Is it the tunnel end, or an oncoming train?
The bathroom project is almost done. chele exchanged the faucet this morning, so I was able to mount that onto the sink this afternoon. However, we ran into large snag: the sink didn’t fit the vanity. After using the Dremel on the high spots on the vanity, it fits a whole lot better.
Because the previous sink was a pedastal, the drain pipe and P-trap aren’t directly under the sink drain. Thankfully Home Depot has flexible downtube extensions for just such emergencies.
Assuming no other problems, tonight we have a sink!
We didn’t do a whole lot on the bathroom today. We still need to exchange the broken faucet as well as get silicone, and my teeth removal kept me out of sorts all day.
chele did hang the wallpaper border after the kids were asleep, and put wallpaper on the medicine chest door. Every house I grew up in had mirrors on the medicine chests. Those must be an “optional upgrade”, in homebuilder-speak.
Once the border was up I hung the light fixture back up.
The room is coming together very well, for a project that started small and spiraled to a room re-do. Thankfully we didn’t rip up the floor or replace the shower. The next owner can do those.
The bathroom project is progressing well. chele finished painting the doors and trim yesterday while I was at work, then hung one wall of wallpaper in the morning. When I called to say I was coming home, she was putting up the last piece.
I’m very happy we decided to replace the wallpaper in there. The new pattern that chele found is gorgeous (and it was on clearance, too!) It ties into a lot of other elements we’ve been using in the house, such as the window sheers in the master bedroom. K and L even got into the act:
After the kids went to sleep we started putting the plumbing back together. Previously there was a pedastal sink in the bathroom, so the water lines ran from the basement up through the floor. This is always a challenge to find water supply lines that are long enough. I got smart this time: two dishwasher supply lines. 60 inches long with the correct fittings on each end. There’s only one problem: the 3/8″ end didn’t fit through the holes in the floor. I puzzled and scratched my head until I remembered chele’s Dremel tool. One grinding bit later and the holes were wide enough for a spade bit (and the bathroom smelled like burning enamel, ug).
That done, in went the new vanity:
Unfortunately, the silicone sealent we had onhand was dried up, and neither of us felt like driving to Walmart to get more. With my tooth extraction the next day I didn’t feel like making a late night of it either, so the sink isn’t fully together either. I did put the tank back on the toilet, though.
I did hit a final snag today while putting the new faucet on the sink. The faucet gets attached to the sink before it is mounted to the vanity, yay for not crawling around under the vanity. However, the new faucet we purchased is wonky. The aerator isn’t mounted straight, and it doesn’t look like there’s any way to straighten it.
So, back to Lowes to exchange it.
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This morning I had my three remaining wisdom teeth removed. After dropping the kids off at school, chele waited in the lobby while I made the dreaded walk to the chair. I had chickened out a couple of weeks ago at having them removed under local anesthesia. Today they stuck a needle in my arm, put a mask over my face, and the next thing I remember is waking up with a mouth full of gauze and an iceback bandage around my head.
I’m off work today and tomorrow recovering. I get the joy of spitting blood. taking hydrocodone and eating soft foods for a day.
+1 for Sherwin Williams. We had to put up new trim on one wall in the bathroom, which meant painting it. The paint we had originally used in the bathroom was purchased in June of 2000 from The Home Depot.
It took 10 minutes of fussing and conniving to get the lid off the paint can. When it finally gave way, the lid had rusted to the can. Every can of paint we’ve ever bought there does that.
Sherwin Willams must teflon coat their lids and cans. It doesn’t matter if it’s five years later, the lids pop right off and don’t stick.
+1 again for them. I’m buying from them exclusively.
Why is it that home improvement projects always start small, then spiral out into a vortex of time and money?
It started as a simple project. The downstairs bathroom had a pedestal sink. It was wobbly when we moved in, and 5 years of kids leaning on it haven’t help any. We finally found a vanity and sink combo that would fit in the tight space. However, the 4′x6′ mirror above the sink is too low.
Our first idea was to shave the bottom of the vanity down so that the sink edge would fit under the mirror. After final measurements, we’d have to cut off 3/4″, which would probably ruin the vanity.
When we looked at the mirror mounting, chele noticed that one side was barely attached to the wall. So, off the wall the mirror came.
Surprise! The wallpaper stopped right at the edge of the mirror. So now the wallpaper has to be replaced.
chele has the walls stripped and painted with sizing, time to hang wallpaper tonight.
At least the toilet still works (knock wood).
I am a Nerd King. I thought I’d score much lower, but evidently I’m still a Nerd at heart.
I must revel in my nerdness.
(Update)
I took the Loser test as well.
Rawk.
