Remodel at D+34, Gulp!

We have been through quite a few remodels and the current one in many ways is no where near as big a job as others we've done (adding the second story, adding on to and redesigning our kitchen. However, in those cases we were able to stay in our house during the work. The second story was built on top of the first and they only broke through and connected them at the very end. When we added on to the kitchen, we were disrupted in terms of eating but could continue living in the rest of the house. But with this job, taking up 70% of all the flooring at once! Well, I will show you these videos and you can have your own opinion.

 

On a more uplifting note, the bathroom vanity tops and sinks are in

Remodel at D+32 - Let The Craziness Begin

Now starts the time of complete chaos. The vast majority of the flooring of the house will be replaced this week. Then the entire house will be repainted. During this the bathrooms will be completed somehow with all the fixtures, plumbing and electric done.

For the floor to be done, everything must be moved out in a way to allow them to move furniture quickly. For the painting, everything must come off the walls. We've moved to another Airbnb for five days this week. We had movers in on Sunday to box up everything and get it out of the way.

 

  

Remodel at D+30 Plus Special #2 Update

Things are picking up pace. The bathroom tile person finished days earlier than expected. This allowed our GC to get the vanity cabinets installed and the vanity countertops measured. We're hoping to get them installed next week. He also had a carpenter do work on closet shelves Wife had designed. The flooring people will be starting on Monday. They expect to take the whole week. 

Wife and I have rented a place since there seems no way we can be in the house given the need for the hardwood part to set before one walks on it. Given the way our house is laid out, there is no way we can get from the upstairs where we currently reside to our kitchen or our garage without going over the new surface. We talked about bringing dried rations to last us for three days and just staying upstairs but ultimately decided that cheap though we may be, that was a bit too much.

 

 Talk About Gifts That Stand The Test Of Time

 

Made a soup for lunch using the Somen Noodles gifted to us when the #2 clan camped out in ABQ during an early Covid evacuation from (Ukraine?). As Wife is not an Asian food fan (she tolerates my making it - I love it), and I don't think somen is my favorite noodle, it takes a while to get through 3 pounds. But I think we are about 75% of the way done. Maybe I can make some for 2.2 when she visits us to check out NM schools in a couple of weeks?