Here I am lying on a foam mat in my kid's room taking a break. We got back 2 weeks ago but have only been at the house a few days. I ripped out the carpet in 3 bedrooms and a hallway, and the kids have been very helpful pulling out staples (in exchange for tablet time). Wife only got back 2 days ago and is only here a week before she has to finish up her work tour in Central America.
I'm questioning my life decisions faced with a honeydo list that hasn't existed for 5 years overseas. Haha.
We thought the wife and kids could paint the rooms this week and I started taking out baseboard. The base was pretty tall and as I started pulling (after scoring the caulk line), the drywall paper was pulling off, too. They only used a few Brad nails, but backed it all up with construction adhesive. So all the paper is pulling off the drywall. And since the base is taller than the new base I plan to use over the vinyl plank, there's no hiding it unless I get some really tall base which I don't want.
So now I'm in it. I know what I have to do fix it before painting but we've just lost a day, and wifey is still out shopping with the kids. I need to get to HD. I'm also realizing how out of "homeowner shape" I am after not doing any DIY for 5 years. All those aches and pains are back but now made worse because I'm 5 years older, too.
Such is life.
I'm questioning my life decisions faced with a honeydo list that hasn't existed for 5 years overseas. Haha.
We thought the wife and kids could paint the rooms this week and I started taking out baseboard. The base was pretty tall and as I started pulling (after scoring the caulk line), the drywall paper was pulling off, too. They only used a few Brad nails, but backed it all up with construction adhesive. So all the paper is pulling off the drywall. And since the base is taller than the new base I plan to use over the vinyl plank, there's no hiding it unless I get some really tall base which I don't want.
So now I'm in it. I know what I have to do fix it before painting but we've just lost a day, and wifey is still out shopping with the kids. I need to get to HD. I'm also realizing how out of "homeowner shape" I am after not doing any DIY for 5 years. All those aches and pains are back but now made worse because I'm 5 years older, too.
Such is life.
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