08-08-2003, 01:11 AM
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Did you ever have one of those days...
Actually, for me the correct quote would be: "Did you ever have one of those weeks"... :roll:
You may or may not have noticed my strange silence of late (I'm sure some did, but most didn't - anyway, I digress)...
I decided to send the family away and take care of some "chores" around the house...
My first big project: remove everything from the powder room downstairs and re-do it (New medicine cabinet, lights, fixtures, and paint). What a nightmare, nothing seemed to go right. I think I spent more time going back and forth to Home Depot then I did working on that stinkin' bathroom. Any way, I finally finished and my dog just ripped a hole in the wall (don't ask, I have no idea why)... 
Next came the living room and dining room floors. They are hardwood, and were in a really, really, bad shape. The estimates came in, and I just couldn't bear to give money away for something I knew I could do (what a joke). So, I rent a sander, a buffer, and I get to work. The floor is soon sanded to the bare wood. So far, so good. Next, the stain. Again, so far, so good. Time for the first coat of urethane, not too bad. Buff the first coat with steel wool and get ready for the "money" coat. Crap, miss some spots. I decide to just urethane again over the entire floor: big mistake. O.K., I can still fix it. Rent the buffer again, buff with steel wool and apply urethane. Result: floor looks like crap. Off to the rental stoor again: rent sander(again) and buffer(yet again). Sand floor(but not down to bare wood - close though, but I don't want to stain again.) Apply urethane. Buff again with steel wool. All is well. "Money" coat - looks good but missed some small spots. Fix spots and declare floor done!!!
Estimated time to complete: three days...
Actual time to complete: eight days...
Finally being able to sleep in my bed: priceless...
Oh, did I forget to mention: the only way to get to my second floor is through the living/dining room? (Don't even say "why didn't you put up a ladder to a second floor window - I thought about it) Man I love to sleep on the floor! Why not sleep on a couch youe say? It's covered up under all of the stuff from the living room and dining room.
So here I sit, a beaten man. My wife and kids will be home Sunday, and I still have a ton of crap to do...:boohoo:
But I saved a ton of money!!! :wink:
So, how has your week been???
Steve
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