Yes, the 3 days of back-breaking labor, all in the name of updating your home's appeal. Usually a three day weekend is great, but the home improvement three days weekend sucks more than a Hoover vacuum.
Mom and Dad came down to help, since I am notorious for not being able to measure things with any accuracy whatsoever. I had a plan to get a lot accomplished in only 2 days, leaving the third day, Monday, to recover. Well, the projects ran a little long...
PROJECT #1:
KITCHEN: BEFORE
The plan was simple. Mom and Becky would paint, while me and Dad did some other stuff. Dad and I would then add new counter tops and the project would be complete. The painting went smoothly. It was the counter tops.
Dad says: "It shouldn't take more than a half hour."
After mis-cutting the counter-top, going to Menards for a new one, and finally getting the stupid sink back in, the task was accomplished...
IN 3 HOURS!!
KITCHEN: AFTER
PROJECT #2:
BATHROOM: BEFORE
The bathroom wasn't very bad before, as we just remodeled not very long ago. The problem was, when we put down the vinyl tiles, the nails holding the sub-floor down started to pop up, creating a very unsightly problem. The solution? Ceramic tile!!
None of us had ever layed ceramic tile, so it was a new experience. I figured since our bathroom is about 50 square feet, it shouldn't take much more than 4 hours.
After precisely cutting tile around the toilet, the shower, the angled walls, the sink...and after Dad cut his hand on tiles 5 TIMES, and his toe once, the task was accomplished...
IN 10 HOURS!!!
BATHROOM: AFTER
PROJECT #3:
GROUTING THE BATHROOM TILE
It was about midnight on Sunday, and the list was still long with things to do on Monday. So me being the genius that I am, decided that Becky and I should grout the bathroom, so we could put the trim up Monday.
Tony says: "Being this bathroom is so small, this should only take about an hour or so."
I am an idiot.
At 3 am, some 3 hours after we began, the bathroom was grouted to excellent results. We popped some popcorn (our dinner) and went to bed.
PROJECT #4:
LIVING ROOM: BEFORE
We needed to re-paint the top half, and add wainscoting to the bottom. Again, the painting went well, probably because Becky and mom painted. It was the dang wainscoting. I really thought it would take 5 or 6 hours to do the entire room. However, because you had to measure each piece, cut, put in place, re-cut if necessary, glue, adhere...
well, we worked for about 5 hours and got half finished. It looks fantastic, but we aren't finished quite yet. Here's a sneak peek, just for you!!
LIVING ROOM: AFTER (ALMOST)
We still have half a living room and trim in the bathroom, but all in all, a pretty productive weekend. I am super sore, but I can't image how Dad feels. After all, he did the largest percentage of the work!! Thanks, D!! Sorry about all the cuts...floor, hand and toe!!
D's Poor Toe
3 comments:
T, I think I am going to start to call you Tim the Toolman. I will say everything looks very nice!
Sue
Well, I had a little help from dad...on the bathroom, he cut the tile, layed the adhesive, positioned the tile, and layed the tile...I, well, I watched him do all that, and made sure they were straight. On the living room he measured the boards, cut the boards, and I put them on the wall.
What am I trying to say? Thank goodness for D, cause without him, I wouldn't have been able to get this job finished!!
It has been a little while since I have had a chance to check out the blog. I am sorry I didn't do it sooner, I see I missed a lot. Everything looks great in your house!!!! You guys did a wonderful job! I love the tile in your bathroom. I love everything you did. I must say I am very impressed!
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