Home Improvement

Congratulations!!! By reading this blog you have volunteered to help us paint this weekend! See you bright and early Saturday morning… I know you think I’m kidding, but I’m not. I will hunt you down. Don’t think that I won’t! We’re not above forced labor. Just ask Abe!

Just kidding. Things are progressing extremely well. We finally caught a break. When we tore into the bathroom and the closets on either side of the bathroom we discovered that all the mold was not caused by any serious plumbing leaks or issues. The problem was that old damage was never repaired properly and the walls of the bathtub/shower weren’t sealed in any manner in the same zip code as correctly! I can’t even describe to you how this shower was patched then covered up then used constantly used even though water was literally pouring into the walls!

Some yummy stuff huh? Instead of removing all of this junk and replacing the walls, then fixing the leaks. They just covered it all up with another sheet of drywall (not even the green moisture kind!!!) Yikes, some people right? I’m just thankful that Gil was with us all day and helped tear it all out. Tomorrow we’ll start tearing out and replacing the rest. I can’t wait to actually have a shower that isn’t a biohazard zone.

On top of that, we got the window in the kitchen fixed. My mom was more excited about that than anything else we’ve done. The window was just a pane of glass sitting on the windowsill not even attached or anything. We set it in place with window adhesive and sealed it in with silicone window caulk. Thanks go to Lemon Grove Glass. the tape and caulk only cost us about $5.00 and it maybe took us an hour. Not too shabby… Thanks to Gil and Dad for helping on that one.

We also started to tackle the kitchen sink. Dad removed the garbage disposal (which just smelled like roses didn’t it dad?) The new faucet and piping should be in place tomorrow. Mom as always was everywhere doing a little of everything. Oh, and when you see her, compliment her on figuring out how to clear the remote memory on our garage door opener. (She’ll like that.)

That’s about it for today. As always, it’s getting late and my eyelids are getting heavier. We’ll talk to you tomorrow and let you know what other fun we’ve had. Good night. Have a good one!