We don't need no stinking floor!

Today's commentary brought to you by Jake:

Thursday Dec 3rd Addendum - Wobbly Bobbly Potty
It should be noted that, on top of all our primary bathroom remodelling, the 1/2 bath toilet that is keeping us "relieved" has popped a nut off its mounting screws... that's bad. It is now more of a tilt-a whirl than a toilet. After another Home Depot run and an hour and a half cleaning out the bolt grooves in the closet flange that is under the toilet caked with plumbers putty that was installed when Eisenhower invented the Interstate Highway System. Problem solved, though it makes for a sour end of the day.

Saturday Dec 5: See Ya Later Mr. Floor.
Our architect saved the day by dropping off a set of drawings that should bring our joists and framing up to code (for the technical folks, we are seeking to stiffen the floor up to a deflection of L/720 so our floor tile won't crack). It looks like we're in for a trip to the Code Enforcement Office on Monday.

Although the framing issues have definitely set us back on our schedule, it means a more leisurely pace for us... instead of roughing in copper water lines this weekend, we are ripping out and replacing the subfloor. We'll be gluing and screwing like crazy tomorrow. That, of course, is not a euphemism...

Oh, on a side note, the reciprocating saw is a powerhouse. Using the saw for the first time, I knocked out the demo of our bathroom closet in a little under an hour. I don't know if we could have removed our subfloor without it. The saw kicks like a mule and is kind of scary, but it eats through wood like a champ. The saw is priceless.

Also priceless is accidentally sawing one's way through the recirculating water system that our baseboard heaters use. Fortunately, we turned the heat way down after we pulled all the insulation out during the demo. I'd rather be given a cold shower than eat a face full of boiling water.




** SUE INTERJECTS HER COMMENTARY HERE **
So we are sawing away at the subfloor and hit the radiator pipe. Thankfully I am wearing two layers of clothes today. As the water is spraying to our ceiling, I pull off my sweatshirt to stifle the spray and run outside to try and catch the water in a bucket as it dumps into the garage.

I don't believe that it dawned on me until the water was turned off that I might have run outside topless if I hadn't been wearing something under the sweatshirt. Boy oh boy, that would've been a show.

Also worth noting, we got our Christmas decor up outside, our little Army of Snowmen (not sure if the picture does it justice, will have to post another picture when they are lit).

Oh, and did we mention that we got snow today? Looks like about an inch or two.

** END OF SUE'S COMMENTARY **

Jake Commentary Continued: We've got the hole cut for the first piece of new subfloor, and we're calling it a day.

As another noteworthy event, our tape measure must have eaten some reindeer hay and flown away and that means another Home Depot run. Was it reindeer hay or magic corn? I don't recall, but something has caused our measuring tape to take flight from the house and we can't find it anywhere. Hey, it could happen.