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I don't want to tackle taking down all the tile and re-tiling, so I ripped off the fixtures and wallpaper.

The light and medicine cabinet & light were supposed to be recessed into the wall. You know they weren't. They were also held into the sheetrock with zipits and not int the studs. Fucking monstrosity was 36" wide too. The bathroom wall is only like 40" wide.

So they come down and into the dumpster.

New fixture goes up into the ceiling where it belongs. Ah, nice and bright in there now!

Wallpaper off. Those idiots used thick, textured and fabric backed paper on BARE sheetrock with NO primer. OMG KILL THEM NOW.

So, the paper just keeps coming off. I get the fun job of having to skim coat the thing. I hate spackling. Really.

I hate the tile.
I hate the insipid pink grout. I don't want to tackle the dusty job of removing and re-grouting.
I hate the pink and white floor. I'm making a custom rug that goes wall to wall to hide that shit.

Friday we head to IKEA for some really nice fixtures. Solid wood.
Today I hit Home Depot for primer and paint. I'm going to go with a light to medium gray with white trim on the door frame. The stupid flower tiles have gray in them so it works.

I wish I could take out the tub and put in a corner shower instead but I will lose resale value if I do since this is the only bathroom in the house. Taking that out would leave me with the perfect space for litter box and stuff too.

OK here are the pics right after tear-down. Matt took these so you dont' have the full wall.


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And here is two days of spackling and sanding. I have grit in my teeth. Ick.


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I don't want to tackle taking down all the tile and re-tiling, so I ripped off the fixtures and wallpaper.

The light and medicine cabinet & light were supposed to be recessed into the wall. You know they weren't. They were also held into the sheetrock with zipits and not int the studs. Fucking monstrosity was 36" wide too. The bathroom wall is only like 40" wide.

So they come down and into the dumpster.

New fixture goes up into the ceiling where it belongs. Ah, nice and bright in there now!

Wallpaper off. Those idiots used thick, textured and fabric backed paper on BARE sheetrock with NO primer. OMG KILL THEM NOW.

So, the paper just keeps coming off. I get the fun job of having to skim coat the thing. I hate spackling. Really.

I hate the tile.
I hate the insipid pink grout. I don't want to tackle the dusty job of removing and re-grouting.
I hate the pink and white floor. I'm making a custom rug that goes wall to wall to hide that shit.

Friday we head to IKEA for some really nice fixtures. Solid wood.
Today I hit Home Depot for primer and paint. I'm going to go with a light to medium gray with white trim on the door frame. The stupid flower tiles have gray in them so it works.

I wish I could take out the tub and put in a corner shower instead but I will lose resale value if I do since this is the only bathroom in the house. Taking that out would leave me with the perfect space for litter box and stuff too.

OK here are the pics right after tear-down. Matt took these so you dont' have the full wall.


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And here is two days of spackling and sanding. I have grit in my teeth. Ick.


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Around 8 PM Barb knocks on the bedroom door and tells me we have no water. First thought? Well pump breaker. She goes and resets it but no dice!

She tells me this and decides that we won't worry about it till I get back and can figure it out.

When I get back home we go through the troubleshooting chain.
________________________________________________________
Confirm power to cut in/out relay from breaker

Check relay for stuck spring or other mechanical problem

Pull relay and feed tube off and check for corrosion/blockage

Lastly connect well pump directly to power tabs on relay and see if pump activates
_________________________________________________________

Of course I couldn't be so lucky that it was just a blockage that would cost $0.00 to clean or shot relay that costs about $20.00 to replace.

No, it was a dead well pump. FUCK!

I checked around to see what a pump would cost and for my depth of well I need a 3/4 hp submersible. Best price was at Home Depot for just under $350.00.

Ok then........need pump and gotta do all the work to replace it. This takes a special tool to thread into the pitless adapter (thankfully I don't have a well head that needs to be excavated....pit access well)

I ended up having to buy all the stuff to MAKE a pitless tool (around $30) but then I'd have one for next time and that friends could borrow if needed.

