Slacker!

Goodness, I’m getting bad about keeping this updated.

When last we left our intrepid heroes, they were contemplating the leak in the living room ceiling. Well, we have graduated to no leak, but a nice big hole in the ceiling. I’m telling myself this is an improvement.

What happened is, the plumbers used some kind of crappy gasketing material between the drain opening of the fiberglass shower insert and the PVC piping; when I unscrewed the drain head, I could see that the gasket was pretty much completely deteriorated and half gone. A trip to Homo Depot later and I picked up some good waterproof silicone caulk, which sealed everything right up. I found something called “Plumber’s Putty” which seems to be what the plumbers used, in spite of the large warning on the back, “DO NOT USE ON PLASTIC”. Anyway, now that the drain is sealed, I can go to work repairing the 20″ x 6″ hole in the living room ceiling that I made to determine just where the leak was coming from. Actually, the hole will get bigger before I’m through, because I need to cut away the water-damaged sheetrock, too. Fortunately, I got the sheetrock I needed from Home Depot for free (came from a damaged sheet), but I also had to buy all the accoutrements to make the repairs: joint compound, trowel, sanding block, sandpaper, paint roller, paint tray. Not too expensive, fortunately. I’ve been putting off starting the ceiling repair, but I’ll probably go to work on that tonight – at least cutting the sheetrock and screwing it to the rafters, as well as putting on the first layer of joint compound.

That’s what I did on Friday. On Saturday and Sunday we did approximately diddly, and it was lovely. Well, we got the grill into working order (had to repair the burner – it was whistling. After whistling comes fire from inappropriate places, and That’s Bad), mowed the lawn, fixed the track light in the kitchen, and did some laundry.

This coming weekend should be fun. What began as Todd and Bookshire coming over for dinner and games has blossomed into a full Gang event and cookout (thus the rush to get the ceiling repaired 🙂 We’ll need to do a bit of cleaning and other preparation for that, but it should be fun. Looks like the weather will cooperate, too, though it might be a bit chilly.

12 thoughts on “Slacker!”

  1. berin

    I shouldn’t mention this…
    but I can’t stop myself.
    You have a small typo (or perhaps it isn’t a typo?).
    You said: A trip to Homo Depot later and
    I think you meant: A trip to Home Depot later and
    Either way, I thought it was funny when I saw it. I caused me to double-take, anyway.

    1. takaza

      Re: I shouldn’t mention this…
      Actually, it isn’t a typo.
      We have been saying it for years now, not sure exactly why we started doing it, but it is fun and it gets people to do double takes.

      1. berin

        Re: I shouldn’t mention this…
        Works for me. I’ll adopt it as soon as one shows up in my neighborhood. I’m still trying to come up with a nice munging for Wal-Mart. I’m open to suggestions. 😀

          3. rustitobuck

            Beast Buy…is that shopping for beasts or can I buy a beast there? Either way…I patronize them…and Food Lion…*affected roar*…
            Don’t forget Yiffy Lube. It’s an auto store, it’s…
            I’ll stop now. *evil grin*

          4. linnaeus

            Re: I shouldn’t mention this…
            From having worked at a company that did business with them some in a previous job, I can’t call that one chain anything other than “Food Liars”… Interesting about fathers… the mungings my own father tends to use have a decidedly… gynecological theme: Breast Buy, Cervix Merchandise… Myself, I like Toysaurus, the French pronounciation of Target, and Home Despot.
            Hey! This conversation is goofy and spammy enough, we should move it to the Laff list! 😉

  2. Anonymous

    Please, DO THINK TWICE about using that joint tape that looks like it will hold all the spackle one could ever need to use to cover the joint…..it will show through at some point and you do have smooth ceilings…..use use the good old fashioned kind. I’ll be delighted to show you why the next time you come acallin’

    1. woofwoofarf Post author

      Heh. I had to do a little searching to see who this was from, Mom. Next time, be sure to sign your posting 🙂
      Actually, I like the idea I came across on one of the many sites I found in my researches of what to do (you know me – analysis paralysis). The idea is to use a utility knife to bevel the edges of the sheetrock to create a channel for the tape, similar to the beveled edges of a virgin piece of sheetrock. We’ll see how well it works in practice.

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