Our Collegetown folks had finished most of the work on the basement, and the carpet was due to be installed on a Tuesday. Juby and I took the challenge to travel up to help the ladies get the whole basement painted in one week-end!
Chelsea has painted many times in the past and was a terrific team leader for this project. The walls had already been prepped with many layers of drywall mud and sanded, but there were still more spots to treat in this way before we could paint. That and the taping were done first.
The fresh drywall had to be primed on the ceiling and the walls. Then painted with two coats of color.
Juby was a huge help and painted along with the rest of us,
and helped a little with Amiable.
Natalie's friends, Justin and Marissa came over on Friday night and did a great deal of painting. Their help was invaluable in getting this project completed on time!
The scope of this home improvement included painting a bedroom, bathroom, family room and three hallways, including the trim.
Between coats of paint we allowed for drying time while watching Property Brothers on NetFlix. All together, we watched about seven episodes throughout the weekend and enjoyed every one! Talk about some motivation to get the house looking sharp!
Jeff planned to pull up all the old carpet and take it to the dump on Monday after he returned home.
We remembered to tape a trash bag over his nice projector before we got too far into things!
It was certainly worth the drive to see my newest granddaughter again, dressed for success.
The weekend consisted of a lot of hard work but it was great fun and I learned how to paint! There is probably no reason why I can't paint my own basement with some help from the family after the Holidays.
