Remodel - Day 12

Today I started texturing over the wood paneling in the living room.

I got the entire East wall finished.
Jeremy started taping off the windows to prep the room for painting.

Here's an up-close shot of the textured wall vs. the wood paneling.

The photo doesn't really do it justice. It really does look so much better. I'm the kind of gal that can appreciate wood paneling in all it's glory but in this room it just looked bad. It was more of wood veneer most likely put in to cover up something horrifying. Like huge cracks in the wall. Or dead bodies.

We'll paint the walls and ceiling all the same color to keep everything cohesive and open-feeling. There is some 1" half-round molding at the top of the wood paneling and some trim in the corners. I'm not sure if we should paint those the same color as the rest of the room so it blends in or paint it white to match the window trim. Any thoughts?

And finally. Here is the bathroom concrete-less.


Here are the pipes. Also our most recent quagmire.

When Jeremy uncovered the pipes he discovered a crack.


That crack is in the pipe that carries waste to the bog of eternal stench. If we don't fix this sewage will fill the crawl space under the house that we happen to have no access to.

We may be able to patch this pipe. Or we may have to replace it. The pipes being lead isn't a huge deal considering they're not potable pipes - they only act as drain pipes. We're having a plumber come out tomorrow evening to take a look. We're hoping he can just patch it and be done with it. Then we'll have our contractor friend come in and install our subfloor. We'll tile, install baseboards, texture, paint, install the toilet and sink and be done with it.

In case you were wondering about said toilet and sink:

How sad. We literally have no pot to piss in.

Oh! And I met with the floor guy today. He was so nice. He told me that we won't have to completely replace the "dog stained" areas of the floor. That they will lighten with sanding and unless we have a huge problem with a slight stain then it's not a big deal. He will replace the planks that are damaged are due to termites. He said that when he sands the floors down he could uncover more damage. Apparently when there is carpet on top of wood floors the termites will eat all the way up to the surface. When there isn't carpet they'll only eat the very bottom layer of wood and move on. Just another reason why carpet on top of wood floors is evil. We're going to go ahead and have him patch up the closet as well. All of that will cost as much as it would have cost to have the "wee-wee stains" guy refinish the floors alone. He'll get started on Monday.