It certainly was Labor day weekend

Every day was  a day of labor.  Yesterday I finished sanding the upstairs bedroom, a finished attic, while lots of volunteers helped out with painting downstairs, thanks family.  We found out that all the walls need a thorough washing down with TSP prior to painting due to the general nastiness left behind by the previous owner, and apparent smoker.  Once the walls were washed the Bulls Eye 123 stuck to the walls much better, though a second coat is needed on almost every wall.  The hot pink room may even need a third one, I noticed a pinkish tinge in there while I was sanding today.  Greg was even kind enough to swap one of the bedroom lights for the hallway light.  We like the look of the smaller fixture better in that small of a space.


Today was another long one, it started at Menards to pick up some light fixtures, fluorescent tubes, and a few other needs, then off to pick up a dehumidifier for the basement.  When I started it up this morning around eleven it was 75% humidity down there, by the time I left this evening it was down to 64%.  I am just glad I can run it into the drain, it would be filling up faster than anything right now.  With the moisture level dropping in the basement the smell is dissipating as well.  I may still end up tearing out all the extra walls down there, just to be certain the moisture problem is taken care of, but that is for another day.

I did finish cleaning out the gutters just in time today, I only had one left and knocked that out when I got there.  It was a good thing to, since it has been raining since around one this afternoon.  Walking around the house it looked like all the water was going out and down where it was supposed to be, so hopefully the new gutter extensions will help keep the water away from the foundation as well.

The biggest accomplishment today was sanding down the first floor; two bedrooms, a short hallway, and the living room.  The floor by the front door was the worst with the remains of some sort of flooring stuck there.

Of course when sanding floors don't forget your breathing and hearing protection.

Living room before:

and after sanding: