Hey all! Nothing happened this week on the house...busy busy with other fun stuff. But I did order the vinyl tile that will soon be the kitchen floor! It will arrive on Friday, yippee! And also, I ordered a drop box for this weekend because I'm ripping out the kitchen cabinets! Well, I'm getting help with that from some of my awesome friends :) So, if anyone wants to come over and rip stuff out, that'll be happening on Saturday! I'll also be getting rid of all the wood from the "bonus room" that's still in the garage and that I have to step over and around to get to the washer/dryer...I will definitely be glad to see that go. That also means that I'll be able to move boxes into the garage to free up space in the spare bedroom. Things are happening!! :)
-Megan
Monday, September 24, 2012
Monday, September 17, 2012
Paint!
So, I didn't do anything house-related this weekend really. Wendy came up for the Race for the Cure, and we just had fun the rest of the time instead of me making her help me with the house :) I did, however, paint the bathroom last week! Stan helped with the primer and partial painting, then I finished the paint on my own. I do have to put a second coat on, and hopefully I'll get to that this week!
It's a warm grey color (as if you couldn't tell from the picture...). It fits well with the tub surround and I think it bounces off the floor nicely. Matty wasn't able to get in to install the sink this past week but hopefully he can do that soon! I also picked up a few things to finish off the bathroom: a new towel rod (there were 2 short mis-matched rods there previously), a new shower curtain rod (brushed nickel instead of white), and a new shower curtain that goes well with the new colors in the room. I'll take pics once those are all installed!
-Megan
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| Yay! |
It's a warm grey color (as if you couldn't tell from the picture...). It fits well with the tub surround and I think it bounces off the floor nicely. Matty wasn't able to get in to install the sink this past week but hopefully he can do that soon! I also picked up a few things to finish off the bathroom: a new towel rod (there were 2 short mis-matched rods there previously), a new shower curtain rod (brushed nickel instead of white), and a new shower curtain that goes well with the new colors in the room. I'll take pics once those are all installed!
-Megan
Monday, September 10, 2012
Bathroom Floor - FINISHED!
Wow, this project took WAY too long for how simple it ended up being. I started putting the last tiles in on Tuesday night, got frustrated, but finished it up yesterday! The tool that Travis let me borrow was a huge help, but it was still slow going on those funky pieces...trying to fit it, cutting off a bit, trying to fit it, cutting off a bit, over and over until each piece finally fit!
Next was installing the new baseboards to cover up that grossness that you see above.
I used a corner block in the only corner of the bathroom because I didn't want to deal with mitering the baseboards, but it's behind the toilet so it doesn't look too terrible (at least I think!)
And now, we have the other side of the bathroom...where the wall (I think??) is crooked. The baseboard did NOT want to stick with only the adhesive. It kept bowing out in the middle so Stan and I would push on it and then the sides would bow out. I tried using these little nails that I had to keep it stuck but they weren't long enough, so I ended up pounding in these huge nails left over from when Matty and Travis fixed the rotted floor. End result: ugliness :( I was planning on just painting over it, but now I may just rip the whole thing out and install a new piece of baseboard...grr, it wasn't the cheapest though.
Well, I don't know how I'm going to handle that just yet, but hopefully Matty will be able to help me install the sink sometime this week (yay!) and I may need to recruit Wendy and Adam for painting when they're in town this weekend :D It's coming together slowly but surely!
-Megan
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| All the tiles are finally down! |
Next was installing the new baseboards to cover up that grossness that you see above.
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| Putting on the adhesive |
I used a corner block in the only corner of the bathroom because I didn't want to deal with mitering the baseboards, but it's behind the toilet so it doesn't look too terrible (at least I think!)
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| Don't worry, I'll paint the corner block to match! |
And now, we have the other side of the bathroom...where the wall (I think??) is crooked. The baseboard did NOT want to stick with only the adhesive. It kept bowing out in the middle so Stan and I would push on it and then the sides would bow out. I tried using these little nails that I had to keep it stuck but they weren't long enough, so I ended up pounding in these huge nails left over from when Matty and Travis fixed the rotted floor. End result: ugliness :( I was planning on just painting over it, but now I may just rip the whole thing out and install a new piece of baseboard...grr, it wasn't the cheapest though.
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| Totally awesome |
Well, I don't know how I'm going to handle that just yet, but hopefully Matty will be able to help me install the sink sometime this week (yay!) and I may need to recruit Wendy and Adam for painting when they're in town this weekend :D It's coming together slowly but surely!
-Megan
Tuesday, September 4, 2012
Happy September!
As promised, nothing got done on the house this past week :) I think this was my last fully booked weekend of the summer though, so things should (hopefully) start happening again!
The floor levelling is finally FINALLY finished! There is still one little "hump" in the living room floor, but it's not that noticeable and to fix it would cost more than I'm willing to spend. Plus, it's very possible that it's just the memory of the floor beam that's keeping it this way and it will settle over time. That's what I'm hoping for! Because they took their sweet time finalizing the project, I'm going to take my sweet time paying them...I worked out a payment plan so they don't get all my money at once! Mwahaha!
I got confirmation from my academic advisor that taking a term off won't negatively affect me, so my school hiatus is official. I also have my Disneyland trip coming up in about 5 weeks, so I'm hoping that with less committments and a deadline looming, I'll actually make a dent in my to-do list! I woke up in the middle of the night last night freaking out about getting the kitchen finished in a timely manner...like I mentioned before, I'm really seriously considering hiring some stuff out, and that's just getting more and more likely at this point. If only this were my full time job instead of being the office monkey that I am! :P
Anywho, I promise a picture post by next Monday, maybe sooner! I'll make progress on the place this week if it kills me!
-Megan
The floor levelling is finally FINALLY finished! There is still one little "hump" in the living room floor, but it's not that noticeable and to fix it would cost more than I'm willing to spend. Plus, it's very possible that it's just the memory of the floor beam that's keeping it this way and it will settle over time. That's what I'm hoping for! Because they took their sweet time finalizing the project, I'm going to take my sweet time paying them...I worked out a payment plan so they don't get all my money at once! Mwahaha!
I got confirmation from my academic advisor that taking a term off won't negatively affect me, so my school hiatus is official. I also have my Disneyland trip coming up in about 5 weeks, so I'm hoping that with less committments and a deadline looming, I'll actually make a dent in my to-do list! I woke up in the middle of the night last night freaking out about getting the kitchen finished in a timely manner...like I mentioned before, I'm really seriously considering hiring some stuff out, and that's just getting more and more likely at this point. If only this were my full time job instead of being the office monkey that I am! :P
Anywho, I promise a picture post by next Monday, maybe sooner! I'll make progress on the place this week if it kills me!
-Megan
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