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What would you do if you came home from work and your bathroom looked liked this?
September 23, 2010 at
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BG-2 (and counting)
Bathroom before BG:
Bathroom after BG:
Tomorrow I break out the hazmat suit and real mask and the rest of the walls are coming down.
BG-2 (and counting)
Bathroom before BG:
Bathroom after BG:
Tomorrow I break out the hazmat suit and real mask and the rest of the walls are coming down.
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I would think..Wow, talk about having a blowout in the bathroom
I bet in a small way, tearing down those walls was fun. Well at least using the sledge hammer the first few swings.
I bet that's one of those big heavy cast iron tubs from the 30's or 40's. I would keep that sucker and have it re-enameled in a different color.
It seems to be on the sheetrock..they didn't use the right stuff back then...so it's sheetrock, the concrete coating, and then a thin layer of plaster....it seems the mold is between the concrete and the sheetrock...but who knows until I open it all up...just sucks.
Yea old cast iron enameled, can't get those anymore. I haven't opened the dummy wall behind the pipes yet to see what is under the tub...I am nervous to even see it..
It seems to be on the sheetrock..they didn't use the right stuff back then...so it's sheetrock, the concrete coating, and then a thin layer of plaster....it seems the mold is between the concrete and the sheetrock...but who knows until I open it all up...just sucks.
FTFY..
As for the FTFY, at least you're doing the work and adding value to your house. We bought ours two years ago with the intention of painting the inside, replacing the skylights and windows and putting in a new kitchen. In two years, we have done zip.
As for the FTFY, at least you're doing the work and adding value to your house. We bought ours two years ago with the intention of painting the inside, replacing the skylights and windows and putting in a new kitchen. In two years, we have done zip.
I told my fiance at least we're saving money doing it ourselves and we were planning on renovating it anyways. I guess it just gets done sooner. And the beams look ok, no rot..but we'll see how bad the rest is.
We bought it knowing we'd need to do some updating, so we have the money saved for emergencies...I guess this is one.
Plus we aren't 100% living here. We haven't even moved 10% our stuff yet, still ripping up the rugs and need to paint. Sleeping on an Aerobed and bringing clothes over in bags and stuff..
If it makes you feel any better my mental images totally eclipsed your actual ones!
I am allergic to mold and that would do me in...ick.
I told my fiance at least we're saving money doing it ourselves and we were planning on renovating it anyways. I guess it just gets done sooner. And the beams look ok, no rot..but we'll see how bad the rest is.
We bought it knowing we'd need to do some updating, so we have the money saved for emergencies...I guess this is one.
Plus we aren't 100% living here. We haven't even moved 10% our stuff yet, still ripping up the rugs and need to paint. Sleeping on an Aerobed and bringing clothes over in bags and stuff..
If it makes you feel any better my mental images totally eclipsed your actual ones!
Maybe tomorrow in the Hazmat suit..
I am allergic to mold and that would do me in...ick.
( it was next to this bathroom..
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Maybe tomorrow in the Hazmat suit..
I'm allergic too I think ( I have bad allergies anyways), I have an inhaler here I keep having to use...we're going to Home Depot tonight to get some of those throw away hazmat type suits and better masks for mold removal before I rip down the rest of the walls. I saw the mold today and that side is worse then the wall I already took down, so I don't want to fark around anymore. Scary stuff..
I ripped out some lovely Orange Shag already....
( it was next to this bathroom..
Oh and the Master bath?? well we won't even discuss that color...blue with velvet blue stripes..
The plus side is, I'm getting a kick ass workout...who needs a gym..
Maybe tomorrow in the Hazmat suit..
I'm allergic too I think ( I have bad allergies anyways), I have an inhaler here I keep having to use...we're going to Home Depot tonight to get some of those throw away hazmat type suits and better masks for mold removal before I rip down the rest of the walls. I saw the mold today and that side is worse then the wall I already took down, so I don't want to fark around anymore. Scary stuff..
I ripped out some lovely Orange rug already....
( it was next to this bathroom..
You probably know this but once you have the mold out, spray all interior wall surfaces that are staying (beams, sheetrock inside the wall, etc.) with a mixture of water and bleach. It will kill any mold spores that were stirred up during your demo.
Oh and the Master bath?? well we won't even discuss that color...blue with velvet blue stripes..
The plus side is, I'm getting a kick ass workout...who needs a gym..
You probably know this but once you have the mold out, spray all interior wall surfaces that are staying (beams, sheetrock inside the wall, etc.) with a mixture of water and bleach. It will kill any mold spores that were stirred up during your demo.
Yea, I've been spraying the beams down as I go along...nothing else is staying all the sheetrock and stuff has to come down....but I "quarantine" the room when I'm done for the day with duct tape so no one goes in there. I also keep the window in there open all day and night.
There's those old ugly mirrors in the house so when I walk by I flex like a dude does, and shout out "Look at me, I'm friggin jacked"..and my fiance just shakes his head at me..
I figure I didn't like the pink anyways, but the mold sucks. It will get done, and I get to break shit in the process...so that's cool..
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There's those old ugly mirrors in the house so when I walk by I flex like a dude does, and shout out "Look at me, I'm friggin jacked"..and my fiance just shakes his head at me..
I figure I didn't like the pink anyways, but the mold sucks. It will get done, and I get to break shit in the process...so that's cool..
And I will