Remodel Time

In early December, my Dad discovered a leak underneath the stairs and long story short, had to get a new wood floor. It was quite an adventure that took a month (almost to the day) to complete.

They started out by moving the furniture away from the wall and placing dehumidifiers in the middle of the room (boy, were they loud!)

Built a mold containment area around the leak

Ripped up the floor in the hallway and got new drywall


And painted


Family room carpet, hallway concrete and living room wood floor


Emptied the hall closet and ripped up the floor


And the same to the bathroom, complete with putting the toilet in the bathtub


Dec 26th at 8am we took down Christmas decorations to prepare for the rest of the remodel

Piled all the living room furniture into the family room

And piled the bookshelf and dining room chairs into the office

Then moved the furniture sticking out into the hallway from the family room to the kitchen

Ripped up the floor in the living room

Which left it completely bare

Had to leave the house while the moisture membrane was spread onto the floor (hence the trip to Julian)

Put a new floor in the hallway


And in the living room

Carried the living room couch back downstairs

Painted the trim

Moved the furniture back to the living room, including the piano - 5 people carrying and 3 people placing the coasters underneath the wheels (yes, the numbers don't add up; one of the people carrying the piano is guiding a coaster also)

And, voila! The finished product!