We hired our contractor and our neighbor to do some work part time for us on the front livingroom and they got started Friday, Saturday and Sunday this weekend so we have some great progress to report.

FRIDAY:

Our neighbor’s first job was to move a ton of stuff to the basement, clearing out the front livingroom, this took most of friday outside of any help he had to give our contractor.

Our contractor’s first job is to repair the floor in the cupola, it was slanting badly, very noticeable once the radiator was removed so he pulled up the floor friday, including the subfloor.

SATURDAY:

On Saturday Ryan finally had time to work on the house!  After months of working weekends he had one off.  So after Alex’s gym class he got working on tiling the shower.  Our contractor had picked up materials to repair the joists in the cupola and my neighbor came over in the afternoon and started sheetrocking the livingroom outside of the cupola.  Oh and I got to do some electrical to get the fan wired to the new switch.

Floor repairs started

Prep for drywall done and this corner drywalled

Shower tile progress from Saturday

Started the floor Saturday

SUNDAY

Sunday we went out to breakfast (like usual) and stopped by home depot to get a new door for the bathroom.  We decided to go with a new door because it’s an upstairs out of the way door and I wanted a smaller door since it opens out into the hallway.

Ryan then hung the door (i helped during naptime!).  Our contractor continued work on the floor and our neighbor sheet rocked the other wall in the livingroom.

Floor repaired

Another view, ready for insulation.

Bathroom door installed (although we then removed it to actually finish tiling) 🙂 So here’s the frame.

Next up our contractor insulated the floor and put down the new subfloor with help from our neighbor.  Ryan continued tiling and I did some cleanup.

Subfloor almost done, just one small section to do and then replacing the flooring!

Ryan finished the shower tiling by Alex’s bedtime so once I put her down I helped and we finished the floor by 9pm.  It was tough, and very cold outside cutting tiles but it’s done!

Shower left wall done

Shower right wall done

Floor done!!!!

Next up on the bathroom is to get the trim done (including baseboards).  Then painting trim and grouting, okay really we have to remove a bunch of thinset from the grout lines first in one section, that will take a while.  We’ll see if we can get some prep done before next weekend so maybe we can get it grouted next weekend?  Here’s hoping Ryan doesn’t have to work next weekend, that would be great.

Our neighbor is going to continue to work Fridays, they are going to sheet rock the cupola this friday, the goal is to have the floor fixed before xmas so we can put our tree in that area with sheetrock up (unfinished) and a floor!  Then in January we’ll get that room finished up hopefully.   Eventually this room will be Alex’s play room, i’m VERY excited!