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Finally, after nearly 7 years of living in this house I got around to removing the carpeting from our bathroom. Carpeted bathrooms are disgusting and it was made worse as we added 2 kids to the family. The first step was to remove the carpeting, padding and the toilet. I found some water damage under the carpeting by the bathtub. I cut out the worse offending parts and replaced them. Here you can see where I cut out a section with the saw.
Once upon time, in a quiet village, stood a small bungalow, which suffered from neglect because its owners didn't have any money to maintain it properly. A sign "for sale" had been standing in the front garden for a very long time, but nobody was interested since the bungalow was of very modern design, which was a sharp contrast to the rest of the historic village. Day after day the wood rotted away and nature slowly took over the garden, until only a complete make-over could help the bungalow to survive...
Sorry I can't get a picture of the whole floor without the stove in the middle of it -- or (shortly after this) in its niche to the right.
Closeup of part of today's work, setting these diamond decoration tiles and glass tiles up at the top.
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
After priming the wood the night before we painted the trim and window framing today. I think the window looks a lot better painted white rather than the previous stained wood. The wood was showing some pretty good wear so a good coat of paint really cleaned up the window.
Yes, that is a vintage black leather sofa, wood-paneled walls, tiled pole, and asbestos floor tiles. Wait -- asbestos? Yes dear. We'll be covering that in linoleum in short order.
Bridge, almost complete. Needs a few more screws, but it works now.
Home improvement pictures are probably viewed best from the "taken on" archive; link: www.flickr.com/photos/jsf/archives/date-taken/2006/calendar/
Off-cuts from the flooring extravaganza, semi-sorted by size and where on the tile it came from (the edge ridges matter). I've been good about reusing/recycling the stray pieces, I have to be, but when one side of the floor requires 6½" pieces cut out of 12" squares -- and having the longer tabs found in the upper right corner of a tile matter in more than half of the places where shorter tiles are needed -- there are going to be a lot of big chunks that will go to waste. (So if anyone needs some 12" x 2" to 5" wide 'left-side' Marmoleum Click tile sections in Arabesque...)
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
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Mimi is a cave kitty. In this case, she got into the downstairs bathroom cupboard and was perfectly happy to snooze inside it, lying upon many beach towels and swim suits.
- Hard wearing and scratch resistant – tiles are suitable for high traffic areas such as entries, foyers and kitchens. Great for entertaining areas both indoors and out.
- High heel friendly – you do not have to remove your favourite high heels when you get home.
- Non-allergic – no dust mites – tiles do not harbor dust mites, so they are allergy free.
- Easy to clean – mild detergent with warm water can be used. No harsh detergents, cleaners etc are needed.
- Little to no maintenance – just lay them and enjoy!
- Pet friendly – if you have pets, there’s no problem mopping up their little accidents. And above all – no nasty smells.