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One of our weekend mini-oprojects. Tackling this closet!

 

Can you find the kitty?

After: This area of the basement was transformed into a large Master Bedroom and includes an oversize walk-in closet. Recessed lighting and separately controlled ceiling fan add a nice touch.

I had some work done on our shower years ago, and I left it unfinished, because I had no energy to go through figuring out what else to do. My spouse took on the project, picking out the floor, vanity, and mirror. We shopped in antique stores and (gasp!) The Mall to get some of the other accoutrements. My contribution was the wall color, which is the same as the tiles that we removed from all around the wall.

 

He did a great job, and we are both really happy to have a bathroom without holes in the walls anymore.

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I'm trying to put a new electrical outlet in the kitchen. I have cut the rectangular hole in the wall and stuck a fluorescent light into it so I can find the space between the walls from the attic. I can see the blue light through the crevices between the drywall sections when I move the insulation aside, and they're narrow so I must drill. Drill I do. But the light that comes out of the hole, despite it being in line with the blue light from the fluorescent, is yellow. Uh... Apparently it went through at an angle, into my livingroom.

 

Yes, I own a pint of spackle and (I think) I have more of this paint color in the can... arrrgh. The scene was much funnier when I had two feet of Romex wire hanging out the hole.

...eating her turds away.

 

Image du jour: Over my kitchen sink, joining the two cupboards, is this soffet with a light inside. It's never worked as long as I've been here (probably dead bulb but with the overhead light three feet away it's redundant anyhow) and when I was installing the ceiling patch/fixture boxes I cut the electrical wiring to it. I do like the ceramic base, implying this is original to the house. (The lack of stupid yellow paint on the wall side furthers this belief.)

 

Now, the questions come: Shall I leave this soffet, or shall I take it down? Is there a chance this soffet hides some screwup the Crackheads™ made, or does it predate them? If I take it out, I can I put some good ambient lighting in this place -- or no lighting at all (and I don't suck too hard at drywall patching...)? Can the ceiling and wall be cleaned up, since they look a little grubby? Can I do this without destroying the ceiling and walls, or gouging up the two adjoining cupboards?

 

I'm still thinking on it. I have plenty of other stuff to do, but since stripping the cupboards is the next thing on the list (the doors are nearly done) I'll have to decide soon.

 

Despite the small area I ended up with a lot more debris than I thought I would.

Flagstones being laid in the new patio

The bedroom floor couldn't be refinished because of some termite damage in the corner. So we are putting carpet back in.

One of our weekend mini-oprojects. Tackling this closet!

I used the circular saw to cut the floor boards into smaller pieces which made them easier to rip up with a pry bar.

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We have this ridiculous old concrete slab in our side yard -- it's where the old landing for a stairway used to be (this has been moved since the house was renovated).

 

Anyway, it's a huge tripping hazard in the dark and when I try to move trash cans in and out. I figure it's time to remove it. I rented a demolition hammer from Home Depot and went to work. That thing is FUN.

beneath the wall board, beneath the 70's wood panelling, wallpaper on board on the old clapboard fishing shack exterior

This is the first, and bigger, of the two stoops I had made for the house.

I replaced the stair treads on Mom & Jack's front steps. Stephen is going to remove the stripped screws for me. Recycled pastic, low skid treds. Next I need to paint the risers.

We successfully removed the rot and dried out the boards overnight and this morning we put down new felt paper and metal lath to pour the self-leveling compound over. I can't tell you how good it feels to be done with the demolition. Things are clean, prepped and almost ready for tile!

Done. Only a few more steps left. The rolled up carpet is being used as a door stop for now. Until I get the floor trim up and install a door stop the carpet will prevent the door handle from punching a hole in our new walls.

My desk. Another curbside find. It was smoke-and-water damaged in a house fire. The finish is shot, but it's structurally sound...and HUGE!

 

The best part about having a trashed desk is that I don't have to worry about marring its looks. Thus this thing doubles as a soldering station, saw brace and whatever else is needed.

Update from yesterday: I've laid the tiles out on the counter in a 'dry run' to make sure everything fits right, complete with 1/8" spacers, and after much sawing (and occasional re-sawing) of tile the special-sized pieces for around the edges also are in place.

 

The tiles, in case you wondered, are 12"x12" smooth granite.

 

As soon as the strip for around the edge is ready (another coat of Varathane and a sanding to go), mitred, and nailed up, the mastic orgy will begin.

 

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