Construction began yesterday here at my home. As I type this, I'm sharing the sofa with Boxer dog because this is the only place to sit in my house (save the floor--or subfloor, actually--a toilet seat, or the bed). Hopefully the majority of it will be done by Friday.
To recap, these are the things that have happened since H left on 1/1/10:
*kitchen sink leaked; I attempted to turn off emergency shut-off valves only to find that did not help; later learned that those won't work if the packing in them deteriorates *upstairs bathtub cracked when it was full of water (but I was not in it); water went through floor and came through den ceiling; chair and ottoman soaked--total loss there; carpet soaked, too. Important note: INSURANCE DOES NOT COVER A CRACKED BATHTUB! *floor around doors leading out to deck collapsed; outer wood trim collapsed, too; both thanks to lack of sunlight on deck combined with very rainy summer and increased snowfall this winter *portion of inner wood trim around front door collapsed *dishwasher quit working
This lovely house I inherited from my late mother is only 20 YEARS OLD. When it rains, it pours, right??
Repairs/changes to date: *den ceiling replaced *chair and ottoman taken out of home; neighbor boys want to chop it up for fun (undecided on this; will defer to their parents) *new emergency shut-off valves on kitchen sink
And as of yesterday: *back doors removed and replaced; inside and outside wood trim replaced *collapsed subfloor removed and replaced *den carpet removed; foyer floor removed *laying of hardwood floor (began today; only a small portion down thus far); will be completed by Friday *front door trim replaced tomorrow
And as for the bathtub and dishwasher? I'll worry about them after this week.
On a related note, if you have never seen the movie The Money Pit, then please watch it immediately. It will give you an idea of what my life is like right now.
