vent (rather than buying new one) -DONE
36) Cut rotten wood (1' x 1') out from corner of studio
37) Replace wood
Now just a few more images on the slow progress:
And just one other small project, I am doing while the painting bug is in me. I am adding a small piece of gyprock to my bedroom wall (it was missing) where the intake grill goes...and then I am painting the grill as it was pretty rough looking.