Knowing that my pump is somewhere around 120 feet down (as best as the old fella who initially sold the property to the original owner could remember) I wondered if it wouldn't just be worthwhile to get a contractor to do the job.

Called around and the one said $75/hour labor @ approx 3 hours and $800.00 for the pump! I told him I could get a pump for $350.00 and he said well that's a cheap-assed "box store" pump and would last only 3 years while theirs had a 5 year warranty. They WOULD do the labor if I got my own pump but he was a bit snotty about it. Problem is that I couldn't even GET the pump till Friday evening and if his guy had to do it on Saturday it would be at the overtime rate. FUCK!

Called the local plumber who is a neighbor and he said he could do it for $900 including the pump.

Still too much for the budget so we called some muscle and figured to do it Saturday morning.

Got started and the tool I built snapped off at the threads because the pump assembly was stuck! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!

Called the plumber and offered to pay him his time to just get us started.
He got his shit together and was here in about 30 mins. He went and got HIS pitless tool and we still had one hell of a time getting it to come loose.

He stayed and we did the lifting while he inspected the piping, wiring, spacers etc as we extracted the pump. Heavy fucker too! Turns out my well is 157 feet from the pitless adapter to the bottom of the pump. We had to lay out the (somewhat) flexible line in the yard and then pull the old pump and attach and wire the new one.

Bottom line....till we got it all done and lowered the new pump we had about 4 hours involved. Bob (plumber) charged me $160 for his time and $20 for an adapter we needed from the pump to the piping. Not so bad when my end total came in at: Labor $160.....part $20.....pump, tool pieces and tax at Home Depot $424.

Total for the job: $604.00

Better than the $900 if Bob had supplied the pump and FAR better than the $1200 plus the other guy would have charged.

But......what a pain in the ass!

Bob figures the pump should last at least 10 years and said you really SHOULD replace them every 15 years even if still working because at that point you are on borrowed time and can still schedule replacement for your convenience.

Turns out he recognized his own work and was the one who replaced it the last time (almost 25 years ago!) So I guess if I can get 15 years out of this one then I'm doing good.]]>
Around 8 PM Barb knocks on the bedroom door and tells me we have no water. First thought? Well pump breaker. She goes and resets it but no dice!

She tells me this and decides that we won't worry about it till I get back and can figure it out.

When I get back home we go through the troubleshooting chain.
________________________________________________________
Confirm power to cut in/out relay from breaker

Check relay for stuck spring or other mechanical problem

Pull relay and feed tube off and check for corrosion/blockage

Lastly connect well pump directly to power tabs on relay and see if pump activates
_________________________________________________________

Of course I couldn't be so lucky that it was just a blockage that would cost $0.00 to clean or shot relay that costs about $20.00 to replace.

No, it was a dead well pump. FUCK!

I checked around to see what a pump would cost and for my depth of well I need a 3/4 hp submersible. Best price was at Home Depot for just under $350.00.

Ok then........need pump and gotta do all the work to replace it. This takes a special tool to thread into the pitless adapter (thankfully I don't have a well head that needs to be excavated....pit access well)

I ended up having to buy all the stuff to MAKE a pitless tool (around $30) but then I'd have one for next time and that friends could borrow if needed.

Knowing that my pump is somewhere around 120 feet down (as best as the old fella who initially sold the property to the original owner could remember) I wondered if it wouldn't just be worthwhile to get a contractor to do the job.

Called around and the one said $75/hour labor @ approx 3 hours and $800.00 for the pump! I told him I could get a pump for $350.00 and he said well that's a cheap-assed "box store" pump and would last only 3 years while theirs had a 5 year warranty. They WOULD do the labor if I got my own pump but he was a bit snotty about it. Problem is that I couldn't even GET the pump till Friday evening and if his guy had to do it on Saturday it would be at the overtime rate. FUCK!

