Saturday, December 1st, 2007
I have to do a few things today.
One of them was to take a few cabinets in the kitchen down. One of them held the fan that goes above the stove. I took quick action and they came down fairly easily. Poor Simon was eating while I started removing one of them and got a little spooked.
I am trying to rid rid of everything on one side of the room so I can get to the walls. Today, I am also running down to Lowe’s to pick up a Dewalt belt sander. That should take care of the lumps in the walls. I am not doing that by hand. I read up on the internet about using a belt sander on walls and there were mixed reviews. Some people thought it was crazy, while others said they have done it and it worked wonders. I think I will go with the recommendations from those who have actually done it and not with those who are playing a guessing game.
So, here is my shopping list for today:
- belt sander with semi-fine grit belt to sand the walls smooth
- joint compound for repairing the walls and a skim coat afterwards
- joint tape
- respirator mask
- shims for some joists in the basement not meeting the new girder beam
So far, this project hasn’t cost all that much. I got the new fan yesterday, but have a gallon of white ceiling paint left over from the living room. I have all the tools for the wall repairs. A few hundred bucks today for some more tools and supplies isn’t bad. I am saving a lot of money by doing all the demo work myself.
After the ceiling is painted, the crown moulding is hung, the walls are prepped and the floor is ready, we will call the kitchen people to come take their measurements. After that, we will head up to the showroom to pick out what we want. While that is on order, I will pick out some tile and have the tile guy come down the do the floor. Hmmm…not bad.
Here are some photos of the beauty…
Damn, that’s ugly.
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Saturday, November 3rd, 2007
Well that sucked.
I thought this was going to be an easy job…just unscrew some stuff under the sink, pull it out and take off the toilet. That’s all there is, right? Wrong.
I got half the floor up and was cruising along beautifully.
I was doing well under the baseboard heating (not viewable in photos) and things were going smoothly.
Well, then I hit a snag. I opened the doors to get under the sink. I removed all the stuff under there and noticed that there was a drain pipe (PVC) and two copper water feed pipes. Well, the two copper pipes were poking up through two holes drilled in the thick wood base of under the sink. I started to think how the heck I was going to get the sink pulled out, when there was no way to do that with those pipes the way they were. I had to drill, grind and cut a chunk of the wood base away. I must say, the first time this vanity was installed probably was a snap. Removing it wasn’t. That took a few hours, I’m sure.
I pulled the vanity away and removed the floor underneath.
Then came the toilet. That was easy enough, in the beginning. I turned the water off and removed the feed line. Then I removed one of the side bolts without incident. I went over to the other bolt and the sweet surprise was that the bolt kept turning with the nut. Hmmmm…that was fun. There went another hour of my day. I want to smack the person who designed these things.
Anyway, I got the toilet up and took up the rest of the floor.
It’s a little wet in the corner…probably from the shower spatter. We are going to have to figure that one out. Now, at least it’s all set and ready for the new floor. I better get some of this stuff back together again or Laura is going to yell at me when she gets home. Just kidding, she doesn’t yell. She is well aware of my power.
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