Casa de las Ratas Week 62
up to April 5, 2003
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Hello Rat Fans. Sorry again for the long spread between updates. I have
barely been in the country for the last two months. Too much travelling.
But now I am home for awhile and back to work with my Rat Crew!
As seen previously on Casa de las Ratas, we had Ed the Tile guy doing major tile work. He's off for awhile and the Rat Crew have been hard at work. All the windows have now been reinstalled in the house! |
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Ed's lovely tiles in the bathroom were promptly covered up so the walls
and ceilings could be painted.
Again, yay! The windows are in! |
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I found a nice yellow.
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experimented with faux glaze and this nice warm yellow mixed about 4 to 1.
We started in the closet.
Using cheesecloth we smeared the paint and glaze onto the walls then wiped and smeared and smoothed it out using our hands.
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Cool effect, huh?
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A small piece of stained wood moulding was put up to break
the transition from wall to arched cove ceiling.
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Hmmm check out the hall!
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I was waiting in line at the paint counter at Home Depot but
there were like 100 people in front of me. So I wandered over to the
"ooops" table and found.... a pint of the perfect tan! For a
whole whopping ONE DOLLAR!
This we mixed about 10 to 1 with the glaze, rolled it onto the wall smooshing it into the crevices and nooks in the texture then wiped most of it off using some old t-shirts.
What's really funny is the $1.00 pint will probably be enough for the hall, dining room and living room.
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Bedroom 2 got a nice treatment of blue-ish violet. Manny applied this faux
finish with his bare hands.
There are a coupla paw prints showing... but it looks great.
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Bedroom 3 holds the tint of Cheetos Sabrositos currently but
it will be toned down with a darker brown glaze color wash.
That's the little closet where I perfected my tan color wash technique before we tacked the main hallway.
All this color-washing really brings out the nifty texture on the walls. It's cool.
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The boys have been staining the wooded crown moulding and
were itching to get some of it up.
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Finally the chop saw gets some action.. |
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Today we got the hall and the front arches color washed with
the tan glaze. This is the antique look I was after.
We will continue this into the dining room and into the living room.
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Go back to week 1 at Casa de las Ratas
Week 2: more cleanup and roof replacement.
Week 3: the big dumpster
comes and the hot mop boys will show up.
Week 4: fixing the valleys, new kitchen subfloor
Week 5: prepping the roof, framing in the kitchen, ripping out more floors...
Week 6: Replacing a ridge board, new tiles on the roof, more paint, why not?...
Week 7: Let's get the roof finished! And destroy more stuff inside!
Week 12: Kill that old rear bathroom, level the yard, cast some concrete.
Week 13: More electrical work, HVAC installation finished, get ready for drywall.
Week 19: More painting to brighten up the Rat House. More window prep.
Week 22: Big Inspection goes well, stucco scratch coats, wiring beauty shots
Week 23: Is that The Rat House or Circus Vargas? Termite Tenting! Nuke 'em all. Insulation begins.
Week 24: Itch Itch Scratch Scratch Insulation
Week 32: Drywall and yet even more drywall.
Everything up to week 52: Bath and Floor Tile installation.
Coming up next week at Casa de las Ratas
Week 64: Finish color washing. Install some crown moulding.
Week 66: Tons of cool details to show off. Moulding, AC Grilles, Floor Tile, Medicine cabinet...
Week 76: Copper Gutters! Too cool. Exotic lights start arriving.
3/3/2005: Outside lights and wood floors installed!
6/29/2005: Kitchen Cabinets installation!