Monday, December 24, 2012

Rocking Toilet, Flange & Floor




In 2007 I had new 'chair height' toilets installed. The one in the master bath rocked. It seemed to work fine, no signs of a leak, so just learned to live with the 'rocking toitie'.

December 2011 new hardwood flooring was installed. Master toilet was reinstalled & still rocked as it had before. 

One year later December 2012, the new hardwood floor in the master bath started sinking/dipping down near the wall. Floor was ripped out which exposed the soaked sub floor, which in a mobile home is not plywood :-(   and  underlayment.  I've cleaned it & have sprayed a generous amount of  bleach, hoping to kill any rot or mold. 

I have a dehumidifier, fan and heater going 24/7 in hopes of drying out the soaked sub-floor, my fingers are crossed.  Will level with self leveling mud, replace underlayment, replace flange, reinstall hardwood and toilet. 

I *think* since the floor is so much higher due to the added underlayment & hardwood flooring that the hardwood floor guy didn't know to maybe use two wax rings or whatever is done to get a good seal with the toilet so far from the flange. More Darling Dump Pics

Monday, October 22, 2012

Motion-Sensing LED Stick-Anywhere Nightlights




I now have motion sensor lights where no electrical outlets exist!
http://goo.gl/MXcZV

Monday, September 17, 2012

Sunday, August 26, 2012

Creating a Pathway

70 pound bags of SAND are HARD to LIFT!!!

Friday, June 1, 2012

New Sewer Line

My itty-bitty road has been off limits for a week now. It will be another week or so till the new asphalt is laid and my road usable.
Once I was away on vacation and came home to a stopped up sink... That's when I knew this was the cities (sewer line) problem and not mine (from house to road). However the city passed over any concern when I apprised them on this new (to me) knowledge.

A few months back my neighbor had her whole drive torn out to fix pipes that were perfectly fine, it must have cost thousands, then she passed away. A couple of months after her passing, the city is on top of this. I wonder if she presented them with her bill?

Sunday, May 13, 2012

Carpet Removed Exposing Rotted Deck Boards

I've sanded and painted boards that could be saved. Boards not painted must be pulled and replaced. The boards coming out from under the room addition at the sliding glass door opening, need to be filled in with wood putty, sanded and painted, then camouflaged with the door mat, or cut out all together which I'm not sure about doing myself. Even the "pro" who did this to begin with cut into the good board as seen in the picture...





This deck extended across the front of my manufactured home, a room addition at some time was built atop the deck, with floor to ceiling windows, skylights, large window on one side and a sliding glass door on the opposite side, making the additional room somewhat like a solarium.