Called the local plumber who is a neighbor and he said he could do it for $900 including the pump.

Still too much for the budget so we called some muscle and figured to do it Saturday morning.

Got started and the tool I built snapped off at the threads because the pump assembly was stuck! FUCK FUCK FUCK!!!!!

Called the plumber and offered to pay him his time to just get us started.
He got his shit together and was here in about 30 mins. He went and got HIS pitless tool and we still had one hell of a time getting it to come loose.

He stayed and we did the lifting while he inspected the piping, wiring, spacers etc as we extracted the pump. Heavy fucker too! Turns out my well is 157 feet from the pitless adapter to the bottom of the pump. We had to lay out the (somewhat) flexible line in the yard and then pull the old pump and attach and wire the new one.

Bottom line....till we got it all done and lowered the new pump we had about 4 hours involved. Bob (plumber) charged me $160 for his time and $20 for an adapter we needed from the pump to the piping. Not so bad when my end total came in at: Labor $160.....part $20.....pump, tool pieces and tax at Home Depot $424.

Total for the job: $604.00

Better than the $900 if Bob had supplied the pump and FAR better than the $1200 plus the other guy would have charged.

But......what a pain in the ass!

Bob figures the pump should last at least 10 years and said you really SHOULD replace them every 15 years even if still working because at that point you are on borrowed time and can still schedule replacement for your convenience.

Turns out he recognized his own work and was the one who replaced it the last time (almost 25 years ago!) So I guess if I can get 15 years out of this one then I'm doing good.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4265.html Sat, 07 Feb 2015 19:12:34 -0500 LKTraz]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4265.html
I was waiting for the tax refund so I could buy a good one rather than a cheap stop-gap faucet so we put up with it and had a bucket under the sink for a while.

The old one wasn't a cheapie. It was a Moen but one of their very basic models.

The new one is way better and has a few advantages like the height of the spigot. We have alot of large pots and it was a bit of a chore to tilt them under the old one to fill them as needed or scrub them.

Problem solved with the new one as it's a high rise model.

We had to cut a notch in the small ledge behind the sink to get it to fit but no big deal there. Later on I'll sand and finish the cut but for now I just used some Gorilla tape to cover the cut.


Here's the old one:


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And the new one:



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Tried it out with our biggest pot and it clears it by almost 5 inches!

I really like the style. It reminds me of an old hand operated well pump.]]>
I was waiting for the tax refund so I could buy a good one rather than a cheap stop-gap faucet so we put up with it and had a bucket under the sink for a while.

The old one wasn't a cheapie. It was a Moen but one of their very basic models.

The new one is way better and has a few advantages like the height of the spigot. We have alot of large pots and it was a bit of a chore to tilt them under the old one to fill them as needed or scrub them.

Problem solved with the new one as it's a high rise model.

We had to cut a notch in the small ledge behind the sink to get it to fit but no big deal there. Later on I'll sand and finish the cut but for now I just used some Gorilla tape to cover the cut.


Here's the old one:


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And the new one:



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Tried it out with our biggest pot and it clears it by almost 5 inches!

I really like the style. It reminds me of an old hand operated well pump.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4224.html Sun, 14 Dec 2014 17:35:49 -0500 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4224.html
The job is easier than expected but we still have a lot of water seeping in. I hit fucking roots! Little bitty roots deep in the hole once we broke through.

Project area to work in - right where the column is but only over to the left a bit. Took out the first shelf for now to make it easier to work and once the pump is in the pit, I should be able to have my shelves. I also made a ton of shelf space because there was nothing but shit to go into the trash anyway. Two problems solved. Talking to LK we decided to chance where to dig instead of under the stairs, we went left of the column to fully avoid footer issues. Glad we did.

Before:


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Anyway, Matt rented the big Bosch breaker like in this pic Biker showed:


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Took all of an hour to bust through and get a 24x24 hole cut out.
Took another hour to dig through the mud and gravel and water and now the hole is prepped. Just need Matt to run an outlet there tomorrow or sometime this week.

