Texas Fall/Winter thread!

[Western]

Was 73 yesterday. Ripped out my master bathroom tub and am replacing the floor. So yes, I'm busy.
Oh, and my knees ache.
hugs, Brandi

Brandi, been there done thatt and feel sorry for ya. Half the time I start a job like that, it turns into a near whole remodel!

One consolation is, the knees hurt and it doesn't involve a promotion

 

[lostcreekranch]

Was 73 yesterday. Ripped out my master bathroom tub and am replacing the floor. So yes, I'm busy. Oh, and my knees ache. hugs, Brandi

Knee pads really make a difference when working on a floor. Only other thing I need is a winch to help me stand up.

 

[farmgirl19]

Some of you sound like y'all are getting old! :laughing:

 

[blueriver]

Was 73 yesterday. Ripped out my master bathroom tub and am replacing the floor. So yes, I'm busy. Oh, and my knees ache. hugs, Brandi

73??? I thought you was only 29 !! No wonder your knees ache!!!

 

[pacerron]

73??? I thought you was only 29 !! No wonder your knees ache!!!

Maybe she and Lou were classmates...

 

[bindian]

Brandi, been there done thatt and feel sorry for ya. Half the time I start a job like that, it turns into a near whole remodel!

One consolation is, the knees hurt and it doesn't involve a promotion

Dennis,
Yeck, I have replaced the whole floor in the front bath and added a new tub and toilet. All the kitchen floor, including under the pantry and ice box. The back entry floor, including under the washer and dryer and the floor between the back entry and around to the kitchen. I have replaced half of my bedroom's floor too.

Dang wafer board. Any moisture near it and it expands and weakens enough to put a foot through it. Most of the moisture came from condensation from the under floor A/C duck. Front bathroom floor replacement is being charged to my son falling asleep in the tub with the water running. Add in a overflowing toilet or two and a tub drain that starts leaking.... Well, you get the idea this is not my first rodeo in R&R floors.

I do have knee pads. I have wore a few pair of knee pads out over the years. It's not the knees so much, but hours of kneeing and reaching below your knees. This has me stop every now and then and stretch my back straight.

Floor R&R is cheap. It is that $400 dollar garden tub I am replacing that hurts me the most. I found $285 tubs online, but they charge $100 for delivery. I can pick the thing up myself, it is so lite. But it is 54 x 40 inches and 18 inches tall. The worst part is not being able to take baths, just showers until I get finished. I like to soak in hot water after working in weird positions day after day.

On the other hand, all this DIY has bought me a lot of fun toys to work with over the years. Pneumatic framing gun and pneumatic stapler and brad nailer.

Only way I am getting to use the tractor is it park out over the back deck so I can throw more junk floor into the bucket.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Knee pads really make a difference when working on a floor. Only other thing I need is a winch to help me stand up.

Been wearing knee pads for years.
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

73??? I thought you was only 29 !! No wonder your knees ache!!!

No, the temperature got up to 73 yesterday.
hugs, Brandi

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Dennis,
Yeck, I have replaced the whole floor in the front bath and added a new tub and toilet. All the kitchen floor, including under the pantry and ice box. The back entry floor, including under the washer and dryer and the floor between the back entry and around to the kitchen. I have replaced half of my bedroom's floor too.

Dang wafer board. Any moisture near it and it expands and weakens enough to put a foot through it. Most of the moisture came from condensation from the under floor A/C duck. Front bathroom floor replacement is being charged to my son falling asleep in the tub with the water running. Add in a overflowing toilet or two and a tub drain that starts leaking.... Well, you get the idea this is not my first rodeo in R&R floors.

I do have knee pads. I have wore a few pair of knee pads out over the years. It's not the knees so much, but hours of kneeing and reaching below your knees. This has me stop every now and then and stretch my back straight.

Floor R&R is cheap. It is that $400 dollar garden tub I am replacing that hurts me the most. I found $285 tubs online, but they charge $100 for delivery. I can pick the thing up myself, it is so lite. But it is 54 x 40 inches and 18 inches tall. The worst part is not being able to take baths, just showers until I get finished. I like to soak in hot water after working in weird positions day after day.

On the other hand, all this DIY has bought me a lot of fun toys to work with over the years. Pneumatic framing gun and pneumatic stapler and brad nailer.

Only way I am getting to use the tractor is it park out over the back deck so I can throw more junk floor into the bucket.
hugs, Brandi

Sounds like hard work to me. Hang in there. Knee pads and ibuprofen are a must! My home's warranty stated No Open Flames, meaning all electric.

 

[two_bit_score]

73??? I thought you was only 29 !! No wonder your knees ache!!!

That was my first reaction too. Thought we had missed her birthday! :confused2: