DW2DT: Day 72 - Paint-a-Palooza!

In order to keep DW2DT on budget, Matt and I decided to do the interior painting ourselves.  I'll be honest, I was really starting to wonder if this was a good idea or not as our "Paintcation" week came closer.  However, at the 2 day mark, I'm happy to report that things are going well, and I think we'll reach our goal of getting all the walls and ceilings painted this week.  The doors and trim will likely have to follow, but that can be done one at a time, at any time. 

We've killed north of a dozen gallons of paint already.  The picture below was taken around mid day and has already grown by a few. 

Tower of Dead Soliders, a dozen strong

Matt is one big reason we're in such good shape.  He's been painting by shop light at night, on the weekend, any spare moment to get us ahead on this crazy project.  When Tim came in on Monday morning we were able "hand over" all three bathrooms and the laundry room, fully painted and ready for tile.  Turns out tile work doesn't start until Thursday, but that's ok, since Matt also finished the 2 story foyer tonight!  I must be honest, I've never seen Matt procrastinate so much about any work project as he did about the last coat on the foyer.  I see this as a testament not to Matt's work ethic, but rather how much it stinks to paint that space!  2 stories, a set of stairs, a sizable upstairs hallway, the foyer downstairs... all of this was painted 3 times - tinted primer and 2 top coats, and I have to say, it looks awesome!

Ladder configuration to reach all wacky places

Matt, high at work

We also managed to get Roddie's room done, all but a final topcoat, Norah's room primed (despite the 2, 6 foot vanities in the middle of the room), our room primed, and the dining room and family room prepped and primed. 

Next steps, in addition to our paint labor, include tile starting Thursday, wood floors next week.  Base trim arrives on Thursday so we'll probably pre-paint that.  The plumber and electrician are scheduled to return next week also, so I'm guessing  a lot of things will be coming together next week!