[Woodworkers] Is it just me?

[Sid Hymes via Woodworkers]

The correct question is: Does it NOT happen to anyone/everyone else??

On Sun, Sep 25, 2016 at 11:17 AM, Larry Works via Woodworkers <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> Yes.  I simply cringe when I hear the words " Honey can we ( we all know
> she means you) do this ______? All's we have to do is ______".
>
> Then I went to replace a tube in a light fixture down stairs and realized
> it was full of goo and water.  I learned the hard way that shower tile with
> sealer is NOT water proof.  Before I could blink twice....
> Honey can we replace the ugly tile .....  Alls you have to do......   Down
> to the studs I went .  I haven't changed a light bulb in a very long while.
>
> On Sep 24, 2016 9:33 PM, "Steve Bigelow via Woodworkers" <
> woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:
>
>> Why does a simple home repair turn into a major renovation?
>>
>> Backing up a bit...
>>
>> My wife's birthday was coming up, and she's currently in the mode of "we
>> have too much stuff", so she didn't want anything for her birthday. I asked
>> her for ideas, and she mentioned that it was be nice to get rid of the
>> carpet in her office and replace it with hardwood.
>>
>> Hmmm, OK, I'm thinking, maybe we can do this. How hard can it be? We
>> replaced the carpet with hardwood in the living room, and the whole process
>> took 3 days (for at least the hardwood part -- more later).
>>
>> Her office is in the basement, and the house is built on a slab, so real
>> hardwood was out. We went shopping for laminates, she picked out one she
>> liked, and I plunked down the money for the little bits of sawdust glued
>> together, with a picture of wood glued on top. (Way too much money in my
>> opinion, but I digress).
>>
>> So, this last weekend, we start in on the new flooring. She cleared out
>> her office, and I ripped out the carpeting. Looking at her office, I
>> realized that the paneling from the 90's was really going to clash with the
>> new flooring. Drywall behind it, so I figured it would be another day of
>> mudding / taping, and then some primer. No big deal.
>>
>> We ripped out the paneling, and from the bottom of the drywall to about
>> 18" up had water spots and black mold. So, now the drywall is coming out.
>> Apparently the basement had gotten wet at some point. We've never noticed
>> any moisture, and it was completely dry, so...
>>
>> Now she's at the Borg picking up some latex concrete sealer / water
>> barrier, along with new paint for the room.
>>
>> Icing on the cake: when the office was built, someone took a huge bonus
>> room and turned it into 2 offices, a library, and a bathroom / laundry
>> room. The bonus room used to have orange shag carpet in it. How do I know?
>> They built the walls right on top of the carpeting / carpet pad, and it's
>> very visible once I started pulling off the drywall. Ugh.
>>
>> Since I had to rip out the drywall, she mentions it would be nice to have
>> a few more outlets in the office... Oh, and could we move the phone wiring?
>> Since the electrical is all exposed, can we replace the baseboard with an
>> in-wall ceramic heater?
>>
>> I'm dreading taking off the drywall on the outside wall, because there's
>> probably no insulation....
>>
>> Does this ever happen to anyone else?
>>
>> Regards,
>> -Steve
>> http://woodworking.bigelowsite.com
>>
>>
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