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Thanksgiving… a time for saying “Thank goodness we’re done!”<\/b><\/p>\n

The weekend before Thanksgiving, I went nuts on the upstairs (henceforth labeled Apt #2). The aforementioned “half wall” was torn out completely and the preparations for a banister were made. I made all the connections for the washer and dryer and finalized much of the wiring. I also hung the cabinets in the kitchen, basically completely that room. But I was just getting started!<\/p>\n

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Thanksgiving week\/weekend has been the long haul to the end. With Liz’s help, we plowed through a few late nights and finished it all! The banister is up and looking very nice! I completed the closet where the washer and dryer could be, though I’m not going to put one in yet. Liz completed lots of painting. I put up new light fixtures, including a new vent in one of the bathrooms. Then it was on to all the small things… the endless small things that finish a large project like this: outlet covers, cleaning, goo-gone on sticky-post-tile-flooring, cleaning, touch-up painting, cleaning, wiring the CAT-5e, cleaning, weather-sealing, cleaning, caulking… did I mention cleaning? Cleaning and picking up all the tools\/extra construction supplies took the better part of a day!<\/p>\n

Along the way I learned a lot… like never put a toilet in and walk way! Even it doesn’t look like it is leaking right away, give it 5 mins. After putting one in, I came back after a few hours to find a veritable lak\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004\u0004e in the bathroom. The tank had a small crack in it… so to the trash heap it went. I also learned how to texture joint compound to somewhat closely match the surrounding wall texture. By using a roller with a high nap, vary the amount of water in the roller to change how much it “grabs” the joint compound. I also learned how all this work will have a limited impact except in my own mind. The new electrical was the main goal of the project, yet no one will ever notice or care that it was done. I still think it was more than needed, but I’m not sure it will even raise the resale value in the end. This realization is more than slightly disappointing… but I still feel good having done it.<\/p>\n

Enough, check out the pics (click on ’em for the big picture)!
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\nTo show my appreciation, I bought Liz her first toolbox and a small collection of tools. Thanks Liz!<\/b>
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