Hilliard Adopt-A-House
2020 Genessee Avenue Photos

Habitat for Humanity
of Mid-Ohio

The photos below are from Saturday, March 27, 2021 when the house was dedicated as the Muse family home!

Note: You may click on any photo below to get a larger view. If you would like a higher resolution image of any photograph, make a request to Howard Baulch.

Project history:

• January 2, 2020 - Three potential projects were viewed by the HAAH House Lead and the HAAH Board President. Our recommendation is this Genessee property.
• March 13, 2020 - Potential project viewed by the prospective homeowner, Habitat MidOhio staff and HAAH president.
• May 7, 2020 - Took measurements of various rooms in order to make preliminary designs for changes.
• May 29, 2020 - RPP training for lead-safe rehab activities.
• June 17, 2020 - On site design review with prospective homeowner.
• July 11, 2020 - Demolished the garage, removed all interior window "stop trim" so that accurate measurements can be taken for new windows, removed the vinyl and luan from the foyer, pulled up all of the carpet tack boards except for the staircase, removed the drop ceiling from the dining room, and did some general clean-up.
• July 15, 2020 - Put up lead containment for the front porch, scrapped loose paint off the front porch ceiling, safely disposed of the lead paint and containment materials, HEPA vacuumed the front porch areas, removed the remaining carpet tack boards inside the house, removed the drop ceiling in the front upstairs bedroom, continued removing carpet pad tacks from the floors, removed the bathroom vanity and sink, removed the kitchen cabinets, removed the tile from the bathroom walls, took down a large portion of the wall between the dining room and kitchen, removed the linoleum and luan from the kitchen floor, took down the upstairs doors for delivery to the ReStore, removed a portion of the dining room paneling and completely filled another dumpster with garage and house materials.
• July 18, 2020 - Held the Commencement Ceremony with many people "zooming" in, constructed temporary supports for the front porch, took down the upstairs southwest bedroom ceiling plaster, lathes and insulation, continued demolition of wall areas to expand the upstairs bathroom, carefully removed some of the upstairs door trim for re-use during trim finishing, removed the bath tub and cabinet from the upstairs bathroom, removed the original porch posts and porch walls, removed both layers of the porch flooring to reveal joists that must be replaced, and, once again, totally filled the dump trailer with our demolition debris.
• July 22, 2020 - Pulled the nails from the porch floor joists, secured the porch deck with marine plywood, continued removing luan staples from the bathroom and kitchen floors, continued removing carpet tack nails from other rooms, removed the chases from the bathroom and kitchen, removed the paneling from the dining room, removed the plaster, laths, insulation and razor blades from the east bathroom wall, removed the nails from the original door casings that we are hoping to re-use when trimming the new doors, removed the unnecessary soffit in the kitchen, removed all but two interior door frames upstairs, carefully removed more of the upstairs door trim for re-use during trim finishing, carefully removed the crown moulding from the dining room ceiling for re-use during trim finishing, and removed the old framing for the hall closet door which is no longer needed.
• July 25, 2020 - Removed the rotten west porch rim joist and replaced it with a triple rim joist set, carefully removed the remaining interior door trim upstairs, removed the remaining kitchen and staircase floor staples, carefully removed the baseboard from the southwest bedroom for reuse on the main floor, removed the last plaster and lathes in the upstairs bathroom, removed the dining room ceiling, removed the side door overhang, removed the western half of the rotten front porch rim joist and replaced it with a triple rim joist set, built the two walls to enclose the tub in the upstairs bathroom, removed miscellaneous kitchen ceiling joists' screws and nails, removed the kitchen basement door and frame, and started framing the half bath wall.
• July 29, 2020 - Completed framing for the downstairs half bathroom and the upstairs bathroom, removed three layers of wallpaper in the dining room, cut out the remaining lathe in the dining room ceiing, built and installed new lower steps into the basement, removed the rear deck railings and decking boards, busted up a portion of the concrete boulder in the backyard, added another 2x8 to the west porch joist set, and shimmed the rear of the west porch joist set.
• July 31, 2020 - Awo, Ramsey and Lut dressed up for Eid al-Adha.
• August 1, 2020 - Removed the front steps, removed more luan staples discovered in the kitchen, replaced the rotten southeast front porch rim joists with new paired joists, completed demolition of the concrete boulder in the backyard as well as concrete pours in several other areas of the backyard, removed the old electrical panel, removed unneeded wiring in the basement, cleaned out under the rear deck, laid new plastic and gravel under the rear deck, removed broken cabinets and trash from the basement, vacuumed massive amounts of cobwebs and debris from the basement, removed the side door and frame, framed the wall to eliminate the side door, removed and replaced the west deck rim joist, and erected a new southeast porch support so that contracted foundation work can proceed.
• August 5, 2020 - Scraped paint off basement walls, removed extraneous piping in the basement, removed exposed overhead nails in the basement, cleaned more of the basement, laid new decking on the rear deck joists, began construction of the deck posts, removed interior door headers upstairs to give us the height for the replacement doors, carefully removed the baseboards from the upstairs for use downstairs, added the last joist hanger for the front porch, and added the remaining joists for the front porch.
