Wake n Bake, Nothing Better!

manfredo

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You too? I've got 24 4x4 tiles to replace and 4 2X6 boarder pieces. So a considerably smaller job. I've got the cement backer board done, it just need to be trimmed about 1/4 inch on one side. Then this plumbing will hopefully be repaired for the last time for quite a few years. I had been replacing connections as 40 year old solder joints failed one at a time, so I've cut this section of wall out 3 times. On the 3rd one I said screw it and cut everything out and replaced it all, adding some cutoff valves in case anything goes again. That's my task this week. Move my kid back into her own shower and out of the master bathroom.

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Fun times!! Here's my project...The backer board has been replaced and is now ready for tile. This is an old basement bathroom in a house I'[m about to sell. Someone had done a repair when they changed the faucet, and it was a terrible repair...theytn used lauan for backer board, lol, and the color tile was way off, so instead of having 2 repairs I peeled it back to have 1 large one....and I had to buy some tile as some is missing and damaged.

My other project is about 70 12 x 12 tiles, to complete my flower room that got expanded, but I think that will actually be easier.

The sun is shining for the first time in days!!!

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Laughing Grass

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Fun times!! Here's my project...The backer board has been replaced and is now ready for tile. This is an old basement bathroom in a house I'[m about to sell. Someone had done a repair when they changed the faucet, and it was a terrible repair...theytn used lauan for backer board, lol, and the color tile was way off, so instead of having 2 repairs I peeled it back to have 1 large one....and I had to buy some tile as some is missing and damaged.

My other project is about 70 12 x 12 tiles, to complete my flower room that got expanded, but I think that will actually be easier.

The sun is shining for the first time in days!!!

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That looks like a massive headache, can you still find tile that matches?

The renos are done at my mom's place in AZ and we're having an open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
 

manfredo

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That looks like a massive headache, can you still find tile that matches?

The renos are done at my mom's place in AZ and we're having an open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Not exactly, but I did find some "restore" type tile and ordered a case of 100 tiles. It's not here yet, and it probably won't be a perfect match, but it'll be better than it is now... I hope, lol.

I have about 40 of the exact tiles, so I'll just fill in the bottom with the new ones.
 

curious2garden

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They're not wrong. I ain't here to tell anyone not to eat what they want, though. I am a lazy American, not a climate change activist.
I'm not a climate activist, or a biologist but eating less beef is not the answer to climate change LOL I could discuss what I think it is but it's too early for that. I need another cup of coffee and a burger with @mysunnyboy
 

Rsawr

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I'm not a climate activist, or a biologist but eating less beef is not the answer to climate change LOL I could discuss what I think it is but it's too early for that. I need another cup of coffee and a burger with @mysunnyboy
Beef costs way too much money and energy to produce. It is a good place for Americans unwilling to make other harder choices to reduce their energy footprint. You believe as you please. I'm pretty scorched earth, since I don't want kids...
 

curious2garden

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Fun times!! Here's my project...The backer board has been replaced and is now ready for tile. This is an old basement bathroom in a house I'[m about to sell. Someone had done a repair when they changed the faucet, and it was a terrible repair...theytn used lauan for backer board, lol, and the color tile was way off, so instead of having 2 repairs I peeled it back to have 1 large one....and I had to buy some tile as some is missing and damaged.

My other project is about 70 12 x 12 tiles, to complete my flower room that got expanded, but I think that will actually be easier.

The sun is shining for the first time in days!!!

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I have a pool tile edge to repair and just got a $1700.00 quote on it. I'm feeling more motivated by the dollar.
 

curious2garden

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Beef costs way too much money and energy to produce. It is a good place for Americans unwilling to make other harder choices to reduce their energy footprint. You believe as you please. I'm pretty scorched earth, since I don't want kids...
That's my issue, it's a psychological sop to the hard work that actually needs done. We need to get energy production off this planet and us along with it, :)
 

Rsawr

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That's my issue, it's a psychological sop to the hard work that actually needs done. We need to get energy production off this planet and us along with it, :)
Yes! I agree. Very much. But those little bandaid steps DO help. I think it is nice that there are people doing small things like that, if they have no other useful ways of helping.

The big work is more important, and for bigger people than I. But if they tell me things I can do in my daily life to buy them more time to big brain, sure!
 

curious2garden

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Yes! I agree. Very much. But those little bandaid steps DO help. I think it is nice that there are people doing small things like that, if they have no other useful ways of helping.

The big work is more important, and for bigger people than I. But if they tell me things I can do in my daily life to buy them more time to big brain, sure!
Sous viding the frog still ends up with frog for dinner :)
 
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