Tag Archive for tag: housework
professional dilettante
Tag Archive for tag: housework
I’ve got the dining room finished (trimmed out, etc.), and we’re starting the living room tonight. The problem is that our fireplace is rock and very rough. Our final solution is that we’re going to lay granite tile around the fireplace, then install the flooring up to that granite. That’s about Plan J. We probably [...]
We’re deep in the midst of the flooring installation, now into day 2. Day 1 and some of today were mostly spent cursing the dealer we bought the materials from (more on this later) yet who failed to provide even the most meagre support and advice. Next time, we’ll just go to Lowe’s, where don’t [...]
We’re embarking on some of the most involved home improvement we’ve attempted since moving into out house almost two years ago. We’re installing laminate wood flooring in our living room and dining room, which is almost 500 sq. ft. We got the stuff today, and it’s currently sitting in our living room “acclimating” to the [...]
Well, more A/C troubles. The guy came back today to look at our aged window unit (our house was built in 1963, before people always had central A/C) and declared that the coils are leaking and it would take all day to patch them (at $40/hr). Then he tried to sell us a used central [...]