• August 8, 2020 - Powerwashed the rim joists and posts of the deck, removed more extraneous piping in the basement, removed more exposed overhead nails in the basement, cleaned more of the basement, completed flashing and new decking on the rear deck, mounted most of the deck posts, built the mounting board panel for the electric meter, enlarged the attic access hole, removed a portion of one kitchen ceiling joist for the HVAC cold air return, sistered compromised ceiling joists in the kitchen and basement, added joist hangers in the basement, cleaned the ceiling joist areas in the dining room and kitchen, installed railings between the erected deck posts, cut balusters for the deck, and installed the stringers for the deck stairs.
• August 12, 2020 - Moved all lumber from the living room to the dining room so that the HVAC contractor could put a floor vent in the living room, removed the plaster and lathes from the east kitchen wall and half of the half bath wall (for plumber and electrical access), added the final set of joist hangers in the kitchen and basement, built and mounted support for the electric meter panel, painted and mounted the electric meter panel, modified all upstairs interior door headers to accommodate a standard interior door, completed the steps for the rear deck, removed the old deck steps, powerwashed the newly exposed rim joist as well as the rear foundation blocks, completed all posts and railings for the rear deck, and installed OSB on the exterior wall section where there was previously a side door entrance.
• August 15, 2020 - Built and installed the attic access panels, completed the rear deck, continued preparations for the electrical work, erected the front porch posts, laid the marine plywood on the front porch, laid a moisture barrier on the front porch, laid the decking boards on the front porch, and removed more of the tar paper from the exterior of the house.
• August 19, 2020 - Worked around the concrete contractors pouring the front walk, porch steps, rear walk to the deck and the parking pad, received the new windows, observed Habitat staff and experienced volunteers setting up pump jacks on the west wall, cut half inch insulation board for wrapping around windows, began work to install windows only to determine that we needed to re-frame for the new windows, began re-framing for new windows, began refinishing of upstairs trim boards for use downstairs, removed more tar paper from the exterior of the house, and constructed and installed two front porch railings.
• August 22, 2020 - Built a lower ceiling for the half bath to accommodate an exhaust fan, reworked two walls at the ends of the bathtub as requested by the plumber, repaired and replaced some of the bathroom subflooring, laid luan in the bathroom, erected a second 2x4 wall cavity behind the washer/dryer area as requested by the plumber, finished reframing the four window openings in the two south bedrooms, prepped the four openings for windows, installed the four windows, and finished construction of the front porch railings.
• August 26, 2020 - Picked up nails around the perimeter of the house, removed the old and installed the new living room window, built and installed a soffit in the kitchen for the half bath exhaust fan ductwork and the plumbing, lowered most of the ceiling in the kitchen for the upstairs bath plumbing, removed am old window, reframed the opening and installed one new upstairs bedroom window, installed a rear post for the deck railing, and did general clean up and movement of materials and tools for the electricians to begin rough-in tomorrow.
• August 27, 2020 - DAK, Larry and Phil began electrical rough-in.
• August 28, 2020 - DAK and crew continued electrical rough-in.
• August 29, 2020 - Completed lowering of the ceiling in the kitchen for the upstairs bath plumbing, cleaned up around the parking pad in preparation for the topsoil coming on Wednesday, relocated the port-a-john, removed three old upstairs windows, reframed their openings and installed three new upstairs windows, cut and installed the handrail and balusters for the rear deck, and cut and installed the front porch cap plates.
• August 31, 2020 - DAK and crew continued electrical rough-in.
• September 1, 2020 - DAK and crew continued electrical rough-in.
• September 2, 2020 - Shoveled the dirt off the rear sidewalk, completed both railings for the rear deck steps, removed the last three old windows, reframed those window openings, installed three new windows, cut out lathe in the dining room ceiling, cut all SmartTrim for wrapping the front porch beams, and painted all six sides of the SmartTrim for the front porch beams.
• September 4, 2020 - - DAK and crew continued electrical rough-in.
• September 5, 2020 - Put the final coats of paint on the SmartTrim for the front porch beams, swapped the tempered glass window unit in an upstairs bedroom window with the non-tempered window unit in the upstairs stairway, reframed the opening of the rear sliding glass doors, jack hammered and removed the sunken concrete walk next to the parking pad, installed new center-hinged doors leading from the dining room to the rear deck, began subfloor patching, reframed the opening for the front door, removed a portion of the porch ceiling, installed a new front door and began wrap of the porch beams.
• September 9, 2020 - Cut down the tree stump on the west side of the parking pad, reworked the Lexan for the front door, distributed top soil around the parking pad and some of the cavities next to the sidewalks, removed the porch ceiling, placed rockwool between floors in open wall cavities and the tub drain, removed two exterior wall brackets, had dumpster removed and then refilled half of empty dumpster, blocked small open holes in kitchen floor with OSB underneath, gap foamed penetrations within walls on both floors, gap foamed the rear exterior door, added some SmartTrim, and replaced subflooring areas in the kitchen and an upstairs bedroom.
