The week started with some great news, we have rented the 2nd floor apartment! The new tenants will be moving in just under 4 weeks, which gives us some extra motivation to get as much work done as possible before they move in. The tenant unit only has very minor work remaining, but we also had to give our new tenants a heads up that some items that affect them will not be ready for some time, such as the garage re-build (which we haven’t started on yet) or landscaping the backyard. Otherwise, their unit will be complete and we hope they’ll enjoy it!
The past two weeks have seen a great amount of activity. Our electrician came back on site to correct a few items, including moving the disconnect switch for the double oven which allows us to get the appliance installed. We also had our handyman install the utility sink in the laundry room and the range hood and associated exhaust in the kitchen. Our countertop contractor came back to install our kitchen island and some floor pieces in the master bathroom. And finally, we have made great headway on painting and staining the unit.
Our painting contractor has been working non-stop for the past two weeks. What’s taking this unit much longer than the 2nd floor unit (besides an extra floor) is all of the added woodwork that has to be sanded, stained, and finished with 2 to 3 coats of poly. Once the staining was complete, the contractors moved on to painting the walls, ceiling, doors, and trim. With the woodwork being a dark walnut, we choose to go with lighter colors on the wall (various shades of gray) and a shade of white (“snow bound”) on the basement doors and trim. Do to financial reasons, we had to break up the painting into a few phases. This first phase included painting and staining the majority of the first floor as well as the corridor and media room of the basement. Hopefully over the next few weeks, we’ll have the crew back to complete the staining and painting in the basement bedrooms.
IT STARTED ON SAWYER 