The renovation reality is - nothing ever goes quite as planned... but isn't that the fun of it? Haha. Right now, our focus is on the basement. We've been really lucky so far; our family and friends have been amazing with helping us out. After the Matt, Eric, & Joe worked their tails off on Saturd
ay, my Grandpa went down with Matt on Saturday night to do some nail-pulling and general cleaning up. My cousin Tony came over Sunday morning and pulled nails. It sounds so simple but considering how many nails hold up a piece of sheetrock, and how much sheetrock was nailed to the ceiling (far above my reach), it was a huge help. My Uncle Paul was over Sunday and Monday and ran all of our wires for us. He put in new light switches, ran wires in the ceiling for recessed lighting and internet, and fixed some other electrical issues. Eric came back on Sunday and helped Matt with more of the demolition and clean-up. We've got piles and piles of contractor trash bags full of sheetrock and nails and plaster right now. It's a little crazy.
Last night, I spent a couple of hours with Matt in the basement running speaker wire for the surround sound, cleaning up the messes, pulling even more nails, and generally prepping the basement for the arrival, today, of Matt's father and Uncle Mike, who are helping with the rocking of the basement. They got a chunk of it done today. Tonight, my parents came over to help with some more of the clean up. Matt finished the removal of sheetrock behind the bar. With the help of my parents, my Nana & Grandpa, and my little cousin Anthony, we were able to get the basement cleaned up, all of the trash bagged, and the walls ready for more sheetrock.
The upstairs is coming along, slowly but surely. The sheetrock dust from the basement is awful and I can't wait until the rocking is done so that I can clean my house and have it stay clean for more than five minutes. At least we're lucky enough to have such a fantastic family. We really can't show how much we truly appreciate what they've been doing for us over the past week. I think Matt would agree with me that we're pretty lucky.
That being said, the basement is coming along quite nicely. The sheetrock is now, for the most part, done, but I'm almost scared that suddenly they're going to do something else. Suddenly more dust is going to appear - I just know it. In the meantime, I spent some time on my hands and knees washing the floors and every nook and cranny of the first floor in an attempt to rid myself of the dust and hoped for the best!
ay, my Grandpa went down with Matt on Saturday night to do some nail-pulling and general cleaning up. My cousin Tony came over Sunday morning and pulled nails. It sounds so simple but considering how many nails hold up a piece of sheetrock, and how much sheetrock was nailed to the ceiling (far above my reach), it was a huge help. My Uncle Paul was over Sunday and Monday and ran all of our wires for us. He put in new light switches, ran wires in the ceiling for recessed lighting and internet, and fixed some other electrical issues. Eric came back on Sunday and helped Matt with more of the demolition and clean-up. We've got piles and piles of contractor trash bags full of sheetrock and nails and plaster right now. It's a little crazy.
Last night, I spent a couple of hours with Matt in the basement running speaker wire for the surround sound, cleaning up the messes, pulling even more nails, and generally prepping the basement for the arrival, today, of Matt's father and Uncle Mike, who are helping with the rocking of the basement. They got a chunk of it done today. Tonight, my parents came over to help with some more of the clean up. Matt finished the removal of sheetrock behind the bar. With the help of my parents, my Nana & Grandpa, and my little cousin Anthony, we were able to get the basement cleaned up, all of the trash bagged, and the walls ready for more sheetrock. 
The upstairs is coming along, slowly but surely. The sheetrock dust from the basement is awful and I can't wait until the rocking is done so that I can clean my house and have it stay clean for more than five minutes. At least we're lucky enough to have such a fantastic family. We really can't show how much we truly appreciate what they've been doing for us over the past week. I think Matt would agree with me that we're pretty lucky.