• September 12, 2020 - Completed the sealing of the gaps, crack and holes between the floors, removed the two front interior SmartTrim boards, added hurricane clips at the bottom of the rafters to the front post beam, added hurricane clips to the top of the rafters to the ledger board, added additional framing in the upstairs bathroom and kitchen to address overly notched studs and poorly built wall support, rockwool-insulated areas above the half bath as well as upper gaps between floors, insulated large voids in upstairs windows with insulation, addressed an HVAC cold air return issue, cut extraneous ceiling lathe down in the southwest bedroom and dining room ceilings, and patched numerous floor issues caused by abandoned HVAC vents and weak flooring.
• September 16, 2020 - Completed insulation of windows and exterior doors with insulation and spray foam, cut off extraneous spray foam, finished replacing bad flooring areas, scraped and brushed loose paint off foundation walls, marked 16 inch levels in the attic for insulation, began prepping wall and ceiling areas for drywall repairs, removed the damaged doors from the basement, built and installed reinforcement supports for basement shelving, removed more extraneous nails from the floors, walls and ceilings, removed loose wallpaper from walls and ceilings, installed deadwood in the kitchen and the living room ceiling, insulated some kitchen walls, and did general clean up.
• September 19, 2020 - Completed wrapping the front porch beams, joists and post bases with SmartTrim and PVC trim, tilled the backyard near the deck sidewalk and the front yard to eliminate high areas and distribute soil where needed elsewhere, insulated exterior wall cavities in the upstairs bathroom, kitchen and basement stairwell, cut excess insulation foam from around windows and exterior doors, began the frustrating task of insulating the exterior wall cavities from the outside, corrected the unlevel fascia board on the front porch that had been installed by the roofers, and completed deadwood for drywall.
cut and installed nailers for the front porch soffit,
• September 23, 2020 - Put a first coat of paint on the exterior foundation walls, completed blowing insulation into the first floor wall cavities, cut all angled front porch post wrap, painted the edges and underside of the porch post wrap, and cleaned up much of the extraneous blown insulation from the yard.
• September 26, 2020 - Put a second coat of paint on the exterior foundation walls, moved some electrical wires in the basement storage rooms, added ceiling drywall nailers in the basement storage rooms, mounted J-blocks for the gas meter and the two exterior water spigots, assembled and installed the front porch angled post wrap, hung three rows of insulation board on the east wall and one row on the west wall, completed almost all exterior wall insulation (only the upstairs west wall remains), removed the old west wall attic vent and reframed its opening for the new attic vent.
• September 28, 2020 - Roofers arrived to begin their work, and we taped the open holes in the exterior walls due to the threat of afternoon rain storms.
• September 30, 2020 - Finished blowing insulation into the exterior walls, caulked the front porch trimwork, taped insulation board seams hung last Saturday, hung more insulation board on the west wall and the front porch, removed the old east wall attic vent and reframed its opening for the new attic vent, raked up and vacuumed extraneous insulation on the ground in our yard and the western neighbor's yard, and installed most of the insulation in the basement storage rooms' ceilings.
• October 3, 2020 - Cleaned and painted the front porch trimwork, finished the interior insulation, installed decorative brackets for the porch, and completed installation of the blue insulation board on the house.
• October 7, 2020 - Spot-caulked and spot-painted the front porch SmartTrim, rolled the Weathermate tape, hung ceiling drywall in the upstairs southwest bedroom and its closet, hung ceiling drywall in the half bathroom, patched drywall in the living room and upstairs bathroom, prepped the wood beneath the front door for painting, prepped the stair landing wall for drywall, painted the brickmold around the rear door and set a 4x4 post for the front porch step railing.
• October 10, 2020 - Insulated the attic, set another front porch railing post, painted both posts, painted the Z-channel over the rear door and the board under the front door, touched up exterior paint in numerous places, and investigated the conductor running to the street and started hanging vinyl siding.
• October 14, 2020 - Completed construction of the front porch step railing, put a coat of paint on the front porch step railing, began painting the basement walls, and continued hanging vinyl siding.
• October 17, 2020 - Continued painting the basement walls, continued hanging vinyl siding on the west and north walls, hung a small amount of soffit, and cut, bent and installed a small amount of fascia aluminum.
• October 21, 2020 - Continued hanging vinyl siding on the west and north walls and began hanging vinyl siding on the east wall.
• October 24, 2020 - Finished hanging vinyl siding on the west wall, continued hanging vinyl siding on the east wall, wrapped the 2x4 ledger board for the front porch rafters with aluminum, began hanging trim channels and soffit on the front porch, and began hanging soffit on the west eave.
• October 28, 2020 - Finished hanging soffit and fascia aluminum on the west wall, finished hanging vinyl siding and almost all soffit on the north wall, blew and raked leaves on the yard, raked the top soil, spread grass seed and straw, and dug the conductor trench.
