Houseapalooza 2011

So it begins …

Jim and Ginger (the in-laws) are arriving today (touching ground even as I type), to lend a hand for the big home remodel we’re doing.  Summary:

1. Scrape the “cottage cheese” acoustic from the vaulted ceilings in the living room, loft, master bedroom. Re-texture.
2. Demo the vanity in the downstairs bathroom. [We’re also going to replace the toilet there.]
3. Repaint the full downstairs interior.
4. Tear out all downstairs carpeting (every room except kitchen, which has wood floors).
5. Install new carpet in the living room.
6. Install tile for all other ground floor flooring that was pulled up.
7. Install new vanity, mirror in downstairs bath.
8. Tear out carpet on stairs, and all the upstairs except the craft room and the guest bath (which have recently added surfaces).
9. Tile the WC in the master bathroom. [Replace the toilet, too.]
10. Recarpet everything else torn up; special carpet for Kay’s room and the master bedroom.
11. Paint the upstairs loft, hallway.
12. Paint (different color) the master bedroom and master bath.

Plus eleven thousand odds and ends that need to be done before, during, after, not least of which is shuffling the hazerai around ahead of the workers.

When it’s all done, it should be great. When.

Jim been a god-send here, applying his extensive contracting and facilities background, plus his ability to both schmooze with vendors and no-nonsense non-performers.  He’s been coordinating the contracting process from California, and was out at Thanksgiving interviewing contractors.  He’s going to be managing the effort onsite once things officially start on Monday.

Margie, of course, has been doing yeoman’s duty with all her research and tracking down of folks and footwork here on the Colorado side.

Me? I’ve been a lazy bum, occasionally glancing at swathes and saying, “No, too puce,” and other such helpful contributions.

Anyway, we’ll be taking plenty of pictures, before / during / after.