We’ve made some progress on the house. There’s still a long way to go, but we’re getting closer to being able to move in.

We’ve patched most all the nail holes and other minor damage to the walls and ceilings. I got the water heater pilot light lit and now we have hot water. I fixed the leaky faucet in the bathroom bathtub. Last night, I painted the ceiling in the kitchen and great room. The paint looks good.

Yesterday, I took the ceiling down in the bathroom where there was water damage. I got up in the attic and raked a lot of the insulation off the ceiling, but I finally just gave up on raking it and figured it would be faster to let it fall down and then put it in garbage bags and haul it back up into the attic once the new ceiling was in. I was right. Putting it in bags was much faster.

I figured it would be easier to install a shower light in the bathroom while we had the ceiling down, so I did that after the old ceiling came down. My brother was a little irritated with me for doing that because he felt I could do that any time. I guess he’s right. I didn’t think it through as well as I should have. I am still used to thinking in “basement mode” where there’s no easy way to get into the space above the ceiling once the ceiling is up. It’s different upstairs.

Last night, Tom came and put the new ceiling up and started to mud and tape it... but he can’t finish it until we get the wallpaper down that is in there.

Appliances are ordered. We need to get some carpet picked out and ordered. So... we’re getting there. I’m still hoping we can move in within the next couple of weeks.

Pictures!

The bathroom, sans ceiling	The bathroom, sans ceiling
The bathroom, new ceiling	The bathroom, new ceiling