Ausborne Blog

Our basement is coming along, finally.  The drywall is up and the first coat of mud and tape is done, and we should be able to start doing some finish work and painting this coming weekend.  Ugh, this has taken so very long.

Over the last week, I’ve been replacing lightswitches and outlets with decor ones, so they’ll match the outlets and switches that I will be installing downstairs.  It’s amazing how dirty the old ones have gotten over the years.  I guess it goes along with how filthy the carpet, paint, windows, door handles, and pretty much everything else was when we moved in.  Considering how normal and decent the previous owners seemed, I was surprised to find out how they had a complete lack of a clue about cleanliness.

In addition to the basement work and the outlet/switch work that’s in the process of being done, we’re replacing the carpet, linoleum in the kitchen and entry way, door handles (did I mention they’re filthy?), some doors that have holes or are otherwise broken, as well as installing hardwood flooring throughout the kitchen, dining room, front room, entry way, hallway and down the stairs.  It’s a lot of work!