• October 31, 2020 - Finished hanging soffit on the north wall, cleaned the walls in the basement storage rooms, re-installed the basement storage room insulation that had to be taken down by the electrical team, laid almost all new conductor lines and filled in most of the trench, finished hanging soffit for the front porch, installed fascia aluminum on the rear wall fascia, installed more J-channel in preparation for the front porch siding, hung vinyl siding on the east wall up to the gable, and corrected a rear wall siding issue.
• November 4, 2020 - Completed the new conductor line and filled its trench, raked up more leaves, raked and seeded more lawn areas, touched up paint on the porch step railing, installed J-channel in preparation for the porch railing siding, removed the pump jack system (by Habitat staff), hung insulation board and vinyl siding on the west wall where the pump jack system was mounted, completed hanging vinyl siding on the east wall, hung all soffit on the east wall eave except the peak point, and began hanging vinyl siding under the front porch.
• November 7, 2020 - Finished J-channel in preparation for the porch railing siding, completed soffit and fascia aluminum on the east wall, planted bushes in front of the porch and around the back deck, added F-channel for the front porch eave, continued hanging vinyl siding under the front porch, began hanging siding on the porch railings, and began hanging siding above the front porch.
• November 10, 2020 - DAK and crew brought power to limited indoor outlets and installed lighting in the basement.
• November 11, 2020 - Completed vinyl siding, soffit and fascia aluminum above the porch, completed lawn preparation and seeding, continued hanging vinyl siding under the front porch and on the porch railings, and began hanging soffit on the front porch eaves.
• November 14, 2020 - Completed all vinyl siding, soffit and fascia aluminum, painted a basement post, hung the ceiling drywall in the kitchen and dining room, and began patching drywall areas in the dining room.
• November 16, 2020 - DAK and crew installed basement lighting.
• November 18, 2020 - Hung the ceiling drywall in the basement storage rooms, removed the original stair railing, finished hanging drywall in the half bath, hung the top row of wall drywall in the kitchen, scraped more loose paint and wallpaper from the ceilings and walls, prepped more loose plaster areas for drywall, loaded excess vinyl siding/trim/soffit, excess fascia aluminum, tool chest and no-longer-needed tools in the Habitat truck, and continued patching drywall areas in the dining room and living room.
• November 21, 2020 - Canceled due to Franklin County being designated as a Level 4 Public Emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
• November 25, 2020 - Canceled due to Franklin County being designated as a Level 4 Public Emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
• November 28, 2020 - Canceled due to Franklin County being designated as a Level 4 Public Emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
• December 2, 2020 - Canceled due to Franklin County being designated as a Level 4 Public Emergency due to the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic.
• December 5, 2020 - Taped and mudded seams in the kitchen and dining rooms walls/ceilings where crown moulding will be installed, put two coats of paint on the crown moulding, finished wrapping all first floor window openings with drywall, finished hanging drywall in the kitchen, put one coat of paint on both sides of the front door, patched more wall areas in the dining room and living room, and installed the front exterior doorknob set.
• December 8, 2020 - Sanded the drywall seams in the kitchen and dining rooms ceilings where crown moulding was to be installed, finished hanging drywall and making drywall repairs in the basement stairwell, installed crown moulding in the kitchen and dining room, began making drywall repairs in the upstairs' bedrooms and began hanging drywall in the bathroom.
• December 9, 2020 - Completed hanging drywall in the bathroom and master bedroom closet, almost finished drywall patching in the west bedrooms, finished installation of the front door deadbolt lock, and patched other drywall areas in the living room, basement stairwell ceiling, and hallway.
• December 10, 2020 - Spread six bags of topsoil at northwest corner of house to improve drainage, hung drywall in upstairs hall, and continued patching drywall areas throughout the house.
• December 12, 2020 - Almost completed drywall patching in the house, cleaned up the house, and moved all materials and tools into the basement except for the large toolboxes.
• December 13, 2020 - Patched an old switch hole in the southwest bedroom and filled in east bedroom window opening with 1/4 inch drywall patches.
• December 15, 2020 - Sanded sufficient original baseboard material for completing baseboards on the first floor, removed more loose wallpaper from some walls, and removed the "popcorn spray" from the original living room crown moulding. Drywall finishing contractors began their work.
• December 16-23, 2020 - Drywall finishing contractors continued their work.
• December 26, 2020 - Visited the home to review the drywall finishing progress.
• December 28,2020 - January 8, 2020 - Drywall finishing contractors continued their work.
• January 9, 2021 - Surveyed the drywall finishing progress and the waste they left in the yard, removed quarter-round from the first floor baseboards, put 2-3 coats of Kilz on stained drywall ceilings and walls on the second floor, removed the drywall compound from the crown moulding in the kitchen and dining room, caulked spots where we could see daylight in the depressed area in the kitchen and dining room, sanded the depressed area in the kitchen and dining room, mixed and poured leveler in the depressed area, cleaned up most of the mess we created in the basement where there were unrecognized cavities in the depressed area in the kitchen, and began to caulk the crown moulding in the kitchen and dining room.
