Hello friends. It has been a while since I let you all know what was going on with the guest cottage. Remember what Thumper’s mother told him? “If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all,”. We went through a period where there wasn’t a lot to say that was nice. Since I last updated you, it rained, every day for over a month. Every. Single. Day. Then, our contractor flaked on us only to come back and do the worst job possible on our Sheetrock.
I have seriously cried more tears over this silly 486 square foot building than any other remodel we have done. Even our rent house that the city of Huntsville had tagged as uninhabitable.
Soooo, that is why I haven’t had a lot to say but finally we are back on track and moving forward.
First of all, what hasn’t changed since my last update. The exterior hasn’t been touched.
What has happened since I checked in last, is the interior and the front door.
The front door had to come out completely and get reinstalled before the doorknob could be put in but thanks to my sister in law’s boyfriend coming to help out Mr. Math but now it works great and gives me a lot of joy. I love that reclaimed door and it makes me happy.
Also, after the terrible Sheetrock job got some love from the hubby, okay, lots of hard work not love but the Sheetrock messes are mostly fixed, we got the ceiling and walls painted.
We installed v groove planks on the 12 foot tall wall. Nothing about the cottage is plumb, square or level so installing horizontal planks was a challenge. My husband purchased a laser level that made our life so much easier. I am thrilled with how it turned out. One of the smartest things I did was to paint the planks before nailing them up. Being able to paint the grooves while it was laying flat and I was standing on the ground made the process so much easier! Soon I will show you the whole beautiful wall.
The bathroom has been painted. Well, the part that will have paint. The tile isn’t up yet but upcoming.
Canned lights, ceiling fan, and bathroom lights have been installed along with our split unit air conditioner.
There are electrical problems that will be fixed this week but the ac is functional right now which made working inside the building bearable in July.
Finally, I found someone to refinish the claw foot tub and sink for the house and they look amazing.
More to come. I have lots to say now that we are driving the bus on the remodel and lots to celebrate.
Looking forward to sharing our adventure.
Blessings,
Karen
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