I like to think of myself as a fairly good handy man. I can handle most any project that needs to be done around the house. In an effort to hone my skills I have decided to offer a handy man help line via my blog. So here is my first needy victim.
Q: What is the best way to patch a gaping hole in the ceiling of my entry way that has been present for more than a year? - Cletus R. McDougal Hicksville, OH
A: Well Cletus that is a great question. Is this a conventional style home or a trailer? If it is a trailer I suggest that you gather up all of your stuff, load it and your family into your 1987 Ford Pickup, dowse the place in gasoline, light a match and bust out the graham crackers and marshmallows.
If it is a conventional style home you will need to gather up the following tools: a Ladder, Key Hole/Drywall Saw, Drywall Square, Utility Knife, Eye Protection, a Pencil, Drywall Screw and a Drill. After gathering all necessary tools, make your wife do it. That's what I did.
Not too bad huh? Eat your heart out Bob Villa.
Ok you got me that was all made up. We actually have had a hole in our entry way for over a year. Any one that has stepped foot in our house has seen it. We were really just trying to fit in. We do live in Apache Junction after all.
Shortly after moving in, Jen's dad came up and put tile in the upstairs hall bathroom (carpet + little girl's bathroom = BAD!!!) A few days after getting the bathroom put back together I went down stairs to make sure the doors were locked before bed. I was greeted by a steady stream of water dripping from the ceiling. I grabbed my knife and started cutting the ceiling open. The toilet was leaking into the floor and soaked through the ceiling. I got all of the wet stuff cut out to avoid mold growth(we have an awesome mold story that I will have to tell some other time). I wanted to leave the hole open for a bit to make sure that I had correctly fixed the toilet. Well that few days grew into more than a year. Jen has begged and pleaded many times for it to get fixed and it just never happened.
I have a friend who is a great drywall texturer and he offered to help me texture the ceiling after I help him remove his alternator. I figured that I would get the patch in so that we can texture whenever we want. I got everything together and decided to make Jen do it. Actually we did it together. She always wants to help with projects so I had her cut out the hole and I put the patch in. We both did some plastering. It is so nice to not have a giant hole right when you walk in our front door. I can't wait until it is textured and painted and done with.
Jen flexing some Home Repair muscle
Our hole free ceiling
I need to just add a note about how much I love and appreciate my wife. Thanks for being so patient and not making me sleep on the couch or outside for the last year. Love you Babe!
2 comments:
Having just been at your house for the first time, I do remember vaguely wondering what was going on with the ceiling there. When I was growing up my Dad put his foot through our front entry ceiling once when he was walking through the attic. It took forever for them to fix it! Good job guys.
Good Job! I fixed the cooler-noise after work tonight, then promptly put the ladder through Pete's bedroom window. Did you know Home Despot doesn't sell glass anymore? (I didn't misspell that either)Ace closes at like, 4:00 or something so I have Danno cleaning the glass/putty out and will have to make a trip to Ace first thing tomorrow. Way to go Jen!
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