Well... after 6 months of hiatus, we're back. What was once known as 'Making A House A Home' will now be known as 'Get Me Out Of This House!'

The reason for the name change is because life took a little unexpected turn and my final goal once the house is renovated is to put it on the market and to move on.

I'll continue to update things as they move along, so check this space on occasion to see what's happening (or isn't happening in some cases).

So... instead of waiting to find someone to help me move the metal kitchen sink cabinet upstairs from the basement, I moved it myself. Quite the feat, but I was tired of waiting. (I've been a bit impatient lately.)

Looks good... just have a few adjustments to make, including the installation of new drain baskets in the cast iron top that is still in the basement. I'm waiting to borrow a pipe wrench which should be in my hands sometime tomorrow afternoon. So hopefully by Wednesday we'll be cooking with gas... or at least washing dishes.

More to come soon... I hope.

And the lord looked down upon the maker of the home and said...

LET THERE BE PAINT!

Wow... What a relief... It's taken a long time to get to this point, but I'm finally here! I can now cut out the outlets and get the sink upstairs and hopefully working by later this week. No more washing dishes in the prison shower!

One can still look to the left of this shot and see the cracked waste pipe, but I'm planning on using my tax return to pay for that service.

*fingers crossed*

I finally got up to taking out the last of the plaster wall in the kitchen.

This weekend I'll take out the fire boards and get the remaining drywall boards ready to go once the waste pipe is fixed.

Making a lot of progress... most of the other walls are ready for priming!

A preview of things to come: