In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2) by SIGNYM

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In the garden, and RAIN!!! (2)

POSTED BY: SIGNYM
UPDATED: Saturday, May 16, 2026 18:47
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Friday, May 15, 2026 10:52 PM

Did I mention I hate anything to do with caulk????

That's unbelievable. It took me over an hour to remove the bad caulk job from only one end of the tub. That oldskool silicone crap is not playing. It wasn't even necessary since it's outside of the shower...

Of course, the piece that was caulked was a horrible cut job, just as I suspected. There are places where it touches the wall, and other spots where the gap is over 1/4". Just amateur hour all around.

I think I'll have to add backer rod to my list of things to buy. I don't think I'll be able to caulk that right without it. Although I'm hoping that there's "something" back there already to support the backer rod and it's not all just empty space or that might be another problem.

Although I suppose if I'm careful I could probably use my brad nailer to affix it in a few places. Something is better than nothing.

Relax man...

You've had 14 years to do this. It doesn't need to be done in one week now that you're finally getting around to it.

I'm going to clean up that huge mess and then I'm going to install the drawers and door on the vanity. If I do anything else tonight it will be getting all that caulk off of the other side of the tub, but I doubt it. I'm not going to let that slow down my primer anymore than it already has. My plan is to prime the walls and ceiling by the end of day tomorrow, hell or high water. Just in case I didn't get all the silicone off the entire way down the wall, it will be good to have a coat of primer on it before I re-caulk anyhow. I know I got it all off the vinyl, but it's up so close to the window that it's really difficult for me to get my tools in there and I was using my fingernails to scrape a lot of it off before I hit it with 60 grit sandpaper and my vice grip hands.

On the bright side, that TSP really cleaned up the walls good. There's some weird stains that were always there that I've never been able to wash off the walls, but the walls actually look pretty white now compared to the nicotene stain color they looked like a few hours ago. I don't think anybody ever smoked heavily in this house before or I would have really noticed that years ago with the work I've done. In the bathroom it was probably just the humidity from the shower mixing with the dust in the air and plastering it to the walls is all.

I don't even feel like washing that off tonight, so I guess the TSP will just have overnight to work before it all comes down.

I'm really glad I broke down and decided to remove that caulk job. I would have hated myself for not doing it every time I sat on the toilet and had to look at it screwing up my paint job on the edges.

If I had enough room between the area that needs to be re-caulked on each side, I would seriously consider buying some 1/2" crown molding or quarterround to edge it off instead. But unfortunately there's only about 1" or less between those vinyl plates and the window on one side, and the door frame on the other side.

Hmmmmmm.....

Maybe?

I'm going to have to see how thin they make quarterround. That could be the best fix here if I can get it really thin and it's still thick enough to cover the worst gaps. It would probably actually look pretty fancy too. Something to consider...

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 12:14 AM

BRENDA

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How about next month?

Sounds like you had a good time.

I don't blame you for not wanting friends to spoil you. Back to that "who owes who" thing we were talking about a while back. Even with friends, I think it can become too lopsided if you let the little things add up.

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Don't know about that. She is busy with her husband and his cancer treatments and she is back to work.

We did.

Usually when I see her it is for just a few minutes before she goes to her next client.

I'm fair certain that she wouldn't expect anything back. I just don't feel like she should be wasting money on me is all. She's got her children, grandchildren and her husband to think about.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 1:05 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

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Don't know about that. She is busy with her husband and his cancer treatments and she is back to work.

We did. Usually when I see her it is for just a few minutes before she goes to her next client.

Well... you should probably consider seeing about it. At least this summer anyhow. Sounds like you really enjoy her company. Maybe you shouldn't wait for her to initiate something next time.

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I'm fair certain that she wouldn't expect anything back. I just don't feel like she should be wasting money on me is all. She's got her children, grandchildren and her husband to think about.

Those are the really good friends. Maybe you should let her do it. It sounds like she and/or her husband were fairly successful and I'll bet she gets a kick out of it.

You need to get new shoes, Brenda. If you're not going to let your friend buy you a pair, you gotta bite the bullet.

I've worn plenty of shoes down to the nubs and had tons of holes in mine too over the years, but I'm not getting any younger and getting around isn't getting any easier. I know you've already got some mobility issues and you've got to take care of those feet.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 1:08 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

I can go to bed tonight not angry about the bad things I found in the bathroom today...

The vanity... she is done.

No more looking at this crap...

Done, yes... but maybe not exactly. I'm definately going to have to upgrade that crappy little faucet with something oil rubbed bronze. Hopefully that doesn't get TOO pricey with the need for that color. I know they're not exactly cheap these days anyhow. I had a few kitchen and bathroom faucets out in my garage, but none of them are anything I'm interested in putting in this bathroom. I think it might be time to just throw all of that away. I won't need them in the basement bathroom since I got my buddy's pedestal sink with a really nice faucet already attached. Not installed or anything, of course, but ready to go whenever I waterproof the basement and start working on the final touches of the house.

I'm going to have to replace the drain too. It was broke before I moved in, and even if it did work the top of the pull thing on the faucet was missing and it would have been a bear to pull up with my fingernails every time. The drain is all scuffed and nasty looking anyhow, and there's these weird "cut outs" in the black plastic pipe you see going into the white PVC trap and back into the wall that just holds moldy crap. It's really disgusting and it needs to go.

Oh right... after I took these pictures I added my little rubber dimples to the back of the door and the drawers to keep them from coming in contact with each other and scuffing the paint job.

