As the Fall season rolls on, I wanted to finish as much of the remaining inside work on the cottage before we close-up for the year. Bonnie and me made a solo trip to have some quality "kid-free" time and get as much work done as possible! Bonnie was staying thru the weekend and I planned to stay until Tuesday.
We had a full list of projects to finish. I got Bon rolling on the wood treatment feature wall. I know how much she loves painting (not).
Bon clear coating the master bedroom feature wall
One boring and tedious job that needed to be finished, was the clear coating of all the remaining wood trim - 1) attic access door, 2) skylights and 3) chalkboard wall. This was completed sometime on Friday.
We had decided that we wanted to dress-up the bathrooms with some simple glass tile back splashes. So, I took a stab at tiling for the first time. The results look good. I will need to do some grout fixing next trip up, but overall nice.
Main bathroom glass tile back splash
Sunday afternoon, Bonnie caught the 12:30 pm ferry. It was time for me to get moving on to the master bedroom. Because we had to have "Drywall Mike" re-texture the ceiling, the entire room had to be repainted as well - ceiling to walls. This sucks and we had to do tons of prep work to remove all the drywall mud that was slapped all over the room, mostly right at the ceiling/paint line. After the ceiling was re-painted, I installed the ceiling fan and light fixture. The photo below does not do it justice, but the ceiling looks great and fits the lake cottage style perfectly.
Ceiling fan in master bedroom
Next big job was taking on the master bathroom. There was so much to be done in that little room, I will spare you photos for every step. I had to remove the toilet, and finish mudding the walls. Then finish priming and painting the walls.
Painting the master bathroom
When the painting was done, I moved on to the last bit of flooring for the cottage. Nice to wrap this up, and I still had one unopened box of flooring to return to Lumber Liquidators, even better.
Finishing up the master bathroom flooring
After I finished the floor, I hung the last remaining door. Again, this photo doesn't do the job justice, but it was a nice milestone because this was the last remaining standard door to be hung. I think this was #10 of 10. I do have 2 closet bi-folds to deal with next year, but that can wait!
Master bathroom door
I believe it was after midnight and time to call it a night...
Monday morning, I got rolling on that bathroom again. I started on the vanity and counter top. Then I installed the bathroom light fixture. Next, was the glass tile back splash, which was much easier since I had already practiced on the other bathroom.
Master bathroom - vanity, counter top, light fixture and back splash
Because I had the toilet sitting on the living room floor, it made sense to just go ahead and put it back in the bathroom where it belongs. After cleaning up the old wax ring and installing a new one, I wrestled with the nasty azz toilet and got it back in place. I do not plan to get it fully hooked up to the water yet, because I will be winterizing soon anyway. Just happy to have it screwed down for now (and out of the living room).
Master bathroom progress - coming along!
I seriously rocked-out about 30 hours of solid work from Friday thru Tuesday. Some things not worth taking photos were all of the tiny paint touch-ups in most rooms. This never ends...
Once again, I think I hit most disciplines this long weekend... carpentry, painting, electrical, tiling, and plumbing. Nice.
Anyway, I think that is it for "big jobs" this year. Next weekend up we will be closing up/winterizing for the season.
