Third bit of paint goes on today, this time on whole walls in the bedroom.
The drywall looks a little rough in places. Not sure if SB actually finished yet. He said it’d be ready for paint Saturday morning. (Sunday today.)
Allan
LG washer from Home Depot
At Home Depot, I saw an LG washer.
(Ever wonder what LG stands for? There were two companies in South Korea – Lucky (락희), Korea’s first plastics manufacturer, and Goldstar, Korea’s first radio manufacturer. They merged in 1983 to create Lucky-Goldstar, later shortened to LG. There’s an interesting account of this in Wikipedia.) But I digress…
I bought a used Samsung washer (also Korean) for this suite but ended up using it at 1403 as the old top-loader that was there quit.
I bought a new Samsung washer for this suite. Well the used Samsung at 1403 quit, too, so that’s where the new Samsung is. I’m tired of buying and fixing old machines. I’m tired of moving machines around.
So I bought the LG. Where is it now? In this (520) suite, hopefully to stay.
bath fan ducting
I bought two of these bathroom fans from Rona. They were on clearance. I wonder(ed) why. As it turns out, most bathroom fans have 4-inch ducts. This one has 3″. Why on earth would one need to move that much air out of the bathroom? Anyway, I’ll get some 3″ flexible ducting for this next time I’m out shopping.
So why two? I thought I’d replace the one at home eventually. It never occurred to me to check the duct size. I’ll do that … someday.
soundproof insulation, drywall, corner views
I bought five bundles of Rockwool soundproof insulation from Home Depot. They’re not cheap! But, living in a mobile home (i.e. “trailer”, or “manufactured home”), I know the value of soundproofing rooms. I was insistent that this be installed between living / kitchen areas, bedroom, and shower / toilet / laundry areas.
vanity plumbing, drywalling
Now comes the piecing together all the parts for the vanity. I hope this works!
There were tonnes of pieces of drywall leftover from 1403. My goal was to use up as much of this little pieces as possible. The downsize is that I end up skim-coating large swaths of wallboard. 🙁
vanity plumbing, kitchen countertops, drywall, framing
I think I have everything. I’m installing the plumbing for the vanity now. I had to buy a crimping tool. Yet another tool.
plumbing hookups
Today’s project: hooking up plumbing for the vanity (a.k.a. bathroom sink), toilet, and kitchen sink.
backing, soundproofing
Just a bit more to do (backing) before the soundproofing and drywall is installed. This is a bedroom wall adjoining the living room.
more electrical, drywall, painting, microwaves
So today’s activities include drywalling. In order to do that, I had to reroute some of the wires in the breaker panel so the drywall would fit. Well, if I’m doing that, I might as well label on my circuit numbers.
Once all that is done, I can finally hang my upper cabinets. However, that means I have to paint first.
Then I can finally see if my microwave fits.
A tenant gave back a microwave oven a couple of days ago. Apparently no one wants them!