A few years back, we had a bathroom flood as a result of a wayward toddler. Most of the damage was in the basement, where the excess water filled the office 2 inches deep. We used the insurance money to buy ourselves an entire new basement room (which rocked!) but there's still some lingering damage, mostly in the bathroom itself.
Like this:
Other than a bit of operator error, fixing that turned out to be one of the smoothest projects I've accomplished in this house.
| First pull out all the damage sheetrock. Oh look, it's only a foot or so up. That could have been worse. |  |
| Next, measure once, cut twice, ultimately yielding a nice fit on the patch. |  |
| Apply a little tape and joint compound, and, voila! one fixed wall! (Sanding and paitning TBD.) |  |
If all the projects were that easy, we could be done with this project by winter!
Comments (2)
I assume the 'measure once cut twice' was a slip of the tongue, since the rule of thumb is the exact opposite? :)
I was muttering that phrase constantly while working on another Mosaic house in a similar TDH project 2 weeks ago while we were installing flooring. It's a good mantra!
Posted by dbs | September 20, 2007 10:00 PM
Posted on September 20, 2007 22:00
dbs: It was a joke, son, I say a joke. Follow the link.
Posted by Mrs. TDH | September 20, 2007 10:04 PM
Posted on September 20, 2007 22:04