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:

 

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Did we miss the 30th birthday?

 

[jinman]

Brandi, I've got a lot of sympathy for your sore knees and your frustration with the sub-flooring you have. Are you replacing with 3/4" plywood sub-flooring or cement backer like HardieBacker board? Do you have enough room for the added thickness?

 

[Western]

Brandi, I know how that goes. I once was going to fix a "weak spot" by a toilet in my mother house, simple right. Ended up tearing everything out, even found moderate to heavy old termite damage in the wall studs! (That was fun to replace), black mold on 10" of 2 walls. took near a week, but it was the best room in the house. Mother went ahead and had me replace the tub to a large one like you have, new sinks, the whole shabang. Gotta love an old house.

 

[Lou66]

You know Jim Beam not a bad bourbon whiskey,, never drink it much till my neighbor got diagnosis with liver cancer,, He had two cases of it 750 ml,, nine to case,, his drink of choice,, Gave them to me,, said he can't drink anymore till this is all over,, and it set there and temps him to have a few.. so he gave it to me.. Not sure what that tells me.. he likes me or he don't like me.. but it was free so I'll take it that he like me.. about four more sips and I will have the first bottle gone.. it not as smooth as cold beer but it is as strong.. maybe 2X strong.. I bet I sleep good if I don't have to pppp... Life is good if the bourbon is free.. Lou

 

[bindian]

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.

It's not hard work, just time consuming. Why did you mention.........No Open Flames?
hugs, Brandi

 

[bindian]

Brandi, I've got a lot of sympathy for your sore knees and your frustration with the sub-flooring you have. Are you replacing with 3/4" plywood sub-flooring or cement backer like HardieBacker board? Do you have enough room for the added thickness?

Jim,
I use 3/4 inch plywood. Wish I could find 1 inch plywood. Old floor is 1 inch. Edges that need filling and a smooth transition get the bondo treatment. Bondo was suggested to me by Eddie Walker.
I usually cut up to 1.5 inches from the wall, which is the thickness of one side of my jig saw, then leave that 1.5 inch ledge to attach my support boards.

I use different types of support as needed. Either scabbing on another 2x6 or joist hangars, or screwing a board to the joist and screw a jack joist to that.

So my Makita impact gun and screw gun get a lot of use, as they do in the hangar. Since I had nerve surgery, in my elbow 7 years ago, I try to stay away from hammers if possible. The framing gun handles the hammering jobs nicely.

I didn't know they had Hardi stuff for floors.
hugs, Brandi

 

[two_bit_score]

It's not hard work, just time consuming. Why did you mention.........No Open Flames?
hugs, Brandi

You might want to check out this flooring out. There is a lot of difference in this type of product but so I'm told this is a good one.

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[NativeSon]

I was just trying my hand at poetry! I thought I did pretty good, for a blonde!

Party pooper! :laughing:

Farmgirl-
I think even us Native Texan speakers would understand and like your poetry (and it rymed too)..........Though I tend to lean more to limericks.

Charlie

 

[farmgirl19]

Farmgirl-
I think even us Native Texan speakers would understand and like your poetry (and it rymed too)..........Though I tend to lean more to limericks.

Charlie

Thank you, Native! Nice to know my efforts were appreciated! Lou has me beat, but I hear it is the thought that counts!

I like limericks too!

 

[farmgirl19]

Did we miss the 30th birthday?

No, Kyle. I'm pretty sure that bindian is still 29!