Monday, March 27, 2023

More links to Spring kit

Things are crazy here. Remodeling was just about finished - well the major stuff - when we ran into some problems. This house was built in the 1950s and the previous owner did some weird stuff in terms of upkeep. Long story so I won't bore you. If you've seen the movie Moneypit you'd have some idea. What I call the guest bath or half bath was originally a combination of a closet and an area for washer and dryer. When we moved in, we had washer and dryer hookups put in garage and converted the small space into a half bath with a toilet, pedestal sink, an exhaust fan and added in a tall cabinet for towels and such. I removed all the stuff like mirror, shelf, decorative stuff, all but a small cabinet I couldn't get off the wall. The crew for the remodel was so pleasant and professional. After removing the small cabinet and fixtures, they went to work ripping up the old vinyl floor and discovered the floor under the toilet was rotting. They had prepared for this and did repairs on the floor, added some new protective material as additional subfloor and set about sanding the walls and painting. Good so far. Then they prepped for iinstalling the ceramic tile floor and also *tried* to install a new exhaust fan. That's when trouble began. The switch box for electricity is confusing what wth changes over the years. Once they figured out which circuit breaker went to what, one guy went up into the attic to wire in the fan (which includes the overhead light) and discovered some crazy wiring had been done. Got it set up but worried about the configuration as these guys are not electricians. Went ahead and laid the tiles. The vanity finally came in and this past Sunday the crew installed the new chair height toilet and went to work on the vanity. That required adjustments because the pipe conection points were different than where previous sink set up. Worked that out but found that if they put the backsplash in place it was going to partially cover the electrical outlet on the wall. Electrician coming out tomorrow to work on that problem - move it, check other wiring, another bill. While my husband waits on the electrician and handles that issue, I will be going to a preplanned lunch with my friend, Steph, and we're hoping our friends David and Deb will feel up to joining us. David was diagnosed with stomach cancer in January and has been going through so much trying to get needed testing done and appointments with surgeon. Still has another testing session of some kind to go through befor surgery can be scheduled. We've been so worried about them both; would be so nice to see them. I've also got more errands to run after lunch. Due to miscommunication, the items I picked up for remodel in brushed nickel (toilet paper holder, towel ring, etc) have to be returned because the hardware is actually chrome. The plumber who owns the company doing the work explained clearly why he only works with one brand of faucets (Delta) and why it is always better to go with chrome. Sound reasoning. So must swap out purchases to be ready for when crew returns Saturday to finish up. Our great-granddaughter has yet to make her appearance. Grandson and wife are coming for dinner on Friday. With stuff strewn all over the place because of the construction, we've agreed to have Philly steak subs rather than try to cook. Of course, I've got to try to put things in better order before they arrive. Little sleep for either of us this past week, lots of stuff like laundry to get done (impossible to do when there was a door in front of washer plus paint cans etc last couple weeks). And now I'm looking at either having to get a new computer with Windows 10 or try to figure out how to upgrade this computer which is on Windows 8.1 without losing important files. Either way, not certain my major programs will run under new systems. A bit stressed. And can't find my datebook which has lots of important info in it. And that's my world. Now that I've whined, I'll give you more linkis to Spring kit.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/xwqje1o94661asv/ws_SingOfSpring_el_2.zip?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/iq3nna5tgibn4dj/ws_SingOfSpring_el_3.zip?dl=0 https://www.dropbox.com/s/c8ell8plqd37v4f/ws_SingOfSpring_pprs_2.zip?dl=0 That's all of the kit. Don't expect to hear from me again until sometime next week. At that time I'll give you the Easter kit. Hoping you are all well and happy.

1 comment:

KM said...

You are crazy busy. If we do not hear from you for a bit we will know hwy. Thank you for the kit and take care. My Apple watch is always telling me to breathe. Ha! Hope you will post pics of your new powder room. I am looking for ideas for my 18 year old powder room.

Kristy