Labor Day Weekend - A Weekend of Labor

Our Labor Day weekend was a weekend full of labor, as we got back to work on house projects! We started that Friday (Aug 29th) with removing the remainder of our popcorn ceiling. Garrett, Curtis and I all worked together while the other kids were in school. Curtis took half the day off to be able to do it. We're so excited to finally have ALL of the popcorn ceiling GONE!!!

Garrett and I prepped the rooms with plastic from walls to floors.

Curtis did the spraying and scraping. He's ready in his ty-vex suit to do the dining room. 

Getting ready to do the living room.

Ceilings cleaned off!

 

Saturday (Aug 30th) we concentrated our time on removing the fake rock from the fireplace in the dining room in preparation for a fresh new look. The three boys did the majority of the work this time. I helped hang the curtain barrier and then let them go to work. Sometimes, they would pass rocks out in a bucket, and I would go dump it in the wheelbarrow waiting outside by the front door. At one point all of us (including the girls) formed a line to pass rocks from the fireplace down the stairs and to the wheelbarrow. Then Jack and Curtis would dump the wheelbarrow into the truck. I love these moments when our whole family works together.

Before demolition

Men at work.

Charlotte wanted something to do so I had her removing baseboard trim. She didn't like the loud noise of the tool the boys were using so she got her noise earmuffs on.

Picking up rocks.

There's the curtain I hung up with push pins.

We decided to remove the rock bench as well and buy a new insert for the fireplace.

Clean-up crew.

Curtis realized we didn't need to remove all of the rock at the top because we'll be adding wooden studs for shiplap. They measured and cleaned the spots where the studs would go.

Charlotte having fun mopping the floors at the end of the day. She ended up getting her swimsuit on and slip sliding all over the wet floor. It made me think of "Pippi Longstocking" on floor scrubbing day.

Thankfully, we had Sunday to rest. God knew what he was doing when he created the Sabbath. Our bodies and minds need that rest!

Monday morning Curtis woke up early and started working on the ceiling, cutting out circles for new lighting and a ceiling fan. Then he did some wiring. Next, he hung up studs on the fireplace. The boys got to learn how to do some cutting with the table saw.

We got so much done that weekend! It felt great and we're so excited to finally get this room updated and looking new.