[Woodworkers] Is it just me?

[Don Myers]

On Sep 25, 2016 2:49 PM, "Sid Hymes via Woodworkers" <
woodworkers at lists.sawdusters.org> wrote:

> 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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