C+T: 2 / House: 1

Hey, it's been a crazy couple of days here, finishing up the popcorn in the second bedroom and starting what I am hoping is one of the worse tasks: removing wallpaper. Haven't had much time to post so I want to get caught up on the past couple of days and then plan for the future.

The second day of removing popcorn went better than the first, and we were done with it very quickly (relatively speaking). Do not underestimate the power of a good wall sheeting job.

The wallpaper on the other hand was/is terrible. The anti-glue that we got (Dif) worked well enough on the wallpaper that wanted to come off but was completely useless on the tough stuff. We've resorted to water, a sponge, and an iron to help get the wallpaper off, but with each little section coming off in 1/2" chunks, it's slow going. A big thanks goes out to Jeff for helpking us out with the wallpaper on Thursday. As it stands we've each put in at least 6 hours into wallpaper removal so far and we'll have some more to go. Next time we're going to rent a steamer.

We've got Nick (Christina's Dad) and his workers tearing out ducting and junk in the garage, reinstalling the water heater and prepping for the installation of the new FAU (Forced Air Unit). Today, being early Saturday morning, we're heading off to Home Depot for supplies and countertop options then to the house for some painting, wallpaper removal, and possibly carpet removal and floor demo. Hopefully I'll get some more photos online and a couple of how-to's on wallpaper and popcorn. I will say this though: if you see a house you like with wallpaper, consider buying something else.