Posts tagged home improvement (it's hard)
Before & After? idk … Around Here It Seems Like a Perpetual State of During … Or …
15April 4, 2011
by jb
in remodeling
I was studying myself, too. What I mean -- I know now that I have become ultra self-conscious about the work around my house. Yes, at times complacent even (thanks #designtv & others) BUT complacency has no room in (home improvement) this hizouss . . . and you know what they say about models and the feminine image. I mean -- I am amazed by just how difficult it has been to accomplish anything around the house. [ . . . ]
State of the Union :: the Little Black Book (a Tag Team) Edition
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So . . . I am in the habit of carrying around a little black notebook. It measures at 3x5; I jot down ideas and todos as they come to me. Here are a few entries from the last week: [ . . . ]
State of the Union; Address 2711
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In the time it took me to revamp my blog - three major holidays passed, two massive earthquakes rocked locations on this globe, I went to one daddy-daughter dance, took part in one monster snow storm, saw a Super Bowl champion crowned, watched part of one state of the union address, and I got not nearly enough done around my house.
In that time - I didn't finish the kitchen, I didn't update the hall bathroom, nor did we install the master bath that my wife and I have talked about since the day we purchased this place. I didn't get the closet or pantry next to the kitchen done. (These are two projects I am currently working on; I will likely feature them in upcoming posts.) [ . . . ]
set in stone: diy tile (Part 4) :: the big mistake, aka
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So what did I do? Well, I mentioned previously that I had installed under-tile heat in this floor. I was reluctant, because of it, to address the hump with my angle grinder. (If you have ever done this, you know what I mean; it makes a crazy mess.) Instead, I grabbed a tile stone, threw gloves on, and started rubbing. Self-leveling compound, in the grand scheme of concrete products, is relatively soft; thankfully, I was able to knock that hump down. At least by enough, to proceed.
I was back on track and picked up tiling at the far end of the laundry room - later this run would intersect with where I left off in the hallway. I guess with all my focus on that little hump, I all but forgot about that dip in the center of my floor. . . spreading and setting, spreading and setting, about 10sf at a time. I used a level when needed. [ . . . ]
