Today was the biggest day of expenses yet. It should be the biggest day of expenses for this project. We went to the hardware store today to buy a prehung door and the flooring I’m going to put down.
When we got home, I unloaded the stuff and then finished cleaning up the basement. I scraped the remaining pad off the floor yesterday and used a putty knife and wire brush to loosen up any loose pieces and grit from the floor before vacuuming clean. Finally, I used the cement I bought earlier this week to fill in the divots created when I pried up the nails holding down the tack strips under the old carpet. That should be all dry by tomorrow and I’ll have a reasonably level surface to lay floor on.
Looking Ahead
Tomorrow, I plan to put the first coat of stain on the door we bought tonight. That ought to pretty much do it for tomorrow. That leaves Friday for the second coat. Then, Saturday, my folks are coming up to help me frame the new walls and put up the door.
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