State of the House

Well, we have no heat, the freezer keeps defrosting and melts all the ice cubes overnight, and my computer has a virus that keeps grabbing RAM and stalls out to the point that I have to shut off the machine.  There are solutions:

Heat: We will survive the weekend with no heat even if the cats are not too happy, then we will call someone on monday.

Freezer: we have a spare working fridge downstairs so we are not entirely ice-less. Several attempts to fix it by local service outfit (Jarvis) were unsuccessful.  Their customer service leaves much to be desired.  I have the name of a competent repairman and will contact him next week

Computer:  I am screwed, according to technical experts and will have to re-install Windows to fix the problem.  I would rather have pins stick in my eyes.

The Downstairs bathroom is not in operation.  All plumbing fixtures were removed, including our classic old Kohler Rochelle throne.  It now sleeps in the landfill container at the dump. The floor was freshly tiled a few days ago.  Today, as soon as I stop procrastinating, I will paint the walls. 


New Toto
Promenade



Monday, the plumber will come back to install the new Toto toilet and Euro style vanity. 

The hot water heater seems to work.  Maybe I should take a shower. 

Upstairs Bathroom Project

We decided that the bathrooms needed upating.  Since we cherish peace and quiet and are constrained by a very modest fixed income, we are not in the mood for a noisy expensive renovation, involving hammers and chisels, dust, banging and sawing, plus weeks of not having working facilities.  So, we have elected to do a minimalist project.

The old large wall mirror and an ugly medicine cabinet were removed with the aid of my friend,  DMc, who also  installed new drywall and plastered the hole like a pro.  I spent the remainder of last week scraping and patching, sanding  the walls and ceiling, and painting.  The part that DMc did looks smooth and straight, the sections that I did still look like a painted over moonscape. 

New floor tile will be laid over old tile, and the wall tile will be painted by what they call electrostatic method.
Makes old wall tile look like new, according to the brochure. 

9:10am  Project has started off well.  Plumber came on time. He is removing the old toilet and vanity from upstairs.  These will be replaced by new fixtures next week.  Since the new tile is going over old tile he needs to raise the flange by 1/2" (whatever that means).  

9:25am  Tile guy, Paul,  arrives.  Starts setting-up his saw and stuff. 

10:10am  Plumber leaves.  He promises to come back next week July 5th to install new fixtures.  Time to go to Lowe's and get the new toilet.