up stairs

Started sanding the floor upstairs just before the flood

The bathroom renovation is to be the last thing done, that was before we decided to rip out the kitchen counter and cabinets and install a center island. That will be the last thing done, right after the bathroom. After finishing upstairs and before the bathroom will be the library (den). This should put us in the bathroom around November, four months, maybe five. So, why couldn't it wait?

I came downstairs from sanding, which it turns out will have to be the entire floor and won't be with the vibrating sander, I walked into the bathroom to a distinctive splashing sound. The floor was soaked, but the toilet wasn't running, and neither was the shower or the sink. I checked each area then found the wall around the tube was wet at about two feet up. A wave of the hand revealed an invisible line of water shooting under pressure from the feed pipe to the toilet. The center of the valve itself had a pin hole so shutting it off did no good.  A check in the basement found a puddle and water dripping down from the toilet area, the laundry chute and the base level heating duct.  The area collecting the water was the same area we decided to stack all the boxes of items from upstairs which I have yet to decide on, luckily we set all the boxes on two side by side pallets.

I was asked to take a ride to Somers this evening and I'm glad I didn't or there would have been more of a mess. I shut the water off, grabbed a mop and went to work.

I called the plumber, I am not good at plumbing and I suck at working in tight areas. Time and a half after 5 pm by the way.

Both the plumber and I were a little confused as to why when the Pex was run in the house they left 10 inches of copper going up through the floor instead of switching it all out.

As you can see the new pipe is no longer copper, and you can see why the bathroom will be attacked almost last, it will be the most work and the most money. The plan is to eliminate the tub for a shower, replace the sink, the laundry chute and the toilet along with replacing wall sections and installing a double gazing window, and replacing the floor.

A little more done

The upstairs room has had it's blue walls added, still more painting to do.The ceiling light has been switched over to an LED fixture.

I would love to have the ceiling smooth and even but since the joints meet without any beam above they are heavily mudded. I sanded them down to the point where if I sand further I will be removing the paper from the gypsum boards. Nat says it's fine, It's an old house, it's OK that it doesn't look new,it has character like all older houses should.

Once the walls are done I will shove the shelves fro the south room into this one so the floor can be attacked, then the reverse will be done.

She knows how I work

On Sunday she was over with the puppy, she did some sanding and prep work and told me I could paint the ceiling. I said, sure, no problem, have it done Monday night. 

Monday came and went, today I left work early to get home and paint it.

Before

During

And After first coat

I took the photos and walked downstairs, the phone went off, text message, "Did you paint the ceiling?"

It's amazing how much we know each other.

Painting and Fluorescent lighting

The shelves have all been painted, and all but one section brought from the basement to the second floor. I have found that fluorescent lighting has an effect on colors. If you have two shades of one color that lighting may not let the difference be known. Down in the basement the shelves looked great, upstairs in the real world, it turns out the small section was painted in the lighter gray but was touched up near the top with the darker. Downstairs it looked like the same color, not so with incandescent lighting.