Weekend Update

We were able to get a good bit done this weekend. 

Jay took the bunk bench out to prime it.

Check out how disgusting it is under there. There were hundreds of dead ladybugs and other insects plus years of dirt and grime.

 The bottom sides of the bench (the back wall of it) were lined with foam. We ripped that out and trashed it.










I started cleaning the cabinet under the sink and stove.

This is one of the older before pics. 

It is a long, slow process. The mildew and gunk is really hard to get off. And, it was hard to get to it under this cabinet. We could have pulled it out, to paint the counter and clean underneath it. But, with all the rivets it didn't seem worth the hassle.

Behind the fridge, there was a sheet of this foam insulation stuff. I removed it because it was deteriorating, the foam was falling off, and the glue holding it in place was hardened and brittle. I will paint the brown fiberglass area with the white primer.

Jay drilled out a hole for the city water hookup. 

And he sanded down the bottom of the cabinet so I could paint it.

Oscar helped!

And Jay even let me use his sander. This will be the bottom of the storage compartments, once the bench is put back in.

It looks so much better after a few coats of paint. 

I finished painting the ensolite under the window. 

Jay got a few coats of primer on the closet.  The closet has enoslite on the back wall and the side walls are that covered foam. I left the foam in the closet because it was holding up much better than the foam behind the fridge or under the bench.

Jay painted the upper and lower 
cabinets with primer too. 

So, all of the interior has been primed. 

The original light under the cabinets will not stay. Jay was running out of time, and he didn't want to mess with the wiring and rivets. But we will remove it and paint behind it soon.









All in all, it was a productive weekend. We are having fun - most of the time and we are really enjoying this project. Now, we are waiting for our hardware and window seals to get here. That will be next on the to-do list.