4 weeks and counting

Friday was the 4 week anniversary of closing on the house. A lot has been done but there is a long way to go. This week was pretty laid back with me spending a majority of my time scraping wallpaper off of ceilings. All of it had been painted at least once and some of it had multiple wallpaper layers or stucco over top of it. Who does that? It took almost 8 hours to get half of the living room ceiling done. What a pain in the ass.

We also had our first inspection for the installation of the plumbing. Passed with no problems and, now that the dirt has been put back into the holes, the basement does not look so disastrous. I will post some updated pictures tomorrow.

The next couple of weeks will see things happening at a rigorous pace. Monday will commence the proper installation of the existing windows along with the new windows. Thursday, the living room floor will be reinstalled and the bad areas patched. The electrical work will be done next weekend and that will trigger the insulating of house and replacement of the roof.

Once that is done, we can close up the walls and get them ready for painting.

Since we have not yet ordered kitchen cabinets, I get the feeling the house will be almost completely finished before the kitchen is installed. But that's ok. Rather have things paced then cascading into a whirlwind of crazy.

After 14 straight days of long hours, I am looking forward to the next 7. If my estimates are correct, I think the majority of the house will be finished in 6 weeks. If things go very well, we could be done in 8. Just in time for the wedding. Huzzah!