• January 12, 2021 - Caulked sinkholes in the leveler and other areas where leveler will be poured, sanded down a high area in the dining room floor, cleaned and scraped the mantle, finished caulking the crown moulding in the kitchen and dining room, removed the excess drywall compound from the crown moulding in the living room, caulked the living room crown moulding, scraped and sanded most of the currently installed tall baseboards, and peeled down a few upstairs ceiling pieces that had separated when Kilz was painted on them last Saturday.
• January 13, 2021 - Removed and re-installed two dining room baseboards to get demolition trash out from behind them, painted the crown moulding in the dining room and kitchen, scraped the floors in the dining room and kitchen, installed some missing drywall in a closet, cleaned drywall mud off the windows in the kitchen and dining room, sanded two rough baseboards, filled in low patches in the floor of the dining room and living room, cleaned drywall mud out of some of the outlets, painted Kilz on stained wall areas on the first floor and the staircase, scraped and sanded the staircase baseboards, removed the quarterround from the staircase landing, added coats of paint to the front step railing and below the front door threshold, puttied damaged areas in two existing trim boards, and started painting the crown moulding in the living room.
• January 14, 2021 - Delayed our start to 10am to let the drywall contractors continue their work, spot sanded and wiped down the walls in both bathrooms, the kitchen and one closet, cleaned drywall mud off the bathtub, cut-in paint in both bathrooms and the closet, rolled paint in the upstairs bathroom and the kitchen, put one coat of paint on all but two of the sanded baseboards which will be used on the first floor, finished painting the crown moulding on the first floor, caulked the existing baseboards on the first floor, and caulked one baseboard leading up the stairs.
• January 15, 2021 - Assessed drywall finishing progress and taped and mudded the inside corner of the southeast bedroom closet.
• January 16, 2021 - Wiped down walls, rolled a first coat of paint on all walls except the upstairs hallway and the basement stairwell, cut-in wall paint on the first floor, sanded installed baseboards on the first floor, put additional Kilz on upstairs ceiling patches, put an additional coat of paint on the baseboards to be installed on the first floor, and sanded staircase trim in need of wood putty.
• January 19, 2021 - The drywall contractor mudded many drywall issues, and we marked the walls where more drywall finishing was needed, corrected the wall/baseboard issue to the west of the front door, wiped down the installed baseboards, sanded more on the mantel, applied wood putty to some damaged wood trim areas, sanded puttied wood trim, removed the metal brackets at the edge of three original basement steps, removed the tar paper from the steps, sanded the steps, finished caulking the installed baseboards, relocated the supplies and materials in the basement to allow for painting in the storage cellars and around the fireplace blocks, cleaned a section of the fireplace blocks, put a second coat of cut-in paint in the kitchen and dining room, put a first coat of cut-in paint in the two west bedrooms, and mudded drywall issues missed by the contractor.
• January 20, 2021 - The drywall contractor sanded the areas mudded yesterday, and we applied wood putty to another damaged wood area, cleaned the remaining sections of the fireplace blocks, put a second coat of cut-in paint in the living room and upstairs bathroom, put a first coat of cut-in paint in the stairways, re-mudded the lower walls of the upstairs bedrooms that were poorly finished by the contractors, rolled the second coat of wall paint in the half bathroom, kitchen, dining room and half of the living room, painted all installed baseboards in the living room and part of the dining room, and put a first coat of paint on the mantle and the trim work of the staircase half-wall.
• January 21, 2021 - Sanded the upstairs bedrooms and hall, wiped down all bedroom and closet walls, vacuumed all bedrooms, painted the basement fireplace blocks, painted the lower, unpainted edges of a portion of the basement walls, rolled the first coat of wall paint in the stairways, rolled the second coat of paint in the southeast bedroom, completed the first coat of paint on all installed baseboards, mudded large pin hole areas in the living room and stairway, and cleaned up the five areas where the drywall contractors dumped drywall compound in the side and rear yard.
• January 22, 2021 - Sanded and painted the large pin hole areas in the living room and stairway, caulked wide cracks between the basement fireplace blocks, applied drywall compound to pin hole areas and divots in the two south bedrooms, and painted a portion of the southwest bedroom.
• January 23, 2021 - Sanded recently mudded areas in the south bedrooms and their closets, rolled two coats of paint in the bedrooms and hallway, rolled one coat of paint on the staircase and south and west living room walls, cut-in paint at the ceilings in the bedrooms, hallways, and staircase, painted Kilz on brown spots in the unfinished ceiling area of the southeast bedroom, caulked and painted the crack in the ceiling joint over the stair landing, fitted the aluminum sheet for the fireplace and installed a bracket, added wood putty to a baseboard corner, stair trim and sill plate, poured leveler in the kitchen, and cut a 1x6 to length for the laundry shelf.
