Hick switched his attention from the Bargain House kitchen to the living room last Wednesday. Once the refrigerator and stove had been moved into the kitchen, it was time to put flooring down in the living room. Hick always says "we" did it, but looks like Old Buddy is doing the work!
That's a good-looking floor. It would speak favorably to me if I was viewing the house with the purpose of purchasing it. I don't know where Hick got that spindly table that his saw is sitting on. It probably came with the house. I can't imagine him moving such a thing in there to work on.
Hick says he plans to get new mini-blinds for the windows. He's not going all-out for window coverings in a property we are ready to sell. But the old blinds are doing it no favors.
On Thursday, the flooring was all down. Here's a view from the front door area, showing how the living room leads to the kitchen.
The living room still needs trim and receptacle covers, but is basically done. Hick has a little shoring-up work to do under the house, and maybe something in the half-basement. He says he's about ready to list Bargain House for sale, because he can do that work without interruption, even if an agent wants to show the house.
Sadly, our Realtor has retired! She called Hick to tell him. She said the young guy who was working with her is capable of handling the sale. I don't have a problem with that. He's helped Hick a couple times when Realtor was out of the office. I don't see any reason to go with another agency. Any realtor can show the house, just by contacting the office.
The floors are indeed gorgeous. Realtor sounded like she needed a break, from the last time she was mentioned. I hope she enjoys her retirement!
ReplyDeleteI was worried the retirement might be due to Realtor's health. But The Pony reminded me that at our last closing, she said she wanted to retire while she still had time to do things. Maybe it's just that. She's older than Hick.
DeleteI like the floor. HGTV would refer to it as "timeless", always in style. I just ordered some receptacle insulators. Just for the receptacles on the outer walls. I can feel cold air coming in around them.
ReplyDeleteHick gets flooring depending on the price, and availability, and sometimes it's in a deal with other stuff given to him. So the kitchen has the gray flooring left from previous jobs. I think Hick bought the brown because it was in stock, and he was out of the gray.
DeleteThat IS a really nice looking floor. I'd be happy with that and I just now glanced over the expanse of cracked and worn lino that I have here and wish it could get replaced, but that only happens when a flat is vacated and cleaned up for a new tenant. There's too much moving around of furniture otherwise and the tall dvd shelves are bolted to the wall.
ReplyDeleteThat's too bad. This snap-together flooring is easy and fast to install. But I understand how the moving of all the furniture would be a problem.
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