Yoo-hoo...I'm back....and just in time to join our sweet, dear Susan @ http://betweennapsontheporch.blogspot.com/ for my first & the 18th Metamorphosis Monday!
I think my little saga will qualify....of course, there will be oodles of others participating, so you'll want to check them out by going to Susan's beautiful blog....Thanks Susan for hosting this fun event!
*Whew...I have been as frazzled....
as this poor old woman looks!
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*But now I'm about as happy as a pig in the sunshine since I've gotten through the past couple of weeks....
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First off, I stopped up the plumbing with SPAGHETTI in the disposal....
and we had to call this guy out with his 70' snake...
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Then, I broke a tooth and had to visit the tooth fairy (dentist)...
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And remember this...our Bellawood Brazilian Teak floors we were having installed?
The labor cost was figured at $2.50 a square foot...which included removing the old carpet & installing the floor over a concrete slab.... ~SURPRISE~there were old vinyl tiles under the carpet which added an additional $1.00 per square foot to remove!
*First off, I stopped up the plumbing with SPAGHETTI in the disposal....
and we had to call this guy out with his 70' snake...
*Then, I broke a tooth and had to visit the tooth fairy (dentist)...
*And remember this...our Bellawood Brazilian Teak floors we were having installed?The labor cost was figured at $2.50 a square foot...which included removing the old carpet & installing the floor over a concrete slab.... ~SURPRISE~there were old vinyl tiles under the carpet which added an additional $1.00 per square foot to remove!
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Okay, now the prep work began...some kind of "glop" was applied to the floor to seal the concrete..*
That dark spot you see was how much "glop" they lacked having enough to cover the floor...so another $120 was spent for just that little area....Grrrr....*
Now it has to dry for 24 hours....*
Finally the wood is being laid....with hardwood it has to be GLUED down...and yes, we had to have another "dab" of glue to the tune of $80. .... this was all in addition to the $300+ cost of the compounds to begin with...Grrr..*
I don't know why I included this picture???*
After they glue & pound the wood into place, they tape it and it sits another 24 hours...*
Our fur babies are confused by the sound of their little toenails clicking on the floor...*
TA...DAH... here is the finished floor...*
I absolutely LOVE it...but, oh no...this isn't the end of my saga...*
See our chandelier...it looks pretty darn good in this picture, but it didn't really look that good in person...so......*
We bought this one in an estate sale...and it looks much better in person...than in this picture!*
A night shot*
It is a burnished bronze & weighs a TON....Alrighty then.... we were expecting 9 people for Mother's Day lunch on Sunday & our AC unit curled up & died Saturday!
God was so good to us...it was in the low 70s & with fans going, it was quite pleasant.
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Here's our new 4 ton AC...we increased from a 3 1/2 ton....*
and while we were at it....we changed out the heating unit too...*
So, that's what's been happening in my little world....
I think I need to rest a bit longer...LOL
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Thanks for all of your thoughts & comments while I've been on break...you are the sweetest, kindest bloggers in the world...I LOVE YOU ALL!
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