• January 26, 2021 - Added drywall compound to wall anomalies throughout the house, moved some original trim work from basement to each upstairs room for window trimming, cleaned the shelving in the west cellar storage room, cleaned off and organized the remainder of the original trim work in the basement, finished the wall paint in the basement stairwell, sanded puttied wood trim areas, painted the wall cap for the laundry area, put the second coat of paint on all existing baseboards except two in the living room, painted the east cellar storage room, and began painting the west cellar storage room.
• January 27, 2021 - Sanded the drywall compound on wall anomalies throughout the house, installed the cap board in the laundry area, vacuumed the floors on the stairwell and both levels of the house, painted patched walls throughout the house, received the flooring and cabinets, finished the second coat of paint on the installed baseboards, painted the underside of the mantel, added a second coat of dry-lok to thin areas in the east cellar storage room, continued painting dry-lok in the west cellar storage room, and touched up dry-lok in various areas of the basement.
• January 28, 2021 - Installed and caulked the fireplace throat aluminum, added wood putty to two damaged wood areas, and finished concreting the basement step void.
• January 29, 2021 - Poured more leveler in the kitchen and dining room, set the four kitchen island cabinets, painted the fireplace, cut-in wall paint around the fireplace and the laundry cap plate, rolled wall paint on a few areas that looked thin, sanded two original trim boards for use between the two front bedroom window sets, sanded and painted the patched sill plate in the basement, put the first coat of paint on the existing trim work in the two front bedroom closets, trimmed drywall back in the upstairs windows to be flush with the studded openings, and hosted Awo for a brief visit in the late afternoon.
• January 30, 2021 - Installed the two kitchen wall cabinets, sink base, and the dishwasher end cap, installed the laundry cabinets and the bathroom vanity, removed the existing fireplace hearth stonework, put a second coat of paint on the fireplace, painted two coats on the cellar shelves, painted the transition boards between the cellar ceilings' levels, ran the floor sander over the bedrooms, upstairs hall, and living room floors where possible, and used concrete mix to fill a floor gap in the southeast bedroom.
• February 1, 2021 - Began finishing electrical work.
February 2, 2021 - Completed most electrical finishing work.
• February 3, 2021 - Removed the siding pieces from the fireplace hearth, pulled staples and nails from the perimeter of all rooms in the house, completed the sanding of the floors, vacuumed the basement, finished painting the perimeter of the basement with Drylok, finished cut-in of Drylok in the west cellar room, finished the second coat of paint on existing upstairs trimwork, put the second coat of paint on the interior of the front door, put the first coat of paint on the interior of one of the French doors, and cut and fit into place the inside MDF wrap for the upstairs windows.
• February 4, 2021 - Added drywall compound around several outlets where the outlet cover did not cover the wall hole, puttied miscellaneous drywall pinholes throughout the house, began construction of a bathroom linen closet, ripped the inside MDF wrap for the upstairs windows to the proper widths, put two coats of paint on the MDF window wrap, rolled a third coat of paint on the staircase half wall trim boards, and painted more of the cellar shelving.
• February 6, 2021 - Fixed the separation between the back and lower shelf of the kitchen corner wall cabinet, temporarily installed the half bath vanity, finished the basic linen closet, constructed a frame and laid OSB and cement board for the fireplace hearth, completed laying flooring in the northwest bedroom, completed electrical work on the island and added wood putty to the end of the basement landing sill plate.
• February 7, 2021 - Cut and laid the tile for the fireplace hearth and firebox.
• February 9, 2021 - Put two coats of paint on the fireplace bricks close to the hearth tiles, installed the inside MDF window wrap on all windows upstairs, cleaned the undersides of a cellar storage shelf, continued construction of the linen closet, replaced support boards in the cellar storage room, finished painting the interior of the French doors, put one coat of paint on one exterior side of the French door, pulled old nails from original door trim, nailed together original door trim pieces and cut to approximate lengths to be used for upstairs window trim, and sanded all window trim.
• February 10, 2021 - Prepped and painted the basement stair stringers and posts, puttied and sanded nail hole areas in the upstairs window trim, completed construction of the linen closet, put a first coat of paint on the linen closet, secured support boards in the cellar storage room, finished painting one exterior side of the French door, caulked the inside MDF window wrap on windows upstairs, painted Kilz on the lower walls in the cellar storage room, installed a new floor in the bathroom vanity, and put one coat of paint on the upstairs window trim.
• February 11, 2021 - Grouted the fireplace hearth tiles, puttied and sanded remaining nail hole areas in the upstairs window trim, put a second coat of paint on the linen closet, re-caulked nail holes and painted the inside MDF window wrap on windows upstairs, painted Kilz on the recently textured ceiling area in the southeast bedroom, put the second coat of paint on the upstairs window trim, rolled another coat of paint on selected walls in the bedrooms, hall and staircase, installed handles on the bathroom cabinets, installed two-thirds of the upstairs window trim, and began laying LVT flooring in the bathroom and southwest bedroom.
gathered and loaded unneeded tools, materials and one storage box into the Habitat truck,
• February 13, 2021 - Added more grout to the fireplace hearth tiles where it had settled low, completed installation of the upstairs window trim, began caulking the upstairs window trim, cleaned and rolled paint on a cellar storage shelf that had been difficult to fully clean, completed laying LVT flooring in the bathroom and all bedrooms, began laying LVT flooring in the upstairs hall, and began painting some of the caulked window trim.
