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Slow but sure
Once upon a time, I began tackling the downstairs bathroom/laundry room. You can see evidence of my having begun the project here. Over the past year-plus, we’ve been tolerating and silently c… more →
Grimsaburger
Slow but sure
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grimsaburger wrote 2 months ago: Once upon a time, I began tackling the downstairs bathroom/laundry room. You can see evidence of my … more →
Woe
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grimsaburger wrote 5 months ago: The oven is broken–this discovered after a lovely natural gas smell filled the house. Exactly … more →
Because it's all baby, all the time here
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grimsaburger wrote 8 months ago: This is where we’ll be imprisoning the baby for the first couple of years at least, or until w … more →
Urban gardening!
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grimsaburger wrote 8 months ago: This is the first year I’m starting tomatoes from seed. It seemed like a fun thing to do whil … more →
Gah! Gaahhh! Gaaahhhhh!
grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: The first “Gah!” was for the first broken tub/shower faucet handle. But no biggie, we s … more →
Fin.
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grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: First, a trip down memory lane. Mmmm. Pink tile peeling off the wall. Mildew run amok. It’s … more →
New shower, start to finish
grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: Day 1: Easy demo Popping the old tiles off the half-crumbly backer. They came down surprisingly q … more →
Gah!
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grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: That there is a $33 accident. Sonofabitch. In the interests of focusing on the positive, however, I … more →
The death of me.
grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: As promised, photos of the now all-but-two-tiles complete shower surround. This. This will be the d … more →
85% done.
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grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: All tiles up, minus two square corner caps. Would’ve gotten those up too, but they come in a … more →
Day eleventy-seven: In retrospect, we could've lived a little longer with the pink tile.
grimsaburger wrote 9 months ago: Still not finished with the tile. But! It’s two-thirds done. This is the point at which I re … more →
Would you look at that?
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grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: The first wall minus the bottom row (tiles to be trimmed to accommodate the sloping tub) and top cap … more →
Measure twice, cut once. Then cut again. And curse.
grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: Well, here it is 4:30 and we’ve spent the better part of 7 hours on the two remaining pieces o … more →
No...more...work...
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grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: We got the vapor barrier (i.e. plastic sheeting) and 1/3 of the backer board up, and are calling it … more →
Bane.
grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: Oh, all the pieces went together just fine. No extra plumbing parts needed–a real shocker sin … more →
Demo in progress
grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: Last night: popping the old tiles off the half-crumbly backer. They came down surprisingly quickly … more →
Continuing the tradition
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grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: My sister, so the story goes (and I ought to remember because it was only 13 years ago) was helping … more →
My timing is awesome
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grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: First, Go Steelers! If they got One for the Thumb in 2006, what does that make this one? Now, the d … more →
Oversight identified
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grimsaburger wrote 10 months ago: I am one good psychic. Either that, or I’m a pretty good judge of my own capacity for overloo … more →
