Comments on: Navel Vision http://www.collisionbend.com/2005/navel-vision/ Writings, issues and observations from Cleveland, Ohio by Will Kessel Sun, 11 Jul 2010 14:08:45 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Will http://www.collisionbend.com/2005/navel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Will Tue, 01 Mar 2005 18:32:53 +0000 /?p=29#comment-46 Speaking of which... A-Watt installed fiberglass shower walls directly onto regular drywall in the main bath. The glue leeched into the drywall, causing ripples and swirls in the fiberglass. I will have the same problems you did when we redo the bathroom; I have to gut the room down to the studs! Update on the kitchen floor: I'm in the process of removing the linoleum from underneath the laminate. There are two layers of linoleum, the top two resting on a layer of luan, and another layer of linoleum (the original) under that. I cut through the top layers of linoleum and the luan and I'm prying up the layers, as this is much simpler. What else did I find? Bonehead decided that the best way to get around the previous height problem with the floors between the living/dining area and the kitchen was to install new carpet and padding in the living/dining area -- you guessed it -- right on top of the old carpet! Note to Self: 30 seconds of ecstasy = 30 years. Speaking of which… A-Watt installed fiberglass shower walls directly onto regular drywall in the main bath. The glue leeched into the drywall, causing ripples and swirls in the fiberglass. I will have the same problems you did when we redo the bathroom; I have to gut the room down to the studs!

Update on the kitchen floor: I’m in the process of removing the linoleum from underneath the laminate. There are two layers of linoleum, the top two resting on a layer of luan, and another layer of linoleum (the original) under that. I cut through the top layers of linoleum and the luan and I’m prying up the layers, as this is much simpler.

What else did I find? Bonehead decided that the best way to get around the previous height problem with the floors between the living/dining area and the kitchen was to install new carpet and padding in the living/dining area — you guessed it — right on top of the old carpet!

Note to Self: 30 seconds of ecstasy = 30 years.

]]> By: Lori Kozey http://www.collisionbend.com/2005/navel-vision/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Lori Kozey Tue, 01 Mar 2005 14:40:16 +0000 /?p=29#comment-45 I've been lucky enough in my house that for the most part the former (and only) owners took pretty good care of everything. The one boneheaded thing they did do, though, was to adhere the tile in the shower directly to drywall, such that when the grout inevitably aged and cracked, the drywall sucked up the water that got into the cracks like a sponge. I had to take down three walls and deal with mold of a dozen colors. Bad enough on its own, but I was in the middle of a kitchen renovation at the time the shower wall gave way... I’ve been lucky enough in my house that for the most part the former (and only) owners took pretty good care of everything. The one boneheaded thing they did do, though, was to adhere the tile in the shower directly to drywall, such that when the grout inevitably aged and cracked, the drywall sucked up the water that got into the cracks like a sponge. I had to take down three walls and deal with mold of a dozen colors. Bad enough on its own, but I was in the middle of a kitchen renovation at the time the shower wall gave way…

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