Today was one of those three steps forward, two steps back sort of days (when it comes to home improvement, that is--as far as other aspects of our lives, we pretty much just tread water all day). Today Connie arrived with the following plan: sand the wall next to the new downstairs stairs, another coat of mud and then, while that dries, squeeze cement into various cracks in the walls and floor, and then, once the wall was dry, paint it an outer coat and install handrail. THAT all went as planned, as one can see below:
The other part of the day was to be devoted to removing the corroded sink from the half-bath, installing closures on both hot and cold lines so that we can shut off the water directly at the sink and not have to shut off water for the whole house, remove the sink, and do what was done to the tub: strip it and repaint it. BUT, this didn't go so well right from the start, when the badly corroded pipes crumbled in her hands (and black goo came flying out). A leak sprung up within the wall, water sprayed everywhere, soaking the whole room, leaking down into the floor (the basement ceiling) causing the basement ceiling to collapse. I missed most the drama as I chose that time to go shopping at Target and when I came back into the house I heard a tiny "drip, drip" coming from the basement. As I came in the door, struggling with my bags, I shouted out, "I think there is a small leak downstairs!" When I came round the corner into the living room I could see Connie (soaked from head to foot) mopping up gallons and gallons of water off the floor. Hours later, the sink is gone (to be stripped and painted elsewhere), all leaks have been dealt with, all water is back on except here, in this half-bath, where you can see two brand new valves which shut off the water. So, new to the list is: fix the water damaged basement ceiling. And, while we're at it, it seems a shame to not add to the list "fix the water damaged kitchen ceiling"*, doesn't it?
*This is water damage that was caused years ago by over enthusiastic bathers. Now that one of those persons only showers (at about 1 or 2 in the morning) and the other has learned to keep the water in the tub AND all the caulking around the tub has been replaced by Connie when she resurfaced the tub, I think we can finally deal with that bit of ugliness once and for all.
The other part of the day was to be devoted to removing the corroded sink from the half-bath, installing closures on both hot and cold lines so that we can shut off the water directly at the sink and not have to shut off water for the whole house, remove the sink, and do what was done to the tub: strip it and repaint it. BUT, this didn't go so well right from the start, when the badly corroded pipes crumbled in her hands (and black goo came flying out). A leak sprung up within the wall, water sprayed everywhere, soaking the whole room, leaking down into the floor (the basement ceiling) causing the basement ceiling to collapse. I missed most the drama as I chose that time to go shopping at Target and when I came back into the house I heard a tiny "drip, drip" coming from the basement. As I came in the door, struggling with my bags, I shouted out, "I think there is a small leak downstairs!" When I came round the corner into the living room I could see Connie (soaked from head to foot) mopping up gallons and gallons of water off the floor. Hours later, the sink is gone (to be stripped and painted elsewhere), all leaks have been dealt with, all water is back on except here, in this half-bath, where you can see two brand new valves which shut off the water. So, new to the list is: fix the water damaged basement ceiling. And, while we're at it, it seems a shame to not add to the list "fix the water damaged kitchen ceiling"*, doesn't it?
*This is water damage that was caused years ago by over enthusiastic bathers. Now that one of those persons only showers (at about 1 or 2 in the morning) and the other has learned to keep the water in the tub AND all the caulking around the tub has been replaced by Connie when she resurfaced the tub, I think we can finally deal with that bit of ugliness once and for all.
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OMG!!!
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