It was 3M and not some dollar store crap, so they're just as sticky as they were the day I bought them, and not a single one I put up in the kitchen has ever fallen off. Somehow after all these years I've never lost that bag, even though I've used them 2 or 3 times now since I finished the kitchen. It's nice when you put things back where they belong when you're done using them.

Oh right...

I should get a picture of that scary electric that was behind the medicine cabinet.
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Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:02 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

If you enjoy life and/or care about the people you live with and/or aren't trying to murder your customers and/or aren't intentionally attempting to get away with arson for the insurance money, here is an example of what not to do...

I'm going to call that one the Indiana Redneck Surprise.

I.R.S. ... any way you look at it, you lose.

Please God, make this the last time I need to open any walls for any reason in this house.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 2:28 AM

6IXSTRINGJACK

So far, the cost for the remodel has been $0.00. The newest stuff I've bought and used was the paint, and that was for other projects years ago. The new hardware was already part of the stuff I bought for the kitchen. The caulk I used to do the trim was a junk tube from my buddy in the winter. The sandpaper was all bought years ago, as well as the brad nails. I think the nails were actually free after rebate, if I remember right. I've got more caulk than I know what to do with.

The oak medicine cabinet is beautiful. It was the original stuff in my rich buddy's McMansion. That was free, along with all the oak shelves and towel racks that were in the room too. The toilet cabinet was pulled off of a bathroom job I helped my buddy's dad with many years ago. It's not oak and it's crappy pressed wood on the sides, but it wasn't damaged. It's heavy as hell and built like a tank. It looks great after the paint job and it will look really nice when the doors are re-attached with a good spray paint job on the hinges and the new oil rubbed bronze knobs.

The one thing that is REALLY burning me right now is that I can't find the in-the-wall toilet paper holder I wanted to install. The one in there now is a crappy old brass color. This one I took off a bathroom job was wooden. I wanted to sand it down and paint it white like the trim. I know there's no way I would have thrown that out in a dehoard, so I'm going to have to clean up the garage a bit and see if I can't find it.

If all else fails, the existing one is in good shape. I can just clean it up and spray it down with the Rustoleum Oil Rubbed Bronze spraypaint when I get that for the hardware that needs it.

Until I get to tiling the floor, I don't think my total cost on this rehab is going to be over $60 or so. I'll need an electric box that secures to drywall for behind/inside the toilet cabinet, and I know I don't have one of those on hand. I should have everything else electrical that I'd need no problem. A small tub of wood filler and another of Dap. The metallic spray paint. I may run out of primer... I can't remember if I have another bucket on hand.

And I have about 5 different options for the vanity light out in my garage.

Unfortunately, only one of them is oil rubbed bronze. I really like the way it looks, but it has strange light bulbs I've never seen before. I'm going to have to see if they all still work and how expensive they are to replace. All of the other vanities use normal light bulbs. I'd have to spray any of those down to match all the hardware though, and I'm not sure that would look good on such a large surface area. It's got enough metallic kick to it that it makes the hardware as near a perfect match as you can get without buying all new stuff, but I think it might possibly look pretty tacky on a full decorative light fixture.

I've already got all the tile too. I've got about 7 different options out in the garage to choose from. I will probably have to buy the adhesive and the grout though. I've already got all the grouting tools.

If my buddy doesn't have any, I'll probably have to buy a length or two of baseboard. I'm not putting that disgusting crap back up or wasting any time repairing and restoring it. It wasn't even baseboard anyway. It was the same trim they used to do the door and the window.

The only real cost is going to be the toilet.

I have no idea what toilets cost these days. I'll have to start keeping an eye out for sales after I know what color I want it to be. I don't need it right away, and even if I fixed the subfloor and put the new tile floor in, I can still put the old one back until I find the right toilet for the right price. I want a REALLY nice one. I don't want to be stupid and just spend a lot on one without looking for sales and getting a feel on what the prices are, but unlike most other things in my life, I'm not going to cheap out on this one either.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 1:21 PM

BRENDA

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Originally posted by 6ixStringJack:
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Originally posted by Brenda:
Don't know about that. She is busy with her husband and his cancer treatments and she is back to work.

We did. Usually when I see her it is for just a few minutes before she goes to her next client.

Well... you should probably consider seeing about it. At least this summer anyhow. Sounds like you really enjoy her company. Maybe you shouldn't wait for her to initiate something next time.

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I'm fair certain that she wouldn't expect anything back. I just don't feel like she should be wasting money on me is all. She's got her children, grandchildren and her husband to think about.

Those are the really good friends. Maybe you should let her do it. It sounds like she and/or her husband were fairly successful and I'll bet she gets a kick out of it.

You need to get new shoes, Brenda. If you're not going to let your friend buy you a pair, you gotta bite the bullet.

I've worn plenty of shoes down to the nubs and had tons of holes in mine too over the years, but I'm not getting any younger and getting around isn't getting any easier. I know you've already got some mobility issues and you've got to take care of those feet.

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I do enjoy her company and like I said we talk about all kinds of stuff. From politics to her family's doings and what happened with my mum and what is happening with friends of mine.

This time she gave me a day and I shot off a email to her about a time and we agreed on it. Maybe we will get together over the summer. Just have to see.

She enjoys her work as a support/care giver in house I know that. Don't know what her husband did in his work life. I think she does and it is nice to be worried about like that.

I will get a new pair in a bit but I got a major problem to sort out over this week.

Yeah, I noticed yesterday the left one is starting to get a hole in the toe and sometimes it feels like the soul on the outside is coming off even though I can't see anything.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 1:22 PM

BRENDA

Laundry day for me then a little shopping.

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Saturday, May 16, 2026 6:47 PM

BRENDA

All done and a cold wind blowing when I was out. Just having a sit down now.

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