The hole ready to fill with the basin:


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The basin prepped for installation - I'm going to wrap it in landscape screening to prevent the silt from flowing through the holes. Matt's picking up gravel and Quickcrete on his way home tomorrow or sometime this week.


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We purchased the 3/4 HP stick pump, not submersible and instead of the 1 3/4 tubing to pump out, we bought a hose adapter and a rubber hose - good rubber, not plastic, and we're going to trail that up and out along the ceiling to the same 'cheat' I have the water pumping out into now, the 4" waste line. EASY PEASY.]]>
The job is easier than expected but we still have a lot of water seeping in. I hit fucking roots! Little bitty roots deep in the hole once we broke through.

Project area to work in - right where the column is but only over to the left a bit. Took out the first shelf for now to make it easier to work and once the pump is in the pit, I should be able to have my shelves. I also made a ton of shelf space because there was nothing but shit to go into the trash anyway. Two problems solved. Talking to LK we decided to chance where to dig instead of under the stairs, we went left of the column to fully avoid footer issues. Glad we did.

Before:


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Anyway, Matt rented the big Bosch breaker like in this pic Biker showed:


  basementJackhammer_06_6_28_2014.jpg (Size: 66.82 KB / Downloads: 46)

Took all of an hour to bust through and get a 24x24 hole cut out.
Took another hour to dig through the mud and gravel and water and now the hole is prepped. Just need Matt to run an outlet there tomorrow or sometime this week.

The hole ready to fill with the basin:


  IMG_0387.JPG (Size: 2.45 MB / Downloads: 0)

The basin prepped for installation - I'm going to wrap it in landscape screening to prevent the silt from flowing through the holes. Matt's picking up gravel and Quickcrete on his way home tomorrow or sometime this week.


  IMG_0388.JPG (Size: 1.2 MB / Downloads: 0)

We purchased the 3/4 HP stick pump, not submersible and instead of the 1 3/4 tubing to pump out, we bought a hose adapter and a rubber hose - good rubber, not plastic, and we're going to trail that up and out along the ceiling to the same 'cheat' I have the water pumping out into now, the 4" waste line. EASY PEASY.]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4183.html Mon, 27 Oct 2014 15:47:33 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-4183.html
I leveled the ground, dug a trench and put in a board so I can raise the grade with sand so I can use the same blocks as I made the two backyard patios with. I have enough of those left over to do a nice "step up" or "first step" the entire width of the house.

First was the door. The storm door is gone and I'm not sure if I'll put another one back. Depends on if I can make this old door draft proof.

The screen had to go. It kept blowing off it's moorings all summer. So it's off. The jamb needed rebuilding and the step plate was rotted and so was the 2x8's holding the jamb from the house frame.
Those are now replaced.

I should put a new door in but if we replace it with a nice pre-hung aluminum or vinyl door, that rotten dog of mine will damage it. So for now, the wood door with the plexiglass protecting it is fine.

I framed out a new inside 'stopper' with 4" pine and then made a nice decorative frame outside to cover up that nasty aluminum flashing those retards that had the house before me rigged.

Today I pained the primary coats of the frame. Tomorrow the step - that will now be black to match the black and white kitchen floor.

Then I start raising the grade and laying the block and then I'll put a small one step up deck to the door like we did out back.

I also need to get two more pieces of border wood for the short 4' from the pavement to the house and secure that with "L" brackets to form a frame to hold the sand and keep it from shifting.

Before - dangerous and ugly:


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In progress as of last night:
edit: dammit! click the pics for a right-side up view.


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I leveled the ground, dug a trench and put in a board so I can raise the grade with sand so I can use the same blocks as I made the two backyard patios with. I have enough of those left over to do a nice "step up" or "first step" the entire width of the house.

First was the door. The storm door is gone and I'm not sure if I'll put another one back. Depends on if I can make this old door draft proof.

