Remodeling early lessons

They make safety goggles and face masks for a reason. I started in on the remodeling by taking a sanding machine (those hand-held things) and spent some quality time with the foyer wall. The previous owners had lovingly put a really weird texture to the foyer walls. It's much like they threw sand at the wall as the paint was drying. So, before we can paint those walls, we have to sand them down to get the texture off. It's real fun.

After about 2 minutes of sanding, I realized that I had not bought the most important items needed for this job. I had my sunglasses which I wore, but weren't perfect in keeping the dust out of my eyes. But, what I really needed was a face mask like a dentist has or something. I can't tell you how much dust I think I tasted and/or breathed.

So, lesson learned. The wall is done and is ready to paint. We will have more sanding to do because while I was breathing in the dust, Hubby was mudding the wood paneling in the living room to prep it to paint. I'm guessing that we will sand that down tomorrow and do another round of mud.

Moral of the story is - do things the right way. Sometimes it is worth it to look like a goober (safety goggles and mask).