• February 16, 2021 - Canceled due to Level 2 Snow Emergency in Franklin county.
• February 17, 2021 - Smoothed the grout to the fireplace hearth tiles and painted the bricks next to the grout, continued sanding and painting the upstairs window trim, set the kitchen countertops, installed the kitchen cabinet handles, puttied a few drywall anomalies, finished installing tall baseboard in the living room and installed as much as possible in the kitchen and half bath until the door trim is up, rolled another coat of paint on the basement staircase walls and other various spots, and continued laying LVT flooring in the upstairs hall.
• February 18, 2021 - Completed laying LVT flooring in the upstairs hall and the half bathroom, ripped door jamb extensions from 2x6 material, cut, installed and sanded a board to seal the front of the southeast bedroom closet, put the sidesplash on the kitchen counter, sanded the stair railings, finished caulking the upstairs window trim, began painting over the caulked window trim areas, and began laying LVT flooring in the living room.
• February 20, 2021 - Completed laying LVT flooring in the living room, started laying LVT flooring in the dining room, installed the microwave, cut side holes in the sink base cabinet for the dishwasher lines, hung all interior doors upstairs and the half bathroom door, cut the hole for the kitchen sink in the countertop, sealed the grout on the fireplace heath, cut and installed door jamb extensions for all upstairs interior doors, and installed finishing trim on the kitchen and bathroom cabinets.
• February 23, 2021 - Laid LVT flooring in the dining room and kitchen until we ran out of flooring, puttied door jamb extensions until we ran out of wood putty, moved unneeded original woodwork to the dumpster, put two coats of paint on all upstairs standard door trim, put two coats of paint on all downstairs 1x4 door trim, and began painting interior doors.
• February 24, 2021 - Shoveled snow and ice from the rear deck and rear walk, completed puttying door jamb extensions upstairs, sanded all door jamb extensions upstairs, cut and installed door jamb extensions for the front door, temporarily installed the mailbox (cannot stay in place with the Lexan over the front door), added caulk to the front step railing, cut, stained, lacquered and installed trim panels over the seam between the back-to-back kitchen island cabinets, cut a hole in the bathroom drywall to allow the vanity top to slide into the right wall, installed door trim for the half bathroom door, finished installing baseboard in the half bathroom, installed one piece of baseboard in the kitchen, installed toe kick boards for the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, installed quarterround for the kitchen cabinets, cut-in wall paint above the upstairs door openings, and started installing door trim upstairs.
• February 25, 2021 - Sanded and painted all of the new baseboard material, put one coat of paint on all of the upstairs door frames, almost completed door trim upstairs (short one vertical piece), finished putting one coat of paint on all upstairs interior doors, added door frame extensions to the French doors, added drywall compound to wall anomalies next to several door trim pieces, began caulking door trim, and began installation of baseboard in the bathroom and one bedroom.
• February 27, 2021 - Put a second coat of paint on all of the upstairs door frames, hung and trimmed the door to the basement, continued caulking door trim, began caulking baseboards, trimmed the front door, finished laying LVT flooring in the dining room and kitchen, laid LVT flooring on the basement stair landing, and almost finished baseboards upstairs.
• March 1, 2021 - Added drywall compound to southwest bedroom closet door opening, cut the door trim and baseboard for southwest bedroom closet, finished baseboards in the southeast bedroom and upstairs hallway, painted, cut and installed block at the top of the stairs, cut door trim for the French doors and installed the upper trim board, cut remaining baseboards for the dining room and kitchen, and added a coat of paint to the upstairs door jamb extensions.
• March 2, 2021 - Put a first coat of paint on the half bathroom and basement doors and door frames, made some LVT flooring adjustments, installed the dishwasher (minus plumbing work), sanded the front door jamb extensions, put a second coat of paint on three and one-half upstairs doors, finished installing all door trim, installed trim on the linen cabinet, finished installing baseboards on both floors of the house, continued caulking door trim and baseboards, painted and installed 11/16 inch quarter-round in the half bathroom, re-installed half bathroom vanity, began installation of LVT thresholds, and almost finished baseboards in the basement stairwell.
• March 3, 2021 - Received a shipment of gravel, finished a second coat of paint on all doors, installed more trim on the linen cabinet, continued caulking door trim and baseboards, completed installation of the LVT thresholds, finished baseboards in the basement stairwell, removed the southern shelving from the cellar storage room so that contractors may lay a drainage field and install a sump pump, cut, sanded, painted and installed original woodwork for additional closet shelving support boards, began painting over caulked trimwork, picked up more drywall contractor debris in the backyard, attempted to level out some of the ruts created by the drywall contractors, leveled the gravel for the storage shed, puttied various drywall anomalies, painted over caulked areas on the front step railing, addressed a few baseboard issues, and vacuumed the three bedrooms.
