We're having something of a disaster with the bathrooms around here lately. Several months ago the upstairs shower started leaking through the kitchen ceiling, so we started showering in the downstairs shower while we tried to fix the one upstairs. Well, we have tried and tried, and every time we re-caulk the upstairs shower it just keeps on leaking through the ceiling. So we've been showering downstairs for months now while we cut holes in the wall behind the shower to try to figure out where the water is coming from.
Fixing the shower was also put on hold while we finished up building the bookcases in the living room (which, by the way, are finished now and gorgeous). One project at a time, right? Well, a few weeks ago some tiles in the downstairs tub came loose, right near the faucet. Uh-oh. So we decided we should fix those tiles since we're showering in that bathroom every day. But guess what? When we went in with the adhesive to stick the tiles back on the wall, we noticed a big old HOLE where the tiles are supposed to attach to the wall. It's all black and gross in there, and the wall just seems to be disintegrating. Why, you ask? Could it be because some previous owner attached the tiles to dry wall instead of concrete wall board? Why yes, it could.
Some of you won't be surprised to hear this. After the saga of last summer, when we discovered our hardwood floors were full of holes that had been patched with everything from dry wall scraps to mortar, you simply have to expect the unexpected. But still, I really didn't expect to discover that the tiles in the bathroom were attached to a surface little better than cardboard. Gee. I wonder why I never thought of that?
So now we are embarking on a bathroom project, but a different one from the one we thought we'd be starting on. Instead of fixing the upstairs leak, we have come up with a quick fix for that one (it involves an extra shower curtain, some hooks, some wire, and a lot of imagination) and we're going to work on re-tiling the downstairs bathroom.
In other news, one of our grad school friends stopped by today for a few hours. It was really good to see her again. We looked all around the yard and talked about the plants and bushes. After she left I got inspired to trim the hedges, so we went out and got a Hedge Hog hedge trimmer (I just like that name) and I plan to learn to use it this week. It looks a bit like a mini-chainsaw.
Fixing the shower was also put on hold while we finished up building the bookcases in the living room (which, by the way, are finished now and gorgeous). One project at a time, right? Well, a few weeks ago some tiles in the downstairs tub came loose, right near the faucet. Uh-oh. So we decided we should fix those tiles since we're showering in that bathroom every day. But guess what? When we went in with the adhesive to stick the tiles back on the wall, we noticed a big old HOLE where the tiles are supposed to attach to the wall. It's all black and gross in there, and the wall just seems to be disintegrating. Why, you ask? Could it be because some previous owner attached the tiles to dry wall instead of concrete wall board? Why yes, it could.
Some of you won't be surprised to hear this. After the saga of last summer, when we discovered our hardwood floors were full of holes that had been patched with everything from dry wall scraps to mortar, you simply have to expect the unexpected. But still, I really didn't expect to discover that the tiles in the bathroom were attached to a surface little better than cardboard. Gee. I wonder why I never thought of that?
So now we are embarking on a bathroom project, but a different one from the one we thought we'd be starting on. Instead of fixing the upstairs leak, we have come up with a quick fix for that one (it involves an extra shower curtain, some hooks, some wire, and a lot of imagination) and we're going to work on re-tiling the downstairs bathroom.
In other news, one of our grad school friends stopped by today for a few hours. It was really good to see her again. We looked all around the yard and talked about the plants and bushes. After she left I got inspired to trim the hedges, so we went out and got a Hedge Hog hedge trimmer (I just like that name) and I plan to learn to use it this week. It looks a bit like a mini-chainsaw.
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