Mostly work. Biggest changes are I don't commute daily and I don't see others when they are in the office (they are 100% remote now too).
We have had work done on our home, most of it at the beginning of this mess before the "shelter at home" policies came out.
We recently did several other projects, but I think those were done just before this mess all started.
We have had work done on our home, most of it at the beginning of this mess before the "shelter at home" policies came out.
Had some crown molding removed to give more space above the bed's headboard for a painting we bought. Then I put in a switch (dimmer) and track lights for the painting, had the drywall patched up and painted the wall
Painters came to do some rework; under builder warranty. The biggest part was the front door and the Julienne doors off the dining area. They were not primed properly and the paint was bubbling. We had them redo it before we moved in, but the second job wasn't any better than the first. This crew did a great job. Stripped it down, applied primer and then repainted. So far it's looking great. We stayed up on the fourth floor while they did that work, largely due to the smell of the chemical stripper as well as the primer and paint. They wore masks, largely for the chemicals; these were big painter masks.
Some remodeling work on the master bath. It had a garden tub in it. My wife and I don't use that, so we had it removed for more space. Added an outlet for the small TV; my wife likes to watch the news in the morning as we get ready. Drywall and flooring-tile work where the tub was removed. Cabinets are being built and will be installed sometime soon. We already bought a new bench, assembled it and put it in there.
We had a underdeck ceiling put in. It's under the deck off the master bedroom, creating a ceiling on the deck off the main floor. They also installed a ceiling fan with a light. They never entered the house. They entered the deck from the outside. Just put up ladders and climbed up.
Completely changed the shelving in both master bedroom closets. My wife's closet was long and narrow and had shelves for hanging clothes on both sides, which only left 5" between the clothes.
Plus a couple of shelves in a nook at the end. I stacked the shelves, one above the other. Replaced the upper shelf with a 16" instead of 12" for more storage on top. The lower shelf was shorter which gave her space to hang dresses from the top shelf. Then put in adjustable shelves in the nook for her shoes. There are now 7 shelves in the nook instead of 2, plus they are flat boards instead of the wire shelves, making in easier to put shoes with small heels on them; not that she has many of those.
I did a similar thing with my closet, but two 16" shelves as they are shorter, so I got two sections from the 144" shelf. I currently have 4 shelves in the nook, but will get a 5th board; I thought we had one remaining from the work on my wife's closet, but we had used all of them. I'm using the adjustable shelves for running/triathlon gear, other t-shirts and hats. I still need to figure out what to do with my shoes, but I have a much smaller collection.
Painters came to do some rework; under builder warranty. The biggest part was the front door and the Julienne doors off the dining area. They were not primed properly and the paint was bubbling. We had them redo it before we moved in, but the second job wasn't any better than the first. This crew did a great job. Stripped it down, applied primer and then repainted. So far it's looking great. We stayed up on the fourth floor while they did that work, largely due to the smell of the chemical stripper as well as the primer and paint. They wore masks, largely for the chemicals; these were big painter masks.
Some remodeling work on the master bath. It had a garden tub in it. My wife and I don't use that, so we had it removed for more space. Added an outlet for the small TV; my wife likes to watch the news in the morning as we get ready. Drywall and flooring-tile work where the tub was removed. Cabinets are being built and will be installed sometime soon. We already bought a new bench, assembled it and put it in there.
We had a underdeck ceiling put in. It's under the deck off the master bedroom, creating a ceiling on the deck off the main floor. They also installed a ceiling fan with a light. They never entered the house. They entered the deck from the outside. Just put up ladders and climbed up.
Completely changed the shelving in both master bedroom closets. My wife's closet was long and narrow and had shelves for hanging clothes on both sides, which only left 5" between the clothes.
Plus a couple of shelves in a nook at the end. I stacked the shelves, one above the other. Replaced the upper shelf with a 16" instead of 12" for more storage on top. The lower shelf was shorter which gave her space to hang dresses from the top shelf. Then put in adjustable shelves in the nook for her shoes. There are now 7 shelves in the nook instead of 2, plus they are flat boards instead of the wire shelves, making in easier to put shoes with small heels on them; not that she has many of those.I did a similar thing with my closet, but two 16" shelves as they are shorter, so I got two sections from the 144" shelf. I currently have 4 shelves in the nook, but will get a 5th board; I thought we had one remaining from the work on my wife's closet, but we had used all of them. I'm using the adjustable shelves for running/triathlon gear, other t-shirts and hats. I still need to figure out what to do with my shoes, but I have a much smaller collection.
We recently did several other projects, but I think those were done just before this mess all started.
