Drowning in the money pit

Huzzah! Our internet is working again! I fear that condition will be fleeting so I’ll make this quick: Money pit, we can has one. Oy.

As I posted previously, we set about redoing our back room, thinking to pull up the carpet, paint the walls and call it a day. Well, now we are finding ourselves hoisting out rotted subfloor, yanking out door frames and tearing out our hair. And did I mention the entire room is not level? In much the same way that a gas will expand to fill a container, or that your wardrobe will expand to fill your closet, home improvement projects always expand to fill your available time and resources. We are pushed to the max but with more rain coming we can’t exactly leave things as they stand.

The kids have been pent up in the front part of the house — the parlor, if you will — with no space to play (or eat) and a crazy mom hovering over them with a Dustbuster. Nobody’s having any fun, is what I’m saying.

But I think there might be a light at the end of the tunnel — I just hope it isn’t attached to the mag lite of a very expensive contractor.

Now if only our DSL wouldn’t keep kicking the bucket I might be able to pull through in one piece. Ah, suburbia!

May 1, 2008 | Filed Under house

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4 Responses to “Drowning in the money pit”

Elizabeth on May 2nd, 2008 12:45 am

Oh noes! I hope it turns out to be something your handy husband can handle. House surprises bite.
Bad Hippie on May 2nd, 2008 6:19 am

Here’s a good one…half our house is 100 years old, with a basement. The addition is on a slab. Of course, it’s the bathroom on the slab that has plumbing issues, and the plumber wants to JACKHAMMER UP THE FLOOR to replace the pipes. Meaning, not only do the pipes get replaced, but the flooring needs replaced, too.

That’s $3,000 for the plumbing and who knows what for the floor. I hope your floor project turns out cheaper!

For now, we are solving our problems by designating the problem bathroom as a “pee only” bathroom. This is extremely fun to explain to guests!
supa on May 5th, 2008 8:52 pm

@elizabeth oh noes is right! He’s been able to handle all of it swimmingly so far, which is TRES AWESOMME.

@hippie: jesus H. No way.
Matt on May 5th, 2008 9:16 pm

P’shaw. Iain needs this kind of stuff so that other guys understand how he earned his third and fourth testicles. He can hack it!