We received good funds to continue the project!
It's only $600, but it will help!
We still need to buy/pay for:
1. Paint
2. Wood Flooring Stain/Enamel
3. Rent a Floor Sander
4. Rent a truck to carry the sander
5. Haul Trash to the dump & pay dump fees
6. Gardening
7. House Cleaning
..and only $600 so far for all of this work! Whew!
It's only $600, but it will help!
We still need to buy/pay for:
1. Paint
2. Wood Flooring Stain/Enamel
3. Rent a Floor Sander
4. Rent a truck to carry the sander
5. Haul Trash to the dump & pay dump fees
6. Gardening
7. House Cleaning
..and only $600 so far for all of this work! Whew!
Removing LAYERS of Wallpaper
& Painting
Painting over the wallpaper has been a problem! The walls have been wallpapered so many times and the wallpaper is not laid properly, so we have to remove the wallpaper before we paint.
This is taking an exorbitant amount of time, since there are many layers of wallpaper on the walls! We hope that we won't have to remove everything, but so far, it is looking that way!
I am spraying, scraping walls with a putty knife; pulling and yanking on wallpaper and Ray is helping me and also painting. Under every layer of wallpaper is yet another layer of ... wallpaper!! Yikes! Good thing we did not just paint over the wallpaper; it's too thick and needs removal.
This is taking an exorbitant amount of time, since there are many layers of wallpaper on the walls! We hope that we won't have to remove everything, but so far, it is looking that way!
I am spraying, scraping walls with a putty knife; pulling and yanking on wallpaper and Ray is helping me and also painting. Under every layer of wallpaper is yet another layer of ... wallpaper!! Yikes! Good thing we did not just paint over the wallpaper; it's too thick and needs removal.
The job of painting is daunting for the two of us and would take at least two weeks, since this project is part time! We don't have time or energy like that, nor do we have the funds to hire a painter, so we found & purchased a paint sprayer from Lowe's to make painting fly by!
Paint Sprayer= $199.99 + tax, but is already worth its weight in gold! We have another house that we are also working on and now we can use the sprayer on that house, as well, then split the cost of the sprayer between the two projects!
Paint supplies (paint, pans, small brush set) = $250.00 so far!
Paint Sprayer= $199.99 + tax, but is already worth its weight in gold! We have another house that we are also working on and now we can use the sprayer on that house, as well, then split the cost of the sprayer between the two projects!
Paint supplies (paint, pans, small brush set) = $250.00 so far!
So, just with paint supplies, we have spent:
$454.24 @ Lowes in paint supplies
$ 62.13 @ L0wes for a pressure sprayer, wall putty, & joint knife
$ 38.78 @ Pet People for 1 gallon of AIP (best money spent!!)
$ 50.28 @ Home Depot for Construction Trash Bags, a ladder, & towels
$ 50.59 @ Our expenses (gas & food during project work)
_______
$ 656.02
- 98.50 Credit for paint sprayer
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$ 557.52 Total Spent
-600.00
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$ 42.48 Left!
$454.24 @ Lowes in paint supplies
$ 62.13 @ L0wes for a pressure sprayer, wall putty, & joint knife
$ 38.78 @ Pet People for 1 gallon of AIP (best money spent!!)
$ 50.28 @ Home Depot for Construction Trash Bags, a ladder, & towels
$ 50.59 @ Our expenses (gas & food during project work)
_______
$ 656.02
- 98.50 Credit for paint sprayer
_______
$ 557.52 Total Spent
-600.00
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$ 42.48 Left!
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