The screen had to go. It kept blowing off it's moorings all summer. So it's off. The jamb needed rebuilding and the step plate was rotted and so was the 2x8's holding the jamb from the house frame.
Those are now replaced.

I should put a new door in but if we replace it with a nice pre-hung aluminum or vinyl door, that rotten dog of mine will damage it. So for now, the wood door with the plexiglass protecting it is fine.

I framed out a new inside 'stopper' with 4" pine and then made a nice decorative frame outside to cover up that nasty aluminum flashing those retards that had the house before me rigged.

Today I pained the primary coats of the frame. Tomorrow the step - that will now be black to match the black and white kitchen floor.

Then I start raising the grade and laying the block and then I'll put a small one step up deck to the door like we did out back.

I also need to get two more pieces of border wood for the short 4' from the pavement to the house and secure that with "L" brackets to form a frame to hold the sand and keep it from shifting.

Before - dangerous and ugly:


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In progress as of last night:
edit: dammit! click the pics for a right-side up view.


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pretty cool huh?]]> https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=1375199492728247

pretty cool huh?]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2942.html Fri, 06 Apr 2012 19:15:50 -0400 LH]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2942.html I woke up at 5am Monday to 800 gallons everywhere.
It took 1 week to suck up the water and dry.
Kitchen, cellar, 1 bedroom wrecked.
Insurance covered everything.
Today 4/06/12 the kitchen is stripped 3 weeks after "the happening"
Pictures to follow............so the process of healing begins.........

I sit here singing As time goes on....
I realize...
Just what you mean.....
to me.
Microwave sucks, I may never eat another microwave thing for the rest of my life........I might just take the damn thing and leave it on a lonely road in the mountains to fend for itself!
















]]> I woke up at 5am Monday to 800 gallons everywhere.
It took 1 week to suck up the water and dry.
Kitchen, cellar, 1 bedroom wrecked.
Insurance covered everything.
Today 4/06/12 the kitchen is stripped 3 weeks after "the happening"
Pictures to follow............so the process of healing begins.........

I sit here singing As time goes on....
I realize...
Just what you mean.....
to me.
Microwave sucks, I may never eat another microwave thing for the rest of my life........I might just take the damn thing and leave it on a lonely road in the mountains to fend for itself!
















]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2402.html Mon, 13 Jun 2011 08:10:56 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2402.html
Everything is a rip-off these days. ]]>
Everything is a rip-off these days. ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2376.html Thu, 19 May 2011 13:03:59 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2376.html
The front window bows out, so I have a nice shelf that the cats love to sit on and stare out of. Do you know how hard it is to keep little paw prints off the sill?

I caught it in the nick of time, dry brushed it smooth and carried on.

The windows came out nice. I'll take a pic later when the sun goes down so you can see them.

I'm putting the room back together and I see little blue footprints on my wood floor!

Thank God for Mr Clean Magic Erasers! I should have taken pictures before cleaning them. Oh well.

Once the wood dries fully I'll wax that sill up good too.

I got a mess of those matchstick blinds for $5 each and they are the perfect size for each section of window. They keep my privacy from the outside and let light inside. 24" width wooden slat blinds are difficult to find without getting them custom made, but I saw some really nice ones made out of REAL wood at IKEA last trip up. And cheap too! Less than $20 each I think. I never noted the sizes they carried so I'll have to check them out next time we go up. In the meantime, these matchstick things will do nicely. They look nice and match the room.

FYI - 90% of the ready made blinds in Home Depot or Lowes are fake wood and a good portion of the higher quality "custom" stuff they sell are also fake wood! I just can't see paying that high price for custom fakes. The ones at IKEA are just as good quality and are real. ]]>
The front window bows out, so I have a nice shelf that the cats love to sit on and stare out of. Do you know how hard it is to keep little paw prints off the sill?

I caught it in the nick of time, dry brushed it smooth and carried on.

The windows came out nice. I'll take a pic later when the sun goes down so you can see them.

