OT--It's OFFICIAL!
Steven Cook
find the drywall moldy which was torn out to reveal rotted studs, which were
surgically removed and replaced with new beside old, and fixing the too big
hole in the slab for the shower drain to put the new pan in and the neighbor
having to replace the shower piping since we bought a different brand of
plumbing, and once the mop board was removed revealing more moldy drywall
which necissitated 12 inches of drywall being removed clear around the
bathroom, on which I finished mudding tonight so that I could sand tomorrow
so hopefully we could prime, texture and then paint over Thanksgiving, only
to have that all shot to you know where when Bert went down to get the
laundry only to step into 2 inches of water from the plumbing break under
the sink, not from the replaced plumbing behind the washer which was also
discovered along the way, so instead of getting ready for bed we wet vaced,
sponged, pulled carpet back in the closet, and now have another repair to do
before the remodel can continue.
How is that for a run-on sentence.
My class is almost over of which I have five, I repeat five pages of
different self-reflection to write, and I am not the teacher. An entire
web-site to build, which is not graded, but required or I don't pass. I
have to create the example to show my students don't you know.
I'm also in the middle of another yearbook deadline, which is going very
well, thank you, and the best of all is that Thanksgiving is here and I have
four days off. To work, on the bathroom remodel from .....
I even tried to do some handsewing on Thursday night, but I was so keyed up
that I couldn't even relax and enjoy it. So I just sat down on the floor
and petted the dog we were dog-sitting. That was good.
So, way past bedtime, the alarm will ring way too early, and the fan noise
from downstairs sounds like a hurricane.
Everyone enjoy your holiday, hold your dear ones close, spread your love and
as always, I know you will all find something to be thankful for. I am.
Steven
Alaska
Roberta
shall pass. I do feel your pain -we once had a bathroom renovation
that went on (and on) for nearly a year.
I hope it's all over in time for you to enjoy your Christmas vacation!
(Which platform are you using for the website, BTW?)
Roberta in D
On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:15:45 -0900, "Steven Cook" <steve...@gci.net>
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AuntK
Steve,
So sorry to hear of your nightmare. Fortunately we've not had that
luck (or lack thereof) when it's come to home reno's. However, a
friend of ours is still waiting for the shower to be completed in her
master bath. It's only been 5 yrs. for her and she's married to the
plumber!
Petting the dog is wonderful therapy.
Happy Thanksgiving.
Kim in NJ
Polly Esther
. . . as to the bathroom remodel, it simply sounds like 'situation normal'.
Polly
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Michelle C.
Whew! Just reading your post made me tired. ;-)
That is the bathroom remodel from HEXX! Just remember, when it is
finally finished, it will be wonderful, and you and Bert can feel proud
of the thorough job.
Maybe you and Bert need to get a dog of your own? ;-)
Good luck on the class assignments. And Happy Thanksgiving to you and Bert!
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
Sandy
"Steven Cook" <steve...@gci.net> wrote:
Oh my, Steven! You poor thing! I hope someday you'll be able to look
back on this and laugh, but meanwhile, how about a pity party like Polly
just had?
--
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sw.foster1 (at) gmail (dot) com (remove/change the obvious)
http://www.sandymike.net
Kate XXXXXX
> It is now the bathroom remodel from HEXX. After tearing out the tile to
> find the drywall moldy which was torn out to reveal rotted studs, which were
> surgically removed and replaced with new beside old, and fixing the too big
> hole in the slab for the shower drain to put the new pan in and the neighbor
> having to replace the shower piping since we bought a different brand of
> plumbing, and once the mop board was removed revealing more moldy drywall
> which necissitated 12 inches of drywall being removed clear around the
> bathroom, on which I finished mudding tonight so that I could sand tomorrow
> so hopefully we could prime, texture and then paint over Thanksgiving, only
> to have that all shot to you know where when Bert went down to get the
> laundry only to step into 2 inches of water from the plumbing break under
> the sink, not from the replaced plumbing behind the washer which was also
> discovered along the way, so instead of getting ready for bed we wet vaced,
> sponged, pulled carpet back in the closet, and now have another repair to do
> before the remodel can continue.
>
> How is that for a run-on sentence.
Excellent! You didn't drop a clause all the way through! ;)
>
> My class is almost over of which I have five, I repeat five pages of
> different self-reflection to write, and I am not the teacher. An entire
> web-site to build, which is not graded, but required or I don't pass. I
> have to create the example to show my students don't you know.
>
> I'm also in the middle of another yearbook deadline, which is going very
> well, thank you, and the best of all is that Thanksgiving is here and I have
> four days off. To work, on the bathroom remodel from .....
>
> I even tried to do some handsewing on Thursday night, but I was so keyed up
> that I couldn't even relax and enjoy it. So I just sat down on the floor
> and petted the dog we were dog-sitting. That was good.
>
> So, way past bedtime, the alarm will ring way too early, and the fan noise
> from downstairs sounds like a hurricane.
>
> Everyone enjoy your holiday, hold your dear ones close, spread your love and
> as always, I know you will all find something to be thankful for. I am.
Me too, even though Thankdgiving is not a UK sport... ;)
Happy holiday!
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
Taria
They pretty much are all awful. I'm so sorry you are
in the thick of the mess right now. I hope you are able
to get through the mess on the 4 days off so you can
get it over with. Good luck on the school work. You
must be getting close to the end of that?
Happy holidays to you guys up there. There really is
so much we have to be thankful for, even in the midst
of remodeling he**.
Taria
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Polly Esther
this little improvement will cost about $ 20,000 and take 5 years more or
less. I keep hoping that ignoring the project will make it go away. Polly
Steven Cook
I use it since I have to have the example for the class as well as having to
know the program for next semester for my students. It also has to have
cross-platform compatibility and DreamWeaver helps with that.
The plan has been in place for over a year for the redo, but we didn't get
started on the tear out until April, then I was a bit under the weather,
then gone for part of summer, then company, then school started, and now we
are moving slowly ahead.
Thanks
Steve
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the person actually does for a living.
Steve
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Steve
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in the shower with a line of tiles with a darker woven knot design, oak
vanity with granite counter, brushed nickel fixtures. There will definitely
be pictures when it is done.
Steve
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turned off the water again today and replaced both connections. That won't
happen again for awhile, at least not there.
Steve
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not so fine moments in educational experiments in 7th and 8th grade in
English and it bombed and we never learned any of the parts of English and
such. So sad but I couldn't tell you a adjective from a pronoun if my life
depended on it. I write fairly decent now, but only from years of having to
for classes. And I still can't tell you how.
Steve
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downstairs, which was somewhat cleaned up is now a disaster. I made great
strides on my website tonight but still have all the writing to do. That
will probably be the main focus over break. Everything has to be done by
the 11th, but I want it out of my hair ASAP.
We're surviving up here. We had 10 below last week at had 37 yesterday.
The weather has not been in the normal range for weeks.
Steve
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archeological dig. I don't know what all they went through since they don't
talk to us, after all we're the "you-know-whats" on the street, but they
spoke to our other neighbors and apparently it took about two months longer
than they expected since it lead from the kitchen to the dining room to the
living room because of various problems. We want to redo the kitchen
someday, nothing major, but now we're scared.
Steve
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amy in CNY
Yes, I can certainly feel your pain! I think I bought the biggest
money pit
in history. It never ends.
Take pictures of your progress, and later on downt the road, you will
get
a chuckle out of them. Believe me!
Good luck on your school endeavors!
Happy Turkey day!
amy in CNY
Roberta
And they both went very fast with no problems. This is just to
encourage you. The most recent one, in our current house, took 5 days
from ripping out to completely finished! (They didn't re-do the
floor.) Involved 2 main guys who put cabinets together and tiled
walls, plus an electrician and a plumber. Gotta love the Germans!
Roberta in D
On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:11:24 -0900, "Steven Cook" <steve...@gci.net>
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>As the neighbor across the street said, their kitchen remodel became an
Leslie& The Furbabies in MO.
sympathize. The only divorced woman in a family-type neighborhood. All the
wives seem to think I'm going to go after their husbands. Yuck. They can
keep them. LOL
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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amy in CNY
Those women can keep their hubbies. NO THANKS!
Twice was quite enuf thank you very much.
Steve, is there someone you could find to help? maybe a
teacher/chum? It would make the work go a little faster and
you'd get to use your Bathroom sooner.
amy in CNY (single and very very contented)
Michelle C.
eager to see the pics already. :-)
Best regards,
Michelle in Nevada
Sandy E
Thank goodness!
Thank goodness you found the other home/structural problems
before they caused a bigger problem. My dad was a carpenter; he taught me
to "handle it before the house falls down" - which is what our home always
looked like, about to fall down. "But first" is my way of doing most
projects, house, painting, quilting, yard work: determine the goal,
then back up from there; you want a cool bathroom, but first - you have
to do this, but first that has to be removed, but first this has to be
patched, but first.. and on it goes until you get to the real beginning
(which often makes you want to quit ... or quilt). Hang in there;
you'll get thru' this. Remodeling is like pregnancy, seems to take forever,
lots of "labor pains", costs more money than you expected, & finally
you have a beautiful result... without the messy spit-up. <g>
Re: your first sentence: can you diagram that, Teach? ;->
Happy Thanksgiving!
Ragmop/Sandy - quilting in the sunshine, doors & windows open ...
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before I hit grade school. I do have a couple of websites bookmarked to
look through them. My mom actually liked diagramming sentences.
The vanity came out today. Bert wanted to secure the pipes since they
weren't. Good thing he did. The drywall there was all wet. Commode comes
out soon. Will do new drywall a foot up along that wall as well, then good
all the way around. Sigh.
Steve
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I'm actually somewhat good at some of this. I think Dad would have been
proud. It might go faster but we're particular too. I have asked advice
from the shop teachers at school and that has been helpful. We did have the
plumbing done by our neighbor though. I'm not tackling that because I don't
know how at all and am not comfortable with doing it. Wiring? Replacing a
light is one thing. Anything else and I say no. We have a short list of
wiring needs and will call an electrician once this is all done to come out
and do a few things.
Steve
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