| Re: Saturday, in the park Chat 05.25.13 |
Subject: Re: Saturday, in the park Chat 05.25.13 by teebee on 2013/5/26 4:17:24 Very cool, volzfan. She's a cutie. I worked my butt off today. Got the counter top glued together and then fit into place. Of course I had to figure out a way to fill the gap between the top the the backsplash and the tile we left in place.....about a half inch. Got that figure out and going and my daughter keeps asking about replacing the dishwasher. Her hubby says no it's just as easy to replace it later. I say no it's already out and all disconnected, so technically it easier to replace it now. So we run off to Lowes and buy a new dishwasher. We get that all hooked up and then it's time to put in the sink and plumb it........have I ever mentioned that I HATE f*^#ing plumbing? Even the easiest jobs are a nightmare. Putting in the sink was a biatch . I couldn't get my hands up there to get the clamps on and tightened, so i was cussing under my breath......and some over.  I told my daughter that her hubby could hook up the drain lines, dual sinks, garbage disposer etc., as he forgot to hook up the water line to the new faucet and I ended up doing it, much to my displeasure. So while he worked on that, I chalked around the ends and along the backsplash. He fought it for some time, then proclaimed it was done. Turn on the water and the drain leaks in several places, so he proceeds to fix those and tries again, now there is only one leak. He works on it for a while and can't figure out how to fix it. So I crawl down there, again and proceed to look over the situation. It's so screwed up, I take it all apart and start again. Cutting off a couple pieces and refitting them. Give it a try and still leaking. Take it part again to try to figure out what's wrong and find there is no gasket in that joint. I try to put one in and find that he was trying to put a flat connection to a ball fit. So I look around the multitude of pieces laying there to find the right piece, readjust and tighten up all the connections. Low and behold, no leak. Only took an hour and a half to do that......Have I ever mentioned that I hate f*^#ing plumbing? After that mess it was time to go eat and have a beer. After eating I came back to the other daughter's house to install a couple little wall-hung desks I built. They just finished up today with the basement remodel, to the tune of $35k. The first one went in just fine. So off to the other room (these desks are L shaped 49" x 42"' and perfect right angles) only to find the wall is not even close to square. I bring this the attention of my D and SIL and ask them what they would like me to do and they told me to put it in that way. This wall is so far out, it's visible to the bare eye. I put it in the way they tell me, 42" side tight and the other end, I can stick my fingers in between the wall and the top. A good inch out at the 48" end. This contractor sucked.Well that my story of the day, but arse is dragging and I can barely keep my eyes open. See you all tomorrow. |
