Counting down the weeks

[alaneer]

Today marks the fourth week at My-house-in-the-woods and there's still much to do. The pool demolition is in progress, and it goes slower than I, or they'd anticipated it. The damned thing is built twice as thick and massive as the code calls for, (workers told me) and so it takes more time to cut it to pieces.

The bathrooms are getting re-tiled,

Comments

[helivoy]

I wish you luck and strength with the house, Sophy -- such projects are also exciting, though they become semi-infinite.

According to the reviews, John Carter (which should have been titled A Princess of Mars, given the title of the original book and the relative presences in the film) is a CGI-heavy damp squib of White Messiah Saves Natives who Long for His Babies. Let's face it, when a trailer looks boring, the film is in deep doodoo.

[alaneer]

Thank you, Athena, I need both luck and strength.

Yes, I know the title should have been A Princess of Mars. I hope my childhood illusion will not be completely ruined.

[j_cheney]

OOh! Fresh tile is a wonderful thing! And be sure to post pics of the bamboo flooring once in.

[alaneer]

I will certainly post pictures.

[mariness]

We're doing/have done the same, basically

[alaneer]

Fewer headaches sounds good, as I get one almost every day. I put in LED lights for the ones that were burnt out, and will be replacing all as needed.

You have to give me the company's name you're using for the solar. That is, if you recommend it.

Wow - a methlab, that's something. This house didn't have any of that, but I've never seen a filthier house in my life. I had it professionally cleaned initially, but I will still have to go over several times to get it clean.

[mariness]

My brother is still researching.

And yeah, this house was absolutely filthy when we moved in -- although the others we looked at were also pretty awful. But the core of the house was in very good shape, and fixing it wasn't quite as much as I feared it would be.

But it was filthy enough that we just redid nearly all of the floors instead of trying to clean them. -- except in the area that was very, very badly "transformed" from the garage, and the tiled kitchen, since the tile could be cleaned. I really don't know what if anything can be done with the "floors" there since they slope (among other problems) but one step at a time.

[alaneer]

Ah, same here, redoing the floors instead of trying to clean them. The bathrooms and bedrooms were awful, but the LR has hardwood so I'm keeping that.

Could the sloping be fixed by pouring extra concrete over it and then tile it over?

[mgsmurf]

The Japanese do tank-less water heaters. It's run on propane, same as our stove/oven. You flip a switch when you want hot water, which only takes about a minute, and leave it off otherwise.

The house sounds exciting, although one of those things you have to assume will involve multiple problems and delays.

[alaneer]

I would expect the Japanese to do so, as they're very efficient people. Here too, and in Europe, the tank-less heater use propane gas. We have that in the guesthouse but not in the mainhouse. I will have to see what it will cost to convert.

[bogwitch64]

Bamboo flooring??? I can't wait to see that!

[alaneer]

You will see it, hopefully soon.