Domesticity and Me

[tejas]

My domestic interests, and skill sets, pretty much begin and end in the kitchen. I'm a damned good cook and I really enjoy doing it. It's something that requires creativity and gut instinct coupled with the ability to follow instructions and to know when you can not follow instructions and still not break something. A lot like writing, now that I

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[nialla42]

I saw mentions of vacuuming in the comments, and it gives me a shudder. Not only do I hate it in general, but The Great Library Dust Bowl Disaster last week was caused by a malfunctioning vacuum, with me ending up in the ER

[tejas]

I think our water's pretty mid-range when it comes to mineral content. It's surface water, which makes a difference.

Maybe I'll give it a shot after all.

Good luck with the workers' comp claim. :-)

What about ditching the carpet and putting in wood or tile floors instead? You can thing put down rugs that can be tossed in the washing machine and dust mop the floor.

[nialla42]

I've thought about ditching the carpet (definitely help with allergies), but the house is a "pier and beam" thing, with the original built around 1930 with additions in 1980. From what I've been told, putting down wood laminate over a pier and beam floor which is just plain old wood isn't easy to do or maintain.

The house has a tendency to shift a lot due to high clay content in the soil up here, and while it's a plus to not worry about cracked concrete, it can still shift things out of place where carpet would have stretched. You can clearly see drywall in a spot above my bedroom door where two pieces of paneling have drifted apart, and I had to replace the linoleum in the kitchen when it split apart right where and old and new section of the subfloor were located.

Can I just have a new house to start over in, so I don't have to spend the time, money and effort to fix this one up? ;)

[tejas]

Now *that* sounds like a great idea. :-) I take it townhouses aren't really big in your little town, right? ;-)

[nialla42]

There's an apartment building and a few duplexes, but that's about it outside of plain old-fashioned houses.

The problem is you either have to inherit one or build one yourself. The Metro area has been moving this way, and there's just not enough housing to go around (or land to put them on). Most people cling to existing housing and land like misers and gold.

[jagfanlj]

Are you in America? Contact Ty and the Home Makeover team -- they've done houses for several people with severe allergies.