SURPRISE: The "baseboard" along the stairs from the second floor to the attic turned out to be a 12 ft by 1 ft piece of MDF, of which only about 6 inches showed, but all of which was between the side of stairs and the CD. It needed to be removed to get to the CD on that wall, and couldn't be without removing the stairs. So we did. That slowed us down a bit, but we removed the entire staircase, pulled the two gigantic baseboards and then rebuilt the staircase in a temporary fashion (narrower) so the CD can be removed and new drywall installed. Looking back at original construction, I seem to remember a roughed-in staircase present for months, now I know why.
KEY PROGRESS: Other than that, key progress included removal of the rest of the trim in the kids' bathroom, removal of all bedroom carpeting, and installation of 75% of that carpeting on the first floor hardwood flooring as a protective measure - in addition to a dust-barrier of plastic. It doesn't slip at all - a big concern - so I'm very pleased with that. The master bedroom carpeting is still rolled up; waiting for the piano to be moved. We haven't taken up the hallway carpeting yet, but will tomorrow. We also removed the two upstairs toilets, and the master sink and vanity. The kids vanity and sink will have to wait for tomorrow. No damage to any of those components.
OTHER: Other key work - Jen reserved a 10x10 storage facility for the piano and balance of stuff not moved; the PODS were scheduled for pick up on Monday and Tuesday (one each day - Monday's pick-up schedule was full after one). The dumpster will be delivered after, but not yet scheduled. The piano will be moved Monday week - and for less than their original estimate (see old blogs for background here). Shrug. If we ask them a fourth time, I'm sure the price will change again... It will be tough to work around it for a week, but it will go the day we're scheduled to begin actually pulling drywall, so I guess the timing is OK.
SUMMARY: We logged 31 hours today - less than yesterday mostly due to the late start. The weather was beautiful today, so we were able to open the windows and not roast. The vents downstairs are now covered, so the downstairs AC is no longer a factor.
TOMORROW: On tap for tomorrow - 2nd floor hallway carpet, kids vanity and sink, 2nd floor lights, fans, vents, electrical cover plates - finish 1st floor hardwood protection, and start downstairs baseboards and trim. The kids and Jen may stop by after church. I didn't see the kids today - will make time for them tomorrow.
Long blog tonight - guess we ended too early... :-)
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