March 26, 2005
My bathroom remodeling continues, despite obstacles. I finished putting the greenboard on all the walls early this morning. All the walls are now insulated for sound, as much as heat containment. I cleaned the floor and prepared for my first tile job.
As I was arranging the first two rows of tile to see how it was going to line up, I noticed that part of the floor did not appear to have dried all the way... and it should have. I had left last night's copper-sweat job until this morning to make sure it would hold. I didn't have to stare at the water stain on the floor for long to realize that something had gone wrong when I installed the last piece of drywall.
Sure enough, after I removed the drywall, there was a pinhole leak in the pipe. If you really want a lesson in frustration, try re-heating a sealed copper pipe that still has some water in it... I finally managed to get it to come loose, moments before I was ready to resign to buy new couplers and cut the pipe. It's now sitting on the floor cooling off for another try.
To further complicate matters, it would seem enough water soaked into the subfloor that the backerboard is loose... Somehow, I don't think the tile is going in this weekend. I've reserved tomorrow before I pick up Annie for cleaning and laundry. The detritus from the last few days is stacked up everywhere.
Oh well. With a little bit of luck, I'll get the plumbing back together, fix the backerboard, and call it a night...
You know, I can still hear my old director telling my boss that I was rich, and could afford 'things'. This was the same man who was having his bathroom done by someone else in marble. Wish I knew where all my money from being rich has gone... Oh yeah, mortgage, daycare, food, clothing, pet supplies, electricity, and propane. That pretty much leaves me the $1.35 in change I have in my pocket. Still, I have the $1.35 until Annie finds it and puts it in her piggy bank... to buy a horse.
Update: 7:00 pm - I believe I have repaired the leak. Of course, I thought it was solid before, too...
Tired, and feeling like griping
As I was arranging the first two rows of tile to see how it was going to line up, I noticed that part of the floor did not appear to have dried all the way... and it should have. I had left last night's copper-sweat job until this morning to make sure it would hold. I didn't have to stare at the water stain on the floor for long to realize that something had gone wrong when I installed the last piece of drywall.
Sure enough, after I removed the drywall, there was a pinhole leak in the pipe. If you really want a lesson in frustration, try re-heating a sealed copper pipe that still has some water in it... I finally managed to get it to come loose, moments before I was ready to resign to buy new couplers and cut the pipe. It's now sitting on the floor cooling off for another try.
To further complicate matters, it would seem enough water soaked into the subfloor that the backerboard is loose... Somehow, I don't think the tile is going in this weekend. I've reserved tomorrow before I pick up Annie for cleaning and laundry. The detritus from the last few days is stacked up everywhere.
Oh well. With a little bit of luck, I'll get the plumbing back together, fix the backerboard, and call it a night...
You know, I can still hear my old director telling my boss that I was rich, and could afford 'things'. This was the same man who was having his bathroom done by someone else in marble. Wish I knew where all my money from being rich has gone... Oh yeah, mortgage, daycare, food, clothing, pet supplies, electricity, and propane. That pretty much leaves me the $1.35 in change I have in my pocket. Still, I have the $1.35 until Annie finds it and puts it in her piggy bank... to buy a horse.
Update: 7:00 pm - I believe I have repaired the leak. Of course, I thought it was solid before, too...
Tired, and feeling like griping