In 1982, gas was $0.92 per gallon, Israel returned Sinai to Egypt, the first issue of USA Today was published, the first CD player was sold, Michael Jackson released Thriller, and this house was most recently painted. That is, until last week.
The work we just finished in this suburban house included the most prep we have ever endured. The paint was peeling and cracked just about everywhere. There were water stains and large cracks on the ceilings, the baseboards were abused, the baseboards and all woodwork was discolored with age, and not a single door closed properly. My team and I were brought in to spend 9 days bringing this house back to life with a major cleaning.
I had to stop myself from taking pictures of every wall in this 3 bedroom house and posting them here. Instead, I am summarizing the condition of the house with these selected photos. Keep in mind that the entire house looked somewhat like the following 3 examples before we did any repairs.
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| A bedroom before |
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| After |
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| Hallway before |
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| Hallway after |
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| A wall in the living room before |
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| After |
Prior to us starting this work, the homeowner had her own preparations to do. When she took the pictures down from the dining room wall, she realized that the wallpaper had to go. So, we added it to the list of things to do. I think it was a good idea. After painting the ceiling, walls, window frames, chair rail, and cabinets, it would have been a shame to leave the wall paper up.
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| Dining room 1 before |
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| After |
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| Dining room 2 before |
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| Dining room 2 after |
Her screened-in front porch also needed quite a bit of work
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| Front porch before |
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| After |
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| Front porch detail |
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Finally, we cleaned up her basement walls, which were cracked and stained.
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| Basement before |
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| After |
This is the kind of work that is extremely satisfying for me and my team. We feel like we gave this crumbling old house some new life.
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