The reason why we had to pack up the whole house was that we decided to refinish the wood floors at the same time as the kitchen renovation. We've been wanting to and we've been living without baseboards in some areas, so it will be nice to see them looking FINISHED finally.
Unfortunately, you get to experience the photos in reverse order, since I'm posting this from my phone.
Eric headed off to our friend's house in Long Beach for the week, but I stuck around, working from the back yard while they began work on the floors. I was hoping to stay there for most of the week, but after one night of sleeping in the hammock, I realized that was unrealistic and I stayed with a friend near my work and ended up working two days in the office to keep away from the dust.
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| Lining up my drinks for the day, since they were working between me and the kitchen. |
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| Morning sunrise after a night in the hammock. |
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| I was warm enough most of the night, but got a bit cold towards morning. No mosquito bites since I covered myself from head to toe all night long |
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| Bed for a night! When I laid down, I googled the best way to sleep in a hammock and it is diagonally to allow you to lay as flat as possible. |
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| Most of the furniture was moved to the kitchen while the sanding took place |
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| Fancy dinner (cold lunch leftovers) while sitting on the kitchen counter and resting on dresser drawers |
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| Our bookshelf turned temporary pantry was sealed with painters tape to minimize dust entry. |
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| Upstairs closets with all but the edges sanded |
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| Art studio |
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| Living room after being coated in a wood filler to seal tiny divots and gaps. This then got sanded down again to the wood surface |
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| Living room after initial sanding pass |
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| Masks preventing dust from entering the drinks. I was right outside the door from where they were sanding |
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| Dining/kitchen where all the furniture was moved. I still had a few things to pack up in this room. |
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| Same area, different angle |
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| Living room before. In the bottom center, you can just make out the edge of a patch of significant wear and tear on the floors. This cleaned up spectacularly, with no major repairs needed. |
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| Sanding machines! |
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| My daily office, which I had to keep shifting slightly to avoid the sun. |
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| The night before. |
