seraphim
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Saw Mt. Hood, Oregon, from a ski lift:
Must have been a slow, rough trip down. Don't see no snow...
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Saw Mt. Hood, Oregon, from a ski lift:
I won't even BEGIN to vent about what I am reading online concerning the effectiveness of the new low flow toilets that are apparently all that is available today.
Oh good! I have never done a big remodel like this before and I am pretty overwhelmed at the moment. I was just measuring my master bedroom to see if they could carve into that for some room for the shower. I would still have room for my bed, but not much else. If they need to enlarge the other bathroom instead, that would mean sacrificing my barely 9'x9' office and turning the house into a supposed 2 bedroom instead of 3 bedroom.
Just finding out what tile is both suited to a highly watery environment like a wet shower floor, and has a high enough friction coefficient to prevent slipping, and is in stock locally has kept me busy this morning. Oh, and it has to be in the brown/tan range, and the little 1" tiles (in sheets) float my boat. I think I want to use the same tile for the shower floor and the bathroom floors. I will probably want a bigger tile for the shower surround.
And then, the present "vanity" (cabinet that the sink is in), is 43" wide which is an uncommon size and I haven't found any that size in stock locally. But it can't be even an inch bigger, and smaller ones often seem to lack drawers.
I won't even BEGIN to vent about what I am reading online concerning the effectiveness of the new low flow toilets that are apparently all that is available today.
And good luck on yours, too! Are you choosing all these things yourself, or do you have a designer?
Don't get cold feet unless you here bad news from the plumber and contractor. But generally these people have encountered almost every situation and know how to handle them.I am starting to think that maybe I was too optimistic about my remodel when I first posted above. Actually, all that is going to happen is that this week my handyman/contractor is going to bring a plumber over to help us to figure out if this remodel is even feasible and what would be the best approach, if any.
Getting cold feet... Maybe there is some simpler solution that hasn't occurred to me yet.
Thanks for all the suggestions and tips, everyone.
....I won't even BEGIN to vent about what I am reading online concerning the effectiveness of the new low flow toilets that are apparently all that is available today.....
....My largest bathroom has a tub up against an exterior wall with the toilet right next to it (slab foundation, so I think moving a toilet is not ideal). See below for the photo. I planned to ask if I could remove the tub and use that area for the shower....
Of course, this would mean a house with no tub, and two bathrooms with showers, supposedly a killer for any possible future resale in a slow market like ours. Nothing is easy, right? Oh well.
Perhaps this will give him some ideas.
Plus, think of all the time this will save you.
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You should look at the Toto toilets. They get pretty good ratings. I've had one for about 5 years now and am happy with it.
Got a scam call. A Pakistani or Indian accent dude on the line:
Mr ls99 I am calling about your computer problem.
Me: Wow, does your mother know about this call?
He hung up.
I'm not sure if I will get billed for the effort. If I do, whatever they will charge will be cheap, compared to several tree service outfits, who after looking at it were highly doubtful of taking it down without sparks.
I'm not sure if I will get billed for the effort. If I do, whatever they will charge will be cheap, compared to several tree service outfits, who after looking at it were highly doubtful of taking it down without sparks.
There was this 60' tree, dead, maybe 10 feet from the 14 KV powerline, leaning towards the line. I figured if I hooked up my 7000lb suburban and 4600lb pickup truck, I could pull it down once I notched the base, then cut the opposite side.
Weeeell, it stubbornly refused to budge...
I am starting to think that maybe I was too optimistic about my remodel when I first posted above. Actually, all that is going to happen is that this week my handyman/contractor is going to bring a plumber over to help us to figure out if this remodel is even feasible and what would be the best approach, if any.
Getting cold feet... Maybe there is some simpler solution that hasn't occurred to me yet.
Thanks for all the suggestions and tips, everyone.
Was it like dis?
Note that the guy in the video used too short a rope or chain. Good thing the tree did not fall over and gave his pickup a karate chop like in another video that I have not found again.