House progress, room by room

Here's a series of photos of the housework broken down by room and condition. I've added comments and dates where applicable.

h1>The Blue Room | The Cream room | The Pink room | Upstairs Hallway/Stairwell
Downstairs Hallway/Stairwell | Office | Dining Room | Pantry | Closet

Before the destruction, Penn sleeps peacefully.

Inspection day.
 
Inspection day.

10/31/04 The downstairs hallway looking out the front door.
 
10/31/04 Other side.
 
10/31/04 From the front door looking back towards the stairs.

10/31/04 that gray stuff is fricking CEMENT. Don't ask me why.
 
10/31/04 This wall featured two identical layers of wallpaper over each other. This sucked.
 
10/31/04 in progress.

10/31/04 Picture to come.
 
10/31/04 Behind that ugly-ass chandelier is some old water damage from the bathroom above.
 
10/31/04 strange how the sizing colored the walls differently.
Nasty
11/04 Lovely plumbing repairs up there. I had to fix a leak and shore up all the PVC they hacked into place.
Wiring, strips for drywallThis was as I put furring strips back in for drywall. Notice the new wiring.   Hallway Beginning
11/04 As we pulled the tiles from the cieling.
Drywall in place
11/04 Here's the initial drywall in place, with one coat of mud
    Hallway primed
11/04 This is a shot with one coat of primer over everything.
downstairs hallway primed 2
3/05 A million coats of mud later, the cieling is evenng out. Walls are done, and floors are ready to be sanded.
  Hallway-sanded
05/05 Hallway after being sanded
  downstairs hallway primed
3/05 From the other side.
stain-vew 4
05/05 Here's a shot of the floors after being stained
  hallway painted
8/05 Downstairs with paint on the walls.