• March 4, 2021 - Continued caulking trim work, continued painting over caulked trim work, cleaned the upstairs windows, "swiffered" the three bedrooms and bathroom, put three coats of paint on the new quarter-round for the first floor, put two coats of paint on the hand railing materials, hung the house numbers, cleaned the bath tub, vanity sink and kitchen sink, installed stair edging transition strips on the basement stairs, spot painted numerous areas of wall paint throughout the house, installed the end moulding around the fireplace hearth, sanded, cut and painted closet support blocks from original house woodwork, began installing quarter-round on the first floor, celebrated Diana's birthday, and DAK Electric installed a dedicated circuit for a sump pump.
• March 6, 2021 - Continued caulking trim work, continued painting over caulked trim work, made one flooring adjustment, almost completed installation of quarter-round on the first floor, hung all window blinds, installed bathroom towel bars, towel rings, toilet paper holders, mirrors and robe hook, installed closet support blocks, brackets, and clothes rods, cut and installed closet shelves, painted shoe moulding for the basement stairs landing, installed all but one door stop, installed all interior door knob sets, cut and assembled handrails for the main staircase, and determined the location for handrail brackets.
• March 9, 2021 - Continued caulking trim work, continued painting over caulked trim work, made one flooring adjustment, completed installation of quarter-round on the first floor, installed the door lock set for the French doors, Whisper Gray caulked the seam between the end moulding and the hearth tile, installed shoe moulding for the basement stairs landing, put two coats of paint on the exterior of the French doors and the front door, installed holders for the bedroom fan/light remote controls, and installed the handrails for both staircases.
• March 10, 2021 - Completed caulking trim work, completed painting over caulked trim work, installed the peep hole in the front door, cleaned the kitchen and bathroom cabinets, set the pavers from the rear walk to the parking pad, sanded and painted the basement storage room entranceways, cleaned the windows on the main floor, adjusted the strike plates on the upstairs doors, emptied the house of almost all tools and materials, adjusted the half bath mirror, installed the shower rod, installed window screens, painted a second coat of DryLok on a section of a basement storage room wall, painted a couple of storage room shelving supports, vacuumed most of the house, and laid protective cardboard from the entry doors to the basement.
• March 11-12, 2021 - Contractors ran a pipe set in crushed stone along the west and southwest perimeter of the basement.
• March 13, 2021 - Assessed progress of contractor work, took photos, and caulked vanity in half bathroom.
• March 15, 2021 - Contractors poured concrete floor and installed a sump pump, and another contractor installed carpet on the main staircase and the floor of the southeast bedroom closet.
• March 16, 2021 - Touched up the ceiling compound in the dining room and kitchen, touched up wall and trim paint throughout the house, swept the basement, rebuilt and touched up paint on the basement cellar room shelving, cut the tree limb remnants out of the backyard chain link fence, vacuumed the carpet, laid carpet protector on the main staircase, painted the basement stair treads, swept, vacuumed and swiffered all LVT flooring, did general cleaning, and celebrated Howard's birthday.
• March 24, 2021 - Finished caulking and painting the front door and French doors trim, put a second coat of paint on the basement stair treads, put second coats of paint on basement wall areas and basement shelves, keyed the two exterior doors to the same key, touched up paint in various areas, did final cleaning, and erected the front yard fence.
• March 25, 2021 - Caulked attic access hole, moved flooring and paint to the cellar shelves, shoveled dirt from fence work off the sidewalk, cleaned front window where inspection stickers were hung, picked up extraneous fencing material out of the yard, moved remaining tools and materials out of the house for pick up by Habitat, Swiffered basement steps, dining room and living room, and used leaf blower to clear debris from the porch, porch steps and sidewalk.
• March 27, 2021 - The house was dedicated as the Muse family home!
• July 13, 2021 - Returned to address flooring issues in the kitchen and dining room, moved the dining room furniture, refrigerator and oven to the living room, removed the quarter-round in both rooms, disconnected the dishwasher, removed all LVT flooring in both rooms, laid OSB, luan and roof sheathing to make up some of the sag difference, taped seams, and poured leveler.
• July 14, 2021 - Cut and laid luan over the dining room and kitchen floors and began to lay the LVT in the dining room.
• July 15, 2021 - Finished laying the LVT in the dining room and the kitchen, re-installed the dishwasher and oven, and re-installed quarter-round where possible without the new threshold material.
• July 16, 2021 - Stained the edges of the kitchen island quarter-round, caulked the recently installed baseboard quarter-round, installed a new stair nose over the LVT leading down the basement stairs, painted the recently caulked quarter-round, moved the refrigerator back into its cubby, and moved the dining room furniture back into the dining room.

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