4.30.2018

I headed out to Home Depot this morning for another GFI outlet that Jim is going to install for the refrigerator and to pick up some paint supplies.  We wanted to get a satin finish paint for the ceiling of the bathroom for more durability and we decided to get the laundry room color (Cashmere Pink!).  But as I was at the paint counter, the woman told me that they had just put the paint on clearance because there was a name change (from Glidden to PPG).  I scooped up enough paint for the living room and main hallway/kitchen walls.  I think Jim has some painting in his future!

 

 Meanwhile, Jim was busy working on the exhaust vent for the furnace - such a relief not to have to deal with plumbing issues!  However, working with this polypropylene vent pipe isn't easy either.  It comes with all these locking seals to join the pieces - no glue involved.  However, it only comes in certain lengths and so it's a bit difficult to figure out exactly what you need and how to put together runs.  Jim got the run done from the top of the furnace out through the hole he drilled.



Starting to figure out how it will come up into the stairwell wall...

Of course, nothing is without issues.  These are some elbows that I picked up the last time I picked up Jim's order from the plumbing supply company.  As you can see, only one of them has the tab and locking seal and the other ones are all banged up and written on!  Jim put a call into his rep and they are reordering but just something else to deal with.

Back in the apartment, I got to see the wall area that Jim finished up yesterday.  It turned out so well - we are really liking the color (even though it doesn't look anything like the picture - ha!).  Then he started painting the wall outside the closet....

 

This was some painstaking work - Jim had to trim the vaulted ceiling wall from the ladder...

Once that trimming was done, it was back to finishing up the closet wall.

Beautiful!!

Then he painted the entry area into the room...

At the very end of the day, Jim worked on some electric details.  He got the GFI receptacle installed for the refrigerator as well as the connection for the ice maker!  Ice!  We haven't had ice at home since we moved here (freezer is very small in the apartment) - that will be quite the luxury!

High 48/Low 39 - cool and on/off drizzly