I'm putting the room back together and I see little blue footprints on my wood floor!

Thank God for Mr Clean Magic Erasers! I should have taken pictures before cleaning them. Oh well.

Once the wood dries fully I'll wax that sill up good too.

I got a mess of those matchstick blinds for $5 each and they are the perfect size for each section of window. They keep my privacy from the outside and let light inside. 24" width wooden slat blinds are difficult to find without getting them custom made, but I saw some really nice ones made out of REAL wood at IKEA last trip up. And cheap too! Less than $20 each I think. I never noted the sizes they carried so I'll have to check them out next time we go up. In the meantime, these matchstick things will do nicely. They look nice and match the room.

FYI - 90% of the ready made blinds in Home Depot or Lowes are fake wood and a good portion of the higher quality "custom" stuff they sell are also fake wood! I just can't see paying that high price for custom fakes. The ones at IKEA are just as good quality and are real. ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2375.html Tue, 17 May 2011 16:18:45 -0400 Twitchin Kitten]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2375.html
So, the water spigot turns into a major mess. The way they did it originally leaves about 4" of space to sweat pipe. Well, the Home Depot guy shows me this new system where it works like the old Chinese handcuffs. I buy what I need and get some plastic hose for the outside, boiler valve and a threaded end / handcuff for the valve. Should take me all of 30 minutes for this project.

Nope.

Pipe cutter is too big for the area and I couldn't fudge it. But after awkwardly using a hack saw blade and destroying my arm in the process, i get it close enough so I can twist it from the outside off.

You think that worked? nope. Outside they made a mess of things. The plastic pipe wouldn't fit through the hole and it took me 20 minutes of wrangling the copper out. I find the copper had quite a few twists in it too and I KNOW they were not from me twisting it off. I'm surprised it didn't leak.

I try to fit my stuff together and there just isn't enough room to get it all together and pull it closed/tight.

Going to have to hit Home Depot again and get another on/off valve (I'm nixing the boiler valve type for turning it off inside) and more fittings like elbows and stuff. I'm going to rework the whole thing so its not some kind of clusterfuck and easy to turn on and off for the winter.

So, onto another project until I can get parts - the plant hanger.

I cut my pieces of aluminum bar, drill out the holes. I did a good job too! everything is even and in line, something I manage to screw up often
Now for screws. Guess what we didn't buy? That's right, screws to bolt into the header.

So, that's project #2 half done.

Next? ]]>
So, the water spigot turns into a major mess. The way they did it originally leaves about 4" of space to sweat pipe. Well, the Home Depot guy shows me this new system where it works like the old Chinese handcuffs. I buy what I need and get some plastic hose for the outside, boiler valve and a threaded end / handcuff for the valve. Should take me all of 30 minutes for this project.

Nope.

Pipe cutter is too big for the area and I couldn't fudge it. But after awkwardly using a hack saw blade and destroying my arm in the process, i get it close enough so I can twist it from the outside off.

You think that worked? nope. Outside they made a mess of things. The plastic pipe wouldn't fit through the hole and it took me 20 minutes of wrangling the copper out. I find the copper had quite a few twists in it too and I KNOW they were not from me twisting it off. I'm surprised it didn't leak.

I try to fit my stuff together and there just isn't enough room to get it all together and pull it closed/tight.

Going to have to hit Home Depot again and get another on/off valve (I'm nixing the boiler valve type for turning it off inside) and more fittings like elbows and stuff. I'm going to rework the whole thing so its not some kind of clusterfuck and easy to turn on and off for the winter.

So, onto another project until I can get parts - the plant hanger.

I cut my pieces of aluminum bar, drill out the holes. I did a good job too! everything is even and in line, something I manage to screw up often
Now for screws. Guess what we didn't buy? That's right, screws to bolt into the header.

So, that's project #2 half done.

Next? ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2163.html Fri, 04 Feb 2011 14:20:22 -0500 Jamminitin]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-2163.html
Various shots of the room in dishevel

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Popcorn ceiling. Got that down and am now working on spackling and sanding.

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Various shots of the room in dishevel

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Popcorn ceiling. Got that down and am now working on spackling and sanding.

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This is the living room full of the cabinets. I am good! I got them all stuffed into one corner and the drawer shelves and doors are in the other room, with room to spare.


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Here is the view into the kitchen. You can see the cabinets are hung on tracks, which is what makes this whole project easy to do. We're going to paint the ceiling after I finish the spackle and then roll out the walls.

You can see how much the white turned brown behind things and above where it's easy to get all greasy and full of schmutz from cooking. Having such a small space really sucks for this kind of thing.


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And this is the opposite side where the sliding glass door and entry way is. The door to the basement is directly opposite of the door you see. I'm going to paint both of those during the week myself I think. I have to take that plexiglass off the door and the magnetic poetry you saw on the 'fridge is now on metal boards on the basement door. Too much of a pain to take down and do today so I'll deal with those Tuesday or Wednesday. I also need another pieces of plexiglass for between the door and the counter. Bitch dog scratches there and I'm not happy. It's all spackeled now and when it's dry, I'll measure and put a piece there too. It's easier to slap some putty in screw holes than patch what I can't control when I'm out.
We're figuring that we'll be putting up the cabinets tomorrow and not today. I want to get at least 3 coats on the walls this time. The black trim stays.


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This is the living room full of the cabinets. I am good! I got them all stuffed into one corner and the drawer shelves and doors are in the other room, with room to spare.


  livingroom.jpg (Size: 174.24 KB / Downloads: 0)

Here is the view into the kitchen. You can see the cabinets are hung on tracks, which is what makes this whole project easy to do. We're going to paint the ceiling after I finish the spackle and then roll out the walls.

You can see how much the white turned brown behind things and above where it's easy to get all greasy and full of schmutz from cooking. Having such a small space really sucks for this kind of thing.


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And this is the opposite side where the sliding glass door and entry way is. The door to the basement is directly opposite of the door you see. I'm going to paint both of those during the week myself I think. I have to take that plexiglass off the door and the magnetic poetry you saw on the 'fridge is now on metal boards on the basement door. Too much of a pain to take down and do today so I'll deal with those Tuesday or Wednesday. I also need another pieces of plexiglass for between the door and the counter. Bitch dog scratches there and I'm not happy. It's all spackeled now and when it's dry, I'll measure and put a piece there too. It's easier to slap some putty in screw holes than patch what I can't control when I'm out.
We're figuring that we'll be putting up the cabinets tomorrow and not today. I want to get at least 3 coats on the walls this time. The black trim stays.


  door.jpg (Size: 109.52 KB / Downloads: 0) ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1646.html Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:11:47 -0400 Jamminitin]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1646.html
Hubby had to re-do some plumbing (not a plumber.at.all) as the pix will show, and have had to do other extras.

Took pix with my cell so don't bitch about the quality.


Before: Plain white tile

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Water damage to the ceiling in my walk-in closet.

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Wall with built in shelf.

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Water faucet being changed due to it being a completely different size than the original.

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Part of the mess and fun of re-modeling.

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New shower tiles. Will have the mosiac insert for decoration.

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Hubby had to re-do some plumbing (not a plumber.at.all) as the pix will show, and have had to do other extras.

Took pix with my cell so don't bitch about the quality.


Before: Plain white tile

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Water damage to the ceiling in my walk-in closet.

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Wall with built in shelf.

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Water faucet being changed due to it being a completely different size than the original.

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Part of the mess and fun of re-modeling.

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New shower tiles. Will have the mosiac insert for decoration.

  phone 007.JPG (Size: 365.83 KB / Downloads: 0) ]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1623.html Wed, 11 Aug 2010 06:02:14 -0400 twisteroo]]> https://twitchinkitten.com/thread-1623.html Well this is what the bastards left me with. It's a goddamn outrage I tell you, and outrage!!!

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