The Downhill Run on Cleaning

We got some cleaning help this weekend from Jennifer's mom and sister. It's amazing how much more you can get cleaned with twice as many people! Here's Jennifer's mom, Linda, getting excited about cleaning up filth:

Here's Jennifer's sister, Lori, removing some crappy hardware before cleaning a wall:

Here's Lori and Jennifer cleaning themselves into a corner:

Lori and Linda at lunchtime on a crisp fall day:

Walls, window casings, baseboards, floors - all of it gets scrubbed:

Doesn't get much cleaner than this:

Too much exposure to cleaning supply fumes can result in clowning...

...and jousting. Thanks Linda and Lori!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steve and Jennifer headed back up the next day to clean the dining room and start in on the kitchen. Some evaluation of the flooring and subfloor revealed that...

...the existing linoleum...

Could be removed without much trouble to reveal the original plank subfloor (that we'll paint a vibrant color):

Between the linoleum and subfloor was a nice oak hardwood floor that (due to the glue from the linoleum) had to be removed with the latter:

Here's the under side of the ruined oak flooring. A shame, but our painting plan will be even better.

Working together, Jennifer and Steve were able to completely remove the flooring from the entire kitchen down to the original subfloor planks. We also pulled hundreds of nails and did a thorough sweeping. This floor is going to look great with some sassy colorful porch paint and some small rugs!