Things you might have assumed were true if you've never re-floored your kitchen:
- The shutoff valve for your fridge's water line works (five towels later).
- Your dishwasher will come out if you have detached it from the countertop.
- Your dishwasher will not fall over if you try to load it while it's detached from the countertop.
- Children have a limited curiosity. (You might ask the guy who heard "What are you doing?" over a hundred times today.)
- The refrigerator is at arm's length, not down the stairs, out the front door, around the back of the house, and up thirteen stairs on the deck.
To quote my high school principal, "This temporary inconvenience will result in a permanent improvement."
Yes, tile is very permanent. Thankfully, it looks quite nice so far. [grin]
- The shutoff valve for your fridge's water line works (five towels later).
- Your dishwasher will come out if you have detached it from the countertop.
- Your dishwasher will not fall over if you try to load it while it's detached from the countertop.
- Children have a limited curiosity. (You might ask the guy who heard "What are you doing?" over a hundred times today.)
- The refrigerator is at arm's length, not down the stairs, out the front door, around the back of the house, and up thirteen stairs on the deck.
To quote my high school principal, "This temporary inconvenience will result in a permanent improvement."
Yes, tile is very permanent. Thankfully, it looks quite nice so far. [grin]
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In order to save our marriage, Mark & I decided to stop trying the complicated "do-it-ourselves" projects. We decided that it's so much easier to pay someone else and get out of the way. You might think that it's expensive, but compared to the price of divorce or watching Mark have a cardiac because Brian has asked "Whacha' doin?" a zillion times, IT'S A BARGAIN!
Kaye: A bargain? You bet! I guess it sounded like Ben was doing the work. Even if he had the time, we probably would have paid to have it done, at least for the first time.
The tile guy finished today, and by that time, I could hear an edge to his voice when he responded to Renee's constant inquiry. I asked him if his girlfriend was as talkative as my daughter. He replied, "No!" and we laughed. Kids are merciless, I tell ya'!