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Bedroom 1 - the process

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  1. Remove carpet and pad
  2. Remove particle board over floor
  3. Remove trim
  4. Remove paneling
  5. Remove sheathing under paneling
  6. Remove million nails left in walls
  7. Remove light fixture
  8. Remove ceiling tiles
  9. Remove million staples left in ceiling
  10. Remove old closet
  11. Remove insulation
  12. Frame new closet
  13. Move outlets from waist-high to normal height
  14. Spray insulate everywhere light comes through the exterior walls
  15. Rehang windows where ropes to weights had broken
  16. Insulate walls
  17. Drywall ceiling
  18. Drywall walls
  19. Mud, sand, repeat ad infinitum
  20. Cough up a lung from inhaling dust from sanding
  21. Prime
  22. Mud, sand seams that still show
  23. Paint
  24. Damn! Mud, sand a few more
  25. Re-prime
  26. Re-paint
  27. Re-hang door so it's not 3 inches above the floor
  28. Trim doors
  29. Trim windows
  30. Apply baseboards
  31. Apply crown
  32. Nail set 1,000 nails in the trim
  33. Putty nail holes
  34. Prime trim
  35. Paint trim
  36. Caulk
  37. Hang new ceiling fan
  38. Paint closet doors
  39. Hang closet doors
  40. Hang closet shelves/rod
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