Category Archives: Home Repair

Dog Kennel End Table

We have an 8-month-old Poodle/Bichon/Shit Tzu puppy named Gracie, and she has shown that she isn’t old enough to be trusted alone in the house. Even with her 6-year-old surrogate mom Diva around, she gets into too much trouble. Restraining … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Finish Drywall and Paint

While I’ve been doing tile, Jennifer has been sanding drywall, painting, fixing drywall bits that I damage, sanding again, painting again, fixing paint that I pulled off with tape or damaged with grout, sanding and painting again. We’re going with … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Grout (2 days)

Grout, Day 40 and 41 of the project. I was pretty nervous (again) about the grout. I’ve read some disaster stories about poor grout jobs, and water leaks and ruined walls and all that sort of thing. But, once more … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Tiling Day 3 and 4

Days 3 and 4 of Tiling, Days 32 and 33 of the project. More tile cutting. I installed the bottom row of tiles, a few of which needed an 1/8 of an inch taken off the bottom, and the tiles … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Tiling Day 2

Tiling Day Two, Day 28 of the project. With all of the full-sized tiles up, it was time to do some tile cutting. I was pretty unimpressed with the chipped edges that this cheap tile saw generated, so I looked … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Tiling Day 1

It’s actually Day 24 since the project began, but Halloween costumes and other life-type things interjected. For instance I was ready to start the tiling yesterday, but we had a dinner to go to in the afternoon and Jennifer and … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Day 11(plus)

Is is now technically Day 20, but there has been only one activity going on in the bathroom: drywall. Jennifer has been going crazy in there. She is mudding up a storm. I didn’t give her the easiest job, what … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Day 10

The last day before I went back to work. I finished the drywall installation, after making a few notes… I make a habit of leaving love notes to my wife and family inside and major construction that I do. I … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Day 9

Well, that was better. I added some shims to the wood blocking behind the faucet. It ended up being an extra piece of 1×4 behind the main faucet and an extra piece of 1×4 and a piece of quarter inch … Continue reading

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Bathroom: Day 8

Some major setbacks today. I was pretty depressed by dinner time. There were a few successes, but I’ve got some extra work to do. I started putting up more drywall this morning, and when I stood back and looked, I … Continue reading

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