Day Two began with the second trip for things we can’t live without at Home Depot. This included new deadbolts – (when you buy a foreclosed home, not changing the locks is a little like Russian Roulette) two new ceiling fans, lots of paint, a step-ladder, and a new light fixture for the guest bathroom.
While Jeremy scrapped and patched the walls throughout the house, I became intimately acquainted with CLR (Calcium, Lime, and Rust, for the uninitiated) Remover. Noxious, burning, cleaning fun ensued, and at the end of it, there were bathrooms that I felt comfortable allowing guests to use, and more than that, bathrooms that I felt comfortable allowing ME to use.
Seth, our new pool guy (yes, we have a pool guy) came over and gave us a class in pool maintenance 101, at the end of which we said, “how about you do it for us?” Now, we are the proud owners of a weekly pool maintenance agreement.
After Seth the pool guy, we started our long afternoon of installing various things and painting, and painting, and painting. It was during this process that we realized that successful home repair for us will include each of us focusing on where our strengths lie – Jeremy in brute force and a love of all things electrical, Sarah with the paintbrush. Garlock decided to lend a hand, or a backside to the effort, and has since walked around with yellow paint all over his rear.
While Jeremy scrapped and patched the walls throughout the house, I became intimately acquainted with CLR (Calcium, Lime, and Rust, for the uninitiated) Remover. Noxious, burning, cleaning fun ensued, and at the end of it, there were bathrooms that I felt comfortable allowing guests to use, and more than that, bathrooms that I felt comfortable allowing ME to use.
Seth, our new pool guy (yes, we have a pool guy) came over and gave us a class in pool maintenance 101, at the end of which we said, “how about you do it for us?” Now, we are the proud owners of a weekly pool maintenance agreement.
After Seth the pool guy, we started our long afternoon of installing various things and painting, and painting, and painting. It was during this process that we realized that successful home repair for us will include each of us focusing on where our strengths lie – Jeremy in brute force and a love of all things electrical, Sarah with the paintbrush. Garlock decided to lend a hand, or a backside to the effort, and has since walked around with yellow paint all over his rear.
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