On the planned side I gutted the room in the basement so we could make it "ours". It was a comfortable room but the color and the carpet were not ideal and there was a "bar" that was more like a kitchenette that was on a raised platform.
I spent a couple of evenings tearing that down a few weeks ago. It was motivating as the "bar" area was so well built that it gave me a good feeling about how well the rest of the house is built. I tore up the carpet and underlayment and then dismantled the "bar" area, saving the cabinets and the fridge for a local friend who updates places so he can rent them. He even was able to find a use for the sink. |
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And what I was left with was a big empty room that needed some new paint and a new floor. Byron, who built the house, lived there for 7 years and who we bought to from knew someone who could paint it for us at a great price which meant one less trip for me so when I went down last week I was able to spend my days working from home and spend my evenings working on our home.
Over the week I was able to replace the valves on the pool system, two of which were past due to replace, build a small screen for the pool equipment, then put in the new underlayment and the new floors, and of course do some general cleaning etc. 
In the end I think it was a great week. I found that working from home is very productive and I was able to get a lot of things done in the evening. I also found time to go out and enjoy a great dinner with Byron, his wife Iris and his daughter Hope.
For those that want to see the new place you can check out a couple of you tube videos. This first one is one of a wild turkey that was in our backyard and the second is a walking tour of the house.
We hope to have lots of people visiting us ... and I will be doing a better job of keeping the blog up to date.
