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The use of stair carpets has been around for many years. Carpets are useful in homes because they provide safety and are easy to clean. Stair-carpets are usually referred to as stairs stair-carpets, or sometimes stair-tops, by the layman.
We got an evening wood delivery for our summer projects. First step will be replacing the flooring in our living room. The rest will be used in the outbuilding.
Once upon a time, uh, almost five years ago, I renovated the kitchen. Yes, that is the blue painter tape from the original project, still up. At the time the ideas were:
- Leave the sill alone, and this includes the piece of wall trim underneath it. Something cool will be done with it. I'll just tile around the wood.
- Man, the drywall between the cupboards and around the window is horrible; I'll have to replace or repair or something.
- The area the soffet covered is a mess, so I'll tile over that rather than believe I can paint or spackle that to be pretty.
- The area below the old soffet is beyond shit. What to do about this...?
- I'm going to do a Winnie The Pooh "think think think" on my options.
Okay, enough thinking already, I've got a plan. First: screw the trim piece, it's absurd, there should be tile there... the sill can stay though, and glass tile in that little margin would be nice. Second: if you can't fix it, cover it with cement board and tile over it so no one has to look at it. I considered my drywall repair options and it's way too much work. Third, I haven't forgotten the idea is to tile around the window, and it will be pretty and interesting.
So I finally got off my ass and started.
This is the Before, taken today yet just as you remember it from August 2008.
4/14/08
I rode my bike out to my parent's house after work. Although I neglected to take a "before" shot, I removed the 30 year-old carpet from this stairway. It was quite a dirty, dusty, messy job.
The picture on the left shows the cleaned stairs following carpet removal. The picture on the right shows the carpet pads that I tacked down.
The entire process took about 4 hours start to finish.
Another type of blinds in Dubai are the Venetian blinds. These are also known as Japanese Venetian blinds and are made of high quality materials. The major benefit of purchasing custom-made blinds or Venetian blinds in Dubai is that you can get the design and style that suits your tastes perfectly.
The hall bathroom in our 1983 house needed a little facelift, and while it's still not ideal, it's miles better than it started out!
More details here
The hall bathroom in our 1983 house needed a little facelift, and while it's still not ideal, it's miles better than it started out!
More details here
Another pain in the butt. I broke two ceramic / glass bits drilling through the tile and had to cut a notch out of the tub (see note) to get it to fit.
With temperatures climbing well out the negatives, we thought we had weathered the cold. Not so. There was a strange rattling, groan. A loud thunk and then the sound of running water. A water pipe in a disused basement shower had ruptured. I should have turned that valve off years ago.
The bathroom on possession day. While slick and giving privacy, that medicine cabinet cut the room in half visually.
Booth inspired by Molly Steenson. Shelf borrowed from The Dakota Smith. Flowers, we grew ourselves. I'm civilized.
Grandpa came and helped on the third day. We got a lot done but there's probably 2 more day of work left. About half of the remaining sheets can be hung without needing the lift but another rental will be needed at some point.
This room, besides the bathrooms, was the final one to be done. We still have to get some stuff on the walls, and a table or something, but it looks 1000% better. Since the dogs are the ones who spend the most time in here, I hope they like it.
How far does one 5 gallon bucket of adhesive get you? This far.
You can't tell from the picture but I also tiled the spaces for the dishwasher and stove. All that is left is the last 2+ rows and the inside of the refrigerator knook.
The $80 Craftsman wet tile saw worked like a champ! I gave it a good workout even with this project so far with a lot more cutting to go. Thank goodness I set up shop in the garage as it's quite messy. I knew to expect some mess but this was a lot.
So assuming we can grab another bucket of adhesive we'll be able to finish laying the tile tomorrow and hopefully grout the floor in the evening.
Like the kitchen, the pantry has two layers of carpet, the bottom one foam-backed and glued to the floor. The trap-door to the basement adds an additional challenge to the project.
The first problem with the closet is that the shelving is very recessed and hard to access. The second half of the closet is taken up by space for closet rod that hadn't been used by us or the previous owners -- indicated by the missing closet rod and nail "hooks" along the back wall. Overall, it is a pretty cramped and poorly designed space.