On Dec 6, 2016, at 5:18 AM, John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > You might want to be careful with that. > > The major cause of the lack of tranquility around here is a kitchen I'm > having to completely remove down to the wall studs & replacing > sub-flooring. Someone made repairs years before I bought the house. > > The repairs didn't hold up because someone "cut a few corners". But, > because it *was* all "hidden behind cabinetry", the structure continued > to deteriorate unseen ... until it could no longer be hidden. > > Don't cheat yourself.
It's a bit late now ;) The structure in our place is fine despite all that nature has thrown at it lately. The only problems I've found from previous owners have been wiring-related. We do have to be careful with asbestos as it's turned up in all sorts of tricky places (the house was built in the mid-1960s). The corners I cut were only in the decorating. I really wanted to replace the plasterboard and throw some insulation in the wall but just didn't have the time. I had to retain the existing stuff and do the lipstick-on-a-pig thing. I ended up doing a skim coat of the visible parts, which will probably be hidden behind a glass splashback later. I'll be getting a painter-decorator in to finish everything off as the other walls need some work and the ceiling will need repainting after I've done the lighting. For now I'm absolutely exhausted after a week of physical labour and less-than-ideal sleep. All going well we'll have a fully functional kitchen again tomorrow. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
