Sunday Sunday Sunday!

So Sunday I was TIRED from the night before. We worked til like 12 or 1 at Thomas'. I got a late start, went to buy the baseboards from Lowe's, and went over to the condo to paint them. Oh yeah, last night, our painter stopped by and showed us a bunch of tricks, like how to caulk the baseboards properly, without having to smear it with your finger. He rocks.
I called my brother to get some tips on how to PAINT them. I used the semigloss paint, and then added a little bit of thinner to it and then some Penetrol. That's what Mark said to use and they came out PERFECT. Well, perfect enough for a first-timer.
I was bummed because I was supposed to go to my friend Richard's BBQ today but I was in the middle of painting when he called and I just couldn't break away. Sucks. Definitely wanted to go. Sometimes this house stuff gets in the way. Well, it will soon all be done!
After I finished painting, I went to Thomas' to help him with the floors.


There they are, all painted and drying...



Pretty smooth finish. I got this finish by rolling them with a roller designed for ultra smooth surfaces, and then taking a paintbrush and doing one stroke ALLLLL the way down each board.

Shiny!



They take up the whole room because they are 14 feet long each.

94 feet of baseboards

And then over to Thomas' where we wrapped up the bottom floor of his house.

The LAST piece! Thomas is cutting it right now.

Man! They look GREAT! (Ignore the dust particles. My camera sucks.)

All the way around the stairs, to the front door

Scraps.

View from the front area.

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