David’s parents came out this weekend to spend some time with us. We had a few projects that we were planning on working on while grandpa and grandma played with the girls. Instead, we ended up doing every project that we could feasibly get done or continue this weekend.
The first project was getting boards ready to replace the damaged fireplace mantel in our bedroom.
I spent a lot of time throughout the weekend sanding, staining, and sealing the oak mantel. We will be able to install them in a couple of days. I also have been doing the same to closet door for our coat closet because the existing door has had a hole in the front since we purchased the house.
The second project was a swing set for the girls.
David and his dad worked on getting all the pieces put together for the swing set for a good portion of the day on Friday. They built it from scratch (it is attached to the play house) and even had to have a piece or two made at the local welding shop.
Project number three was the propane tank.
We hadn’t intended to do this project this weekend, but while I was waiting for the wood to dry from my other project I wanted to get something else done. David’s parents and I worked on scraping the rust and loose paint off, washing it with mineral spirits then with soapy water, priming it, and then painting it. David helped too, when he had a moment between other projects.
After all the rain we had at the beginning of the week (see previous post) and the driving rain we had Friday night. We knew we had to do some other work to keep the water out of our house. David sealed the window in our room and put up and additional eave trough to keep the water from puddling in our yard at the corner of our house. Those would be projects five and six.
The closet that I was working on the doors for also had leaking when we first moved in. After reshingling earlier this spring David started sheet rocking the closet. He has been working on mudding it for the last week when he has had a spare moment. Hopefully, we will be priming and painting tomorrow or Tuesday. That is number seven.
Going down the stairs to the basement the walls along the stairs were cement and the paint no longer stuck, so project number eight was sheet rocking and mudding that area as well. That project is just about complete as well, but still needs priming and painting.
Of course, there were other minor projects that I’m sure were done as well. We felt that we have accomplished a lot, and are tired from all the work. Today we are spending some time relaxing. It really does feel good to get these things done.
The girls have been enjoying the swing set since the moment it was finished.
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