for the long mlk weekend we drove up to colorado with some folks to do some skiing at wolf creek ski resort. drive was okay but i had more trouble skiing than i’d anticipated. it had been 10+ years since i had hit the slopes and it showed. the weather was pretty great for theContinue reading “ski trip to colorado”
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bathroom remodel – in ceiling speakers
years and years ago (sometime around 2017) i had the brilliant idea to pick up some speakers (bose 791) and an amp (bose sa-4 or sa-5. i find myself with both) to put in our bathroom. not having a great place or desire to mount them on the wall protruding into the space I optedContinue reading “bathroom remodel – in ceiling speakers”
bathroom remodel – ceiling progress
slowly but surely more is getting done. i cut some holes in the ceiling for speakers and lights and patch boys of dallas came out and floated the ceiling for us. i can’t say they did the best job in the world but probably better than what I could have done by myself. once IContinue reading “bathroom remodel – ceiling progress”
bathroom remodel – we have a functional tub!!
From start to finish (signed paperwork on September 1st 2021 to the tub filler being installed on April 26th 2022) it took 237 days for ReBath to do all their work and at least their bit is done. The long pole item was the floor standing tub filler and it finally got installed yesterday. WeContinue reading “bathroom remodel – we have a functional tub!!”
bathroom remodel – week five
monday was another big day for progress as they started turning to more finishing touches. all the walls are now put back together, textured, and ready to be painted. the cabinets are assembled, installed, and primed for the countertop. toilet is ready to go back in. tuesday morning we snuck in to make sure theContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week five”
bathroom remodel – week four
monday came around and the story was more tile and lots of little plastic tile holders. it’s tuesday and you guessed it. more tile. i can’t say that I minded them being slow and meticulous. this is the day when they started to do a bunch of the edges. apparently, our bathroom has a bunchContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week four”
bathroom remodel – week three
the floor was able to be patched up at the start of week three. the tub filler is still on order but with some fancy work the plumbers put everything they needed into the foundation and everything should just click together when the materials finally show up. we were able to use full 4×8 sheetsContinue reading “bathroom remodel – week three”
master bath remodel – inspection prep
the story of the day here is to get everything ready for the city to come through and do their inspections to make sure there are no leaks in the drains. they set up a huge column of water for the tub drain, the tall PVC pipe, and filled up the shower pan with water.Continue reading “master bath remodel – inspection prep”
master bath remodel – fuck popcorn ceilings
we have popcorn ceilings throughout the entire house. we should have had someone take it down before we moved in but with this being our first house we didn’t even think about having anything major done before we moved in. eh, live and learn.so, with everything being taken apart I jumped up on a ladderContinue reading “master bath remodel – fuck popcorn ceilings”
master bath remodel!!!
waaaaaay back in august of 2021 we started talking with a contracting company to redo our master bath. no big deal, right? well, yes and no.the process was pretty painless but came with a huge price tag that was a bit bigger than we had expected but I’m sure it’ll be worth it in theContinue reading “master bath remodel!!!”
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