Renovation

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Bathroom Reno - Closing up and installing the tub

So at this stage of my renovation, I am floating on air... well, suspended on a couple of 40 year old pieces of lumber. It wouldn't have been so bad had it not been for the fact that it was 3/8" plywood, partially rotted through, on 24" joists! The 2x4s you see on the left are for cutting up for some additional horizontal supports between the floor joists, to further reduce the bending of the plywood as we step on it. Any bowing of the flooring will result in cracked tiling, so I want to reduce it as much...

posted @ Tuesday, October 14, 2008 9:03 PM | Feedback (0)

Renovation Feature Creep

Feature creep is not just something that happens to computer projects. It can happen to home renovation projects as well. I remember those old woodworking shows, This Old House I believe, that had the famous "Ya might as well" line sprinkled throughout. So the idea was to simply redo the bathroom: new tub, new sink, new cabinets and countertop. Add to that new tile, and you have a nice, shiny, new bathroom. The image to the right shows the view in the bathroom doorway. The old vinyl floor, yellow melamine countertop, and a relatively impractical counter with limited...

posted @ Thursday, October 09, 2008 2:23 PM | Feedback (0)

Vacation

You may have noticed the slow pace of updates recently... And there is a good reason! First, I have added a new feature to the website: And events calendar! On this events calendar I plan to add links to all the woodworking events I can. I have many in my database, and I just need time to do some data entry and verification of the stats. I hope to have a more convenient way for event organizers to enter the data themselves, but that may have to wait a while... Another task that I am working on is my vacation! Well, not...

posted @ Sunday, October 05, 2008 1:39 PM | Feedback (0)