Tue, 29 Jul by melodykilbank
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Mon, 14 Jul by melodykilbank
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TSP is my new friend!
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We have a structural issue to deal with!
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You can’t really tell the difference in the pictures, but these walls are now cleaned with TSP!
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This one too!
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This one too!
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I checked the dishwasher! It worked great!
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The “new” lamp, compliments of the previous owners!
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Storage room, emptied, cleaned, ready to paint.
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Main bath flooring is gone! Walls cleaned with TSP!
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I cleaned the wax seal from the toilet flange today! Messy work!
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TSP cleaned and ready for prep!
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This corner of the storage room was where a cat had previously used a litter box. Further remediation will be required! Whew!
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Border cleaned with TSP!
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More clean walls!
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I learned how to use this Drumel saw!
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Half bath is going to require some leak repair! Oops, left the toilet lid up!
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Electrical panel is working great!
Well, we accomplished a lot today as well. A good thing, as we both have to go to work tomorrow!
We have successfully removed the flooring in the main bathroom. This was a 3 person job and took many tools and a lot of muscle! The last of the flooring in the upstairs is in a small storage room and it is almost completely gone too. The staples were the hardest to pull up!!
All the walls which had wall paper have now been treated with TSP. My new friend! Boy does that stuff cut through grime, glue and guck! I also did the main bath.
I cleaned out a storage closet which had lots of items left behind, a few treasures which we are using. Check out the classy lamp in the photos! Also left was some dishes and cutlery, lots of boxes which went straight to recycle, and phones, speaker stands etc. Most of it went into the “bin”!
Tomorrow we have the flooring being delivered and the plumber coming.
We have discovered some sagging beams which are cracked. So I’ll be on the phone to the property manager in the morning!
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Sun, 13 Jul by melodykilbank
We accomplished a lot today! More demo! All the laminate flooring is removed, all the carpet is gone and most of the tile is gone. We still have the main bath, the den and a small area of the kitchen to remove. It’s hard with layers of tile, lino and 1/4″ plywood. But that’s for tomorrow!
The theme for today is battling the borders. The good news is we were VICTORIOUS! However it did take us another 6 hours. You see, the person who installed the wall paper borders didn’t just use wall paper paste, they used some kind of silicone like glue. I had to use a razor sharp wall paper remover tool. There will be lots to mud over! But it is all down now!
Both bathroom vanities are gone and we still have one working toilet…an essential! New toilet will be installed early this week. We only have the bin for 3 days, so all the major materials from our demo have to be gone by Tuesday.
Shouldn’t be a problem as we almost have all the major demolition completed. One more day should complete the demo.
Other fun things we discovered today…a large garbage bag that was sitting out on the grass by the patio. Guess what was in it? Water logged cat litter complete with cat feces! We had to put it in a stronger bag and it took Brian and I both to haul it away…it was seriously HEAVY! We also determined what room the kitty litter box was likely kept in….good thing I have 2 bottles of the pet spray neutralizer!
Now for the challenge of the day….upon removing the water stained drywall ceiling in the kitchen, see photos day 1, we discovered a structural issue. I’m going to have to go back to the condo plans and determine if the condo association is responsible or the unit owner. Stay tuned for the answers on Monday!
Once again the photos tell all, but remember it has to get worse before it gets better!
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A beautiful kitchen in progress!
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Appliances were moved to get at what we need to demo!
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Panelling gone! Wall paper gone!
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Wait til you see what I have planned to extend the kitchen counter!
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Laminate flooring is going to a family member!
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Some of the hot water heaters are coming off. I’ve labelled them so we aren’t doing a jigsaw puzzle when we put them back after they are painted!
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Carpet gone. Lots of staples still to remove
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Yes we recycle our pop cans!
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Half bath vanity gone, leaky faucet to fix!
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pantry is a good place to store stuff while demo happens!
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Still to demo, peel & stick tile over lino, over ??? It’s going to take a “drummell” according to my colleague
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Started to clean the silgranit sink! What do you use?
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Upper level hallway has a HUGE closet for linens etc.
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This area is going to need an assessment for an active leak!
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More stairs…yes there are 3 half flights of stairs!
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Main bath vanity…gone!
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Main bath toilet…gone!
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Battle with the border…won!
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More wallpaper removed!
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This was the largest room for battling the border! See what will have to be mudded!
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It’s getting fuller
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And fuller
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More border conquered!
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Upper hallway entrance has another closet!
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Removed a nasty, scary, skeleton, dark, awful poster at the upper hallway entrance, only to find another hole in the wall to fix!
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Sat, 12 Jul by melodykilbank
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Fri, 11 Jul by melodykilbank
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Its a 1106 sf 2 bedroom 1.5 bath 2 Story apartment!
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Book shelves attached to the wall with about 100 plugs and 50 brackets!
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Unique corner book shelf
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Count those brackes
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Wall paper removal project
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More wall paper removal
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Panelling is “precious”
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The dust on this light fixtures was thick
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Galley kitchen has potential
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Leak in ceiling in kitchen must be fixed
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Pantry off the kitchen has a pencil sharpener attached to a shelf!
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Half bath is dark and dated.
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Check out the 60’s vintage medicine cabinet
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Light bulbs so small they don’t shed much light!
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More ceiling repair in the hallway
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Closet doors missing
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Gross carpet in stairwells
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Lots of water stains on walls and ceilings in the hallways!
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Laminate flooring has to go!
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Peel and stick tile…tacky (pun intended)
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Check out these transitions
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Large linen closet in upper hallway! BONUS!
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Light fixture filled with water! YIKES
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Stains in ceiling in upper hallway
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The bath has some issues!
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New vanity, lighting mirror required.
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More weird lighting in the hallway
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Now this is precious,…. a mix of the panelling and wallpaper!
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Bedroom 2 check out the border!
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Good size closets a must!
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New windows!!
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Master bedroom is the best in the home but still needs updating
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New floors and paint and baseboards are on the “to do” list.
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Good size room though!
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Check out this unique shelving in the main bath
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Dining area has great natural light!
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More ceiling repair!
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Nice maple cabinets need to be TWEEKED!
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Sigranit sink has potential!
We bought a condo!!! Yes, we secured a foreclosure and although the possession date is today, our work started several weeks ago!
For the next few weeks, I will chronicle our renovation experiences and you can follow our progress!
So prior to today, I have been busy arranging insurance, utilities, and securing product. Our goal is to be done in 3 weeks.
We got a late start as we were to have possession originally on July 2, but there was a little back and forth with lawyers and today we finally closed.
I have ordered cabinets, bought bathroom vanity for upstairs. The Home Depot had dual flush toilets on sale, so they are sitting in my living room! I’ve picked out the backsplash tile, flooring. Got some deals at Restore on some bathroom vanity sinks. Also caught some deals at Park Lighting just today!
We got possession late in the day today, but we were able to get some demo done this evening.
The dumpster arrives tomorrow!
Its a 1106 sf 2 bedroom 1.5 bath 2 Story apartment!
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