Ready to rent
Tuesday, June 30
Last Thursday night, exactly four weeks after closing, the place is ready to rent. Finished up some minor items inside, and wrapped up the landscaping. After several comments about the yard I figured I really needed to do something. My wife's something of a gardener, so I...
Nearly finished
Wednesday, June 24
Finished up grouting the tile, got the receptacles back up, and got the smoke detectors replaced. Need to touch up the paint in places and that about it for the house. The hard money lender (servicer, really) came by and had a look and said it looks great...
Hitting the wall
Sunday, June 21
Its been several late nights trying to get this wrapped up. Mostly just small things to do, but it seem like there are a never ending supply of them. A couple of nights I've really felt like I'm just at the wall. After working all day, I went to the pr...
Boy do the details take time
Thursday, June 18
Since the last entry I've made quite a bit of progress. Seems like there's always something more to do, though, and the to-do list never gets any shorter. The hammer drill and some longer tapcon bolts made short work of that troublesome toilet flange. It will stay put now. Finished up all the...
Some good progress today
Sunday, June 14
With the carpet layers out of the way, I was able to finish up some stuff inside. I admit its nice to be able to walk through the garage, but hauling off trash doesn't seem like progress. With another bag of parts from Home Depot, I was able to get the kitchen sink back to w...
Stay on target
Saturday, June 13
Getting so close now. Carpets went in today. That made a big difference and gets a bunch of rooms finished. Just need to finish up in the kitchen, baths, some work outside and general cleanup. Baths need to get the toilets and vanities back in. Worked on that a while Th...