Hello, OutStandish Readers! On September 24th, we officially became the new residents of the Standish House. For the past month, we've been busy digging out of a sea of boxes and getting settled into our new (old) home. Keep reading and learn about all the work that went into the lead up to moving day and the day itself. Since the last update, there was a flurry of activity at the Standish House. One of the major undertaking was the refinishing of the hardwood floors throughout the house. To accomplish this, we hired Stieferman Wood Flooring to re-finish the floors both upstairs and downstairs. Downstairs the floors are a mid-20th century oak. Upstairs and on the stairs the floors are the original pine. When we first removed the upstairs carpet, we noticed the floors were in really good shape underneath; however, there were several sections where the original flooring was replaced with 1x6 boards. Finding flooring that would match the original pine floors was a tall order so we decided instead to salvage flooring from the guest bedroom. When they pulled up the 1x6 boards that had been used to patch the floors, we found the reason why the boards had been removed in the first place. The original floor boards had been removed to replace the original gas piping that fed gas lights throughout the house with knob-and-tube wiring. Later, the same pathway was used to rewire the house with modern electrical wiring. This was a unique opportunity to look in to the space between the floor and the ceiling downstairs and find out that the light fixtures have always hung exactly where they do now. After using the salvaged floor boards to repair the floors upstairs, all the floors in the house were sanded, refinished, and stained the same color throughout. After the hardwood flooring in the guest room was scavaged, we added fresh insulation since the bedroom hangs directly over the front porch. Then, we laid plywood over the new opening, and a wood-like vinyl flooring was added by Howell's Carpet. All while the floors were being restored 'The Dads' kept hard at work finishing up their list of projects before moving day. They worked hard, even putting in extra days and Chris even gave up his day off to help put the finishing touches on the house. This includes putting trim around the attic door and covering it with a matching blue material leftover from the kitchen cabinets. In addition to everything going on in the house, we hired Angela Hull, a contractor that previously helped us with some drywall issues, to paint and stain the staircase. The flooring guy gave her some of the stain that he used on the flooring so she could get the same shade and color to the stairs as the rest of the house. Painting was the last project that we had to work on to get the house ready. There was tons of painting to do, and many coats to get things looking good. We decided to not only paint the walls, but also the door and window trim, and the baseboards and doors as well. We're very fortunate to have all the friends that we have, and we're very thankful to have all the help. For every time of day we were there painting, we had friends and family willing to show up and help paint. This help moved things along considerably. Days blended together as we painted during weekdays as well as the weekends, and sometimes we put in some evening hours painting, including one late night painting shift with some friends. At the end, we finished painting the house and put away all the tools and evidence of the construction site by 8:30, the night before we were due to move in. That next day, Joe Armstrong and First Class Movers began the process of loading up our belongings into a truck and moving it to the Standish house. It ended up taking two days, but the guys were professional and did a great job! Next Time: Before & After!
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Nancy S Thompson
10/27/2020 09:48:29 am
Congratulations on a job well done.
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Kenton Hines
10/29/2020 07:36:56 am
Looks great! Glad to see things are going well. Thanks for the update!
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