Girls' room update
When last we left our intrepid renovators, they were making long holes in the wall that everyone agreed looked just like vines. The next order of business was to cover up those opened-up cracks with fiberglass mesh tape:
Then came the goo - spackle, to be precise, in a beautiful shade of pink:
That pink color is to let you know where it's wet... as it dries, it turns white:
It was also finally time to dismantle the girls' bed and finish the long process of unloading their room:
We didn't assemble it originally - the furniture delivery guys did - and I didn't take any notes as I disassembled the thing. Hope I remember how to put it back together when it's time.
I've also embarked on something a little scary with this project. I'm drilling holes in our hardwood floor, in order to screw loose boards down to the joists underneath. This is the squeak elimination part of the project:
We haven't done anything to our original hardwood floors before, so it took a lot of Internet research and a stiff drink before I could sit down and start drilling into finished floorboards. Actually, the first part was walking around the room with heavy footfalls to find all of the squeaky boards. The kids thought I was crazy. Now Chelsea thinks I'm crazy because the floor is full of holes and screws.
It will look beautiful when it's done! I think.
Then came the goo - spackle, to be precise, in a beautiful shade of pink:
That pink color is to let you know where it's wet... as it dries, it turns white:
It was also finally time to dismantle the girls' bed and finish the long process of unloading their room:
We didn't assemble it originally - the furniture delivery guys did - and I didn't take any notes as I disassembled the thing. Hope I remember how to put it back together when it's time.
I've also embarked on something a little scary with this project. I'm drilling holes in our hardwood floor, in order to screw loose boards down to the joists underneath. This is the squeak elimination part of the project:
We haven't done anything to our original hardwood floors before, so it took a lot of Internet research and a stiff drink before I could sit down and start drilling into finished floorboards. Actually, the first part was walking around the room with heavy footfalls to find all of the squeaky boards. The kids thought I was crazy. Now Chelsea thinks I'm crazy because the floor is full of holes and screws.
It will look beautiful when it's done! I think.
