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On to the next phase

Now that the contractor is finished putting a closet and lighting in the room that will be E’s, it’s time to move to phase two: taking care of the crumbling chimney.

The new bedroom, upstairs from our living room, has exposed brick from the chimney, but the mortar needs some attention. I’m hoping to be able to sand it down with a steel brush and then throw some polyurethane on it.

I’m halfway through the brushing, and I have to say that this isn’t the most pleasant chore I’ve ever undertaken. Specifically, the dust is horrendous.

I hope the polyurethane stage is better, because after that I’ve got to start patching holes in the walls. We’ve got to get it painted and carpeted (yes, we’re carpeting it) before it can really be a bedroom.