July 18, 2011

TILE ...and ERROR.

Some things just won't get done with the husband around. So as soon as he goes away for 6 weeks, I decide to re-tile the mudroom floor and the front entrance! YAY!
Assessment:
The vinyl tiles in the mudroom went down perfectly. Until I discovered that vinyl tiles shouldn't go in a mudroom. After gluing them down. And sealing them. And five coats of wax. Yeesh!
Assessment:
Bought concrete tiles for the front entrance. Discovered they were too thick for door clearance. Aw maaaaan....
Assessment:
Got NEW thin tiles for the front entrance. Laid them down and looking good. Went to mix the glue and discovered I have the wrong kind of sub floor for tiles in that room. Particle board is baaaaaad!
Assessment:
Need to add a layer of 1/4 inch ply, so I get a piece from the garage and lay it on top of the fitted tiles to check if I have door clearance. I do not. But I do have sticky black tar from the sheet of ply smeared onto my shiny new tiles.
Assessment:
Looking more closely at the bag of glue powder, the instructions say to only mix it with this other "special liquid". Never mix it with water. Totally what I was about to do. Do I have this "special liquid"? No.
Assessment:
I can actually do a lot of DIY. But I don't know if I can rip out a particle board sub floor & install a new plywood one. I'm not physically strong enough...and I'd prolly saw my hand off or something. You think sleeping alone in the Big Bed is bad? Try making Bed Angels with a disembodied hand. Or clapping. And who would draw this blog?

So I'm gonna throw in the towel. And the trowel. AND the TILES. I know when I'm beat.
Assessment:
It's all in your attitude, right? WRONG. That first Assessment was totally off. Now I hafta wait for the Huz to come back and fix all this.
I need wine to wash down the irony here. Let's drink!
Posted by The Animated Woman at 10:31 PM
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20 comments:

  1. AlaphGypsyJuly 18, 2011 at 10:39 PM

    YAY for wine!!!

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  2. Quilted MapleJuly 18, 2011 at 10:57 PM

    Is your huz laughing as he reads this in England?

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  3. Chunky MamaJuly 18, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    You, my dear, need a hug. So here it is.
    (((((((hug)))))))

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  4. TimJuly 18, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    I completely feel you on the DIY stuff. I'm actually specifically banned from most things that involve:
    1 - Capability of making heat
    2 - Complex machinery
    3 - Anything sharp.

    My wife said it's cheaper to hire a guy to replace the air filters than it is for me to reattach a limb. I sort of think she's right.

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  5. Lisette BrodeyJuly 19, 2011 at 12:51 AM

    Super fabulous!

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  6. AnonymousJuly 19, 2011 at 1:03 AM

    Love the facial expressions. oh I laughed! I quit doing that stuff years ago.

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  7. KarenJuly 19, 2011 at 1:08 AM

    Aww. "A" for effort!! A total when with your blog here though, I think you captured the whole experience perfectly. :)

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  8. KristinJuly 19, 2011 at 1:14 AM

    Wine rocks and is prescribed by Dr. Kristin for Stabby Face.

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  9. Group G DigitalJuly 19, 2011 at 1:16 AM

    Must avoid the stabby face.. must avoid the stabby face

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  10. Jonah GibsonJuly 19, 2011 at 7:10 AM

    Nice try though. Just look at how much you learned.

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  11. AlisonJuly 19, 2011 at 9:10 AM

    I love the stabby face, hilarious!

    Sorry about your floors!

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  12. 24-7-365 momJuly 19, 2011 at 10:04 AM

    I think I would have had stabby face at the fact that the wrong tiles were now in the mud room! Drink more wine!!

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  13. Rhiannon FieriJuly 19, 2011 at 5:49 PM

    I'm not sure if I should read your posts while we're busy trying to construct a new bed for Ash.

    Probably not.

    Oh well.

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  14. DeannaJuly 19, 2011 at 6:35 PM

    I installed all of the flooring in my daughter's room, rewired all of the wall outlets and switch and painted the entire room but completely demolished 14 feet of baseboard with a hammer and a teensy tiny nail...

    Don't ask me how...

    And now we have every other room in the house to do...

    Do you have a ginormous bottle to share? :/

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  15. The Animated WomanJuly 20, 2011 at 2:15 AM

    You are all so sweet. But the adventures are far from over. . .

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  16. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 8:32 AM

    All the best dear. Its completely mind blowing art.

    Watch Gossip Girl Online

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  17. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 1:16 PM

    I agree with Stephi - YAY for wine!!
    I told my hubs that the 5 divorcing words in our house were, "I can do it myself." More power to you, girlfriend.
    Lorie from The Shewbridges of Central Florida
    http://wmljshewbridge.blogspot.com
    LJSBlog@aol.com

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  18. The Animated WomanJuly 26, 2011 at 1:28 PM

    ahintonx7 - Are you spamming my comments...?

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  19. The Animated WomanJuly 26, 2011 at 1:29 PM

    Lorie - I agree with you and Stephi. Instead of more power, can I just have more wine?

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  20. AnonymousJuly 26, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    All great reasons to hire a professional.

    I've totally done that in my bathroom with paint (still not fixed).

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Cuz You Rocketh.

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