This afternoon, with only light rain falling, I excavated the sinking corner of an old shed and got a hydraulic jack under it to bring it up to level.
But the base is rotted so I'll need to cut away the punky wood and put in something treated. Then I can build up a foundation with better drainage.
Reference for people who need to install new floors and have strict condo boards who are fussy about noise: I removed the carpet tack strips in a 9.5x12' room 3x3.5m in 40 minutes.
Also, wall to wall carpeting is disgusting and no-one should ever use it unless they have no other choice.
Sib helped me out many years ago with a failed house renovation project.
The 'bathroom' before and after.
We planned to do a quick tile over.
BIL decided the whole room needed to go, floor and all! At least they replaced the floor, bath and the plasterboard. But sib had to laser relevel the floor because the drain was the highest point... And surrounded by 100mpa concrete that was near indestructable* so it wasn't a simple fix.
* sans jack hammer
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I ask myself why I am painting the cornices of this bedroom with such care when I will never sleep here again.
“It’s pride in a job done properly,” I think.
But deep down, I know it’s because I want this to be a sanctuary, and for no other woman to wish that the painters had done a better job.
And so I take the time and care to do it as well as I can do, and hope that the future residents never spend the time examining the ceiling at all.
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What irritates you the most?
Putting the patio back in order after the retaining wall has been built gives me so much more mental calm. I will be tweaking the plants and mulch and reticulation for days though. This wall goes the whole length of the house. The good news is that the jasmine has survived the fence and the wall building projects. The fish in the pond are still alive too, after days of being under cover
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Nearly done! Tradie not only finished the retaining wall but cleaned up afterwards and filled the skip! I have my patio back from under mounds of dirt, and tomorrow I can start replacing the plants and reticulation.
Not only that but we have a decent thunderstorm and rain which is settling the soil behind the new wall.
Brickie needs to come back in a few days for the acid wash.
We have ordered another skip.
Feeling much happier with the progress today.
Okk. The tradie is back! Bricks are being laid, but he is going home for the brick cutter. This retaining wall 🧱 is huge.
Thank goodness I am taking the grandson to the pool.
OMG it is 7 am and we have a tradie on site!
Plumber here to move a water pipe outside and put in a new tap inside.
The garden looks like there are armies digging in for a long campaign.
This retaining wall project has spread everywhere.
At least we made the coffee.
Day 3 of the retaining wall project. Wall is being raised but not finished. Mud and dirt abounds. Plumber comes at 7 am tomorrow. Brickie is at another job tomorrow. Maybe back Wednesday. Maybe.
Note to self: when the tradies say 3 or 4 days, ask if they are consecutive!
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We are Day 2 of the retaining wall build. There are piles of dirt on the patio, the builder's trailer is in the garage, there is a pack of bricks in the carport, my plants are all over the place and I need a plumber and a skip.
The middle of any project is much worse than the beginning.
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