Hello I'm Rich Brown and this is my personal website and blog. I'm just your simple, average, down to earth, professional, out gay man and aspiring circuit boy, living in Phoenix, Arizona with a few things to say while trying to find my place among all the scary, conservative, religious nuts in this sick and twisted world.
Monday, July 24, 2006
Home-Work
Not the homework you had when you were a kid, but more of the home-work you have when you own your own home. Justin and I have decided to finally complete a few of the lingering projects we've had around the house. Well mostly I decided, and Justin gets stuck with the mess and helping me with the work until we're done.
Actually the real reason for completing these home projects is that we've finally decided to get rid of our grubby old carpet and get new flooring put into the house. We really love hardwood floors, but with our 100# poochie they're just not practical for us, so we've chosen to have laminate wood planks installed. Something along the lines of 'Pergo' however a little better rated and actually individual beveled wood planks, so more of the hardwood look. We're going to get rid of all the carpeting throughout the house and have the planks installed in every room except the family room, kitchen and bathrooms, where we're going to eventually tile.
I can't even begin to say how excited I am about finally getting the floors done. We went with Flooring America of Mesa and they've been really great so far. They dropped off the flooring on Friday and are going to start installing it tomorrow. Because we didn't want to take on any major painting tasks after the new floors were installed, we decided that we had to finish all of that work now. This meant scraping the celing popcorn from the hallway, dining room and library celings and also painting those and the remaining unpainted bedrooms. I wanted to get this done before they start laying the floors so as to not risk messing them up. Quite a task to undertake, so let's