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May 3, 2004
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tile installation crew has spent a couple of days prepping the
floor. The good news is that the bare concrete floor is cleaner than it
has been in... well, since we've been walking on it. The bad news is
we're not allowed to walk on it. The black stuff is a liquid
layer in between the concrete and the tile layed down on 4 feet to
either side of the foundation joint. The tile is to "float" on it
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 The cast aside (but
saved!) old patio cover is resurrected,
repainted and reused over the new patio. Yes, as a matter of
fact we did lose the use of the sink for the day. Craig told us to just
go out to dinner.
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How dusty could tiling be?
Extremely dusty, of course, because everything associated with the
remodel is. They haven't even started tiling, and look at the
dust laid down on the brand new horizontal surface of the
granite. The dust is from (I guess) sanding/grinding down the
joint between old and new concrete. And the disturbing of all the
dust on the floor that they cleaned before they could begin tiling.
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Are you recognizing dog walls yet
when you see them? Here's another example, to keep Dancer off the
black stuff.
You may have realized looking at the pictures that the concrete joint, and therefore the black tar substance that we're not allowed to walk on, bisects the addition. And you can see that the refrigerator is on the far side of said divide. To get to the refrigerator, we had to exit the french doors in the dining room, cross the patio, then re-enter the house at the back door. |
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With the stucco complete, the
deck crew returned one last time to apply the final, color coat to the
deck bench and floor. Deck now is done, but for railing and light
fixture.
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