One day my house will be done...

VR3
VR3 Posts: 28,592
edited May 2010 in The Clubhouse
Deep breath everyone...

The past 8 months has been INSANE...

1) Bought a house and still remodeling it
2) Was promoted to GM at my job
3) Got a dog

Damn.

My house is so close - its all sanding and prep now - The hallway is done except for some misc sanding and trim prep...

The spare bedroom is done except for the closet, misc sanding and trim prep

The master needs sanding and the closet needs to be sanded - along with trim prep

So close, but so far! haha

Hopefully I will be painting in a few weeks - from there it gets real easy!
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2010
    It's NEVER done. There's always SOMETHING else to do :)
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • Jstas
    Jstas Posts: 14,808
    edited May 2010
    Ah, painting. Fun. Took me 3 weeks to get it all done right.

    Painting is easy, prep work is hard. The majority of your work will be in the prep work. Do good there and you will have no issues painting the color coats.



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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,383
    edited May 2010
    updated pics or I will have Lightman will come and take things back down to the STUDS!!!:D:D;):p
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  • scubalab
    scubalab Posts: 3,101
    edited May 2010
    bobman1235 wrote: »
    It's NEVER done. There's always SOMETHING else to do :)

    My grandfather always said... "The day you stop working on your house is the day you die." He died in '86 WORKING on his house... I guess HE was done.:p

    We started an addition when my wife was pregnant with our first daughter with the hopes that it would be 'done' by the time the baby came. STILL working on it and our daughter turned 7 last week!

    Good luck with the finishing touches (the promo and the dog too!)- and as bobman said... it's NEVER done!
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  • Willow
    Willow Posts: 10,999
    edited May 2010
    It's so true! we bought a new house with many upgrades. After living in it for a year then we started saying, wish this was here, that was there. We should add this.

    Congrats Trey on all your recent accomplishements
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  • bobman1235
    bobman1235 Posts: 10,822
    edited May 2010
    I remember when my dad got remarried, and moved into my stepmom's house. They built a new porch shortly afterwards, and she said "i can't wait until this is done!" I laughed at her and told her "are you kidding? This will never stop."

    16 years later, I remind her all the time of this conversation as the work continues :)
    If you will it, dude, it is no dream.
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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    Great stuff Trey! When I was your age, I bought a raised Cape Cod in Bridgeport, PA. No painting there, just wallpapering!!!:eek::eek::eek:

    Bob's right, it never ends! By the time you get to where you think you are done, you will want to change something you did a year before.

    Do it now while you're young, I can tell you doing house upgrades or repairs now at 54 it's not fun anymore. I now see it as a real PITA.
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited May 2010
    I HATED doing wallpaper. Seems like my wife would come home with a new pattern every couple months. I'm very happy the trend went to paint!

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  • hearingimpared
    hearingimpared Posts: 21,137
    edited May 2010
    Hawkeye wrote: »
    I HATED doing wallpaper. Seems like my wife would come home with a new pattern every couple months. I'm very happy the trend went to paint!

    Gordon

    You said it Gordon, wallpaper is a real pain in the keister! We were using that vinyl paper with set patterns and if you were off by even 1/8th" at the start by the time you got around the room it was off by a foot or two not to mention brushing the air bubbles out of vinyl. Plus wall paper is down right ugly at least these days.

    UGH, the thought of it makes me cringe.
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  • Huck344
    Huck344 Posts: 453
    edited May 2010
    hearingimpared wrote: »
    You said it Gordon, wallpaper is a real pain in the keister! We were using that vinyl paper with set patterns and if you were off by even 1/8th" at the start by the time you got around the room it was off by a foot or two not to mention brushing the air bubbles out of vinyl. Plus wall paper is down right ugly at least these days.

    UGH, the thought of it makes me cringe.

    Thank God my wife hates wallpaper. As soon as we moved into our house last November, she made me take it all down. Taking it off was a pain in the ****. I can't imagine how tough it is to put it on.

    We are now in the early stages or remodeling the kitchen. At first it was just change the floors, removing the wall paper, painting and installing new counters. But, somehow she decided that she wants new cabinets and appliances.

    At the same time, I came home the other day and there are a pile of boxes that were delivered. The wife ordered all new blinds for our bathrooms and master bedroom

    I swear she must have a money tree planted somewhere that I don't know about! :(:(:(

    This is the same woman that complains about the cost every time I get a shipment of vinyl from George.
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  • devani
    devani Posts: 1,497
    edited May 2010
    she must be my wife's long lost twins....although mine does with cups, dishes, mugs, glasses and in between....in addition to curtains and blinds
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  • greyford1979
    greyford1979 Posts: 749
    edited May 2010
    Good luck with finishing everything...or like other guys said...finding new things to do to it once you finish for now:p When my fiance and I bought our house we decided to add a new small front porch...ended up being 10'x16'. Then she decided we need a sunroom off the kitchen:eek: Now a deck off the sunroom:rolleyes: But ofc who's the one that does the actual building after she comes up with the ideas lol...but at least once the sunroom and deck are finished I will get to start my dream garage someday:D the key word being someday lol. even thought I haven't been on polk long I have seen your threads with the progress, can't wait to see it all done...looks great so far from what I have seen;)
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