Ron and Sandy had the entire neighbor crew over for dinner on Saturday night. Sophie came along with me and entertained everyone with her gymnastics show.
Sophie hanging around in a tree
I've been thinking about how to tackle the water hauling situation for quite some time. Chris and Tim Arnold have been great and have filled our water tank forever. However, I wanted to have the ability to haul my own water when needed.
The best solution was to get a small 210 gallon pick-up sized tank for light duty that I can put on and off of my truck as needed. I checked online for these and the price was not bad for a new tank, but the shipping charge was outrageous. Plan B, was to look for a used tank somewhere between Olmsted Twp and Kelleys Island. Lucky enough, I found one on Craigslist for $100. The tank was in Vermilion so I picked it up on the way to the island on Friday. Perfect.
Water hauling tank
Friday night, I got a jump on hanging the new custom blinds for the whole cottage. These were an easy install with big impact. My favorite type of work.
New woven wood shades - big improvement
Saturday, after taking Sophie to our obligatory breakfast, I needed to get crackin' on the floor. I wanted to finish from the bar nook, to the dining area, to the kitchen. Here are some photos of the progress.
Flooring into the kitchen
By early evening Saturday, I had finished the kitchen and bar nook. I think I am > 80% complete with the floor so far. I have to finish the master bedroom and bath to go and I only have 12 boxes of flooring left @ 20 sqft per box. I think I have enough material to finish and hopefully I am slightly over. More to come on this topic later.
Flooring looking good
Sunday morning, since I had to move the refrigerator to get at the sub-floor and I knew I had some painting to do that I was unconsciously procrastinating, yes, it was time to paint yet again. As soon as I started to get all the supplies together, Sophie's intense curiosity and strong will took over. She broke me down and convinced me to let her paint. The wall behind the fridge was a good place to start.
The little painter
The bathroom sink plumbing issues continues. I re-installed fresh the drain stopper all the way down to the p-trap. Everything looked good and dry for several hours. Then it started dripping again in the same spot as last time. Anyway, I am slightly frustrated and will need a second set of eyes to take a look because everything looks "by-the-book", correct and clean. This sucks.
Since I like to share real progress, here is a boring photo of the toilet paper holder installed. The reason why this is important is because this is a tiny bathroom with few to no options for the toilet paper holder placement. We choose a real minimalist piece because of the lack of space. I am happy with the results. I bet you can't remember the last time you viewed a photo of a toilet paper holder. It's the little things.
Toilet paper holder
Lastly, I worked on re-mediating the kitchen pendant lights. This is hard to explain, but the canopy (the part of the fixture that touches the ceiling) was super difficult to install in the deep holes cut into the wood ceiling. Plus after I did get them up, there were random openings around the canopy circle where you could see the cuts in the wood ceiling. Basically, they were hung loose and looked bad. You can't make the holes in the ceiling any smaller and you can't caulk the spaces because it's natural wood and not painted. The last option was to see if I could find larger canopies. Thankfully, Menards sells a few canopies without the rest of the light kit included. This is extremely rare and I was happy to find.
Long story short, I had to rebuilt the pendant fixtures using new brushed nickel canopies and swiveling hanging brackets. The sad part about this job is that no one will ever even notice.
Closing statement...
Lots of progress. No joke, I did some type of minor carpentry, plumbing, painting, flooring and electrical... all in one weekend, crazy.
Next steps:
- Take next weekend off from KI
- Take apart the master bathroom to get at the walls and floor
- Spot mud, sand, prime and paint
- Finish the floor
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