"Jess get me a bucket of water in case something catches on fire"
The brilliant words of my father as we are on idea #2 for how to remove the old vinyl flooring in the main bathroom. My Dad challenged me to remove the toilet and the flooring while he was gone today and although I did enlist some back-up (Steven) it was completed, minus the really tough parts of the floor. The great news is the sub-floor doesn't have to be replaced, the bad news is we spent all evening trying to remove the old flooring.
Yes, that's me chiseling away...eventually my Dad would take over as he claimed I was making this more of a project than it need be- three minutes after he got down working with it he also claimed it was a horrible mess, and I shall let the photos below explain what ensued.
Photo # 1 is Dad attempting to chisel, the floor is still dry and fairly clean considering everything. Now you see him using his torch to attempt to heat up the floor and release the bond of the glue, yes we are getting craftier in what I imagined as a fairly straight forward project. The "do it yourself network" doesn't have an inch on us!
Then he attempts to cut the top layer of vinyl off, similar to removing wallpaper using the circular saw. Thank goodness for ryobi. No
Now you see me back again working on the flooring, we've gone to using warm soapy water, the floor is a horrible brown color as it is wet and smells! I can not wait for the new floor to be finished. As I go to bed tonight I've closed the door and await a new tomorrow of renewed energy!
Just for fun, I've painted some stripes in my bedroom as an accent wall, and although I've heard rumor they're not straight I just keep saying it is an optical illusion! I taped them by myself, what can I say!
Some of you know I'm dog sitting K this week, she really likes to pitch in around the house, here she is helping my brother John start the pump to empty the pool!
Last but definitely not least I have managed to find 2inch curtain rods for the living and dining room windows on deep clearance at Bed Bath & Beyond. The rod set up alone would be nearly 200$ and I paid just a fraction of that!
Yes, that's me chiseling away...eventually my Dad would take over as he claimed I was making this more of a project than it need be- three minutes after he got down working with it he also claimed it was a horrible mess, and I shall let the photos below explain what ensued. Photo # 1 is Dad attempting to chisel, the floor is still dry and fairly clean considering everything. Now you see him using his torch to attempt to heat up the floor and release the bond of the glue, yes we are getting craftier in what I imagined as a fairly straight forward project. The "do it yourself network" doesn't have an inch on us!
Then he attempts to cut the top layer of vinyl off, similar to removing wallpaper using the circular saw. Thank goodness for ryobi. No
Now you see me back again working on the flooring, we've gone to using warm soapy water, the floor is a horrible brown color as it is wet and smells! I can not wait for the new floor to be finished. As I go to bed tonight I've closed the door and await a new tomorrow of renewed energy!
Just for fun, I've painted some stripes in my bedroom as an accent wall, and although I've heard rumor they're not straight I just keep saying it is an optical illusion! I taped them by myself, what can I say!
Some of you know I'm dog sitting K this week, she really likes to pitch in around the house, here she is helping my brother John start the pump to empty the pool!
Last but definitely not least I have managed to find 2inch curtain rods for the living and dining room windows on deep clearance at Bed Bath & Beyond. The rod set up alone would be nearly 200$ and I paid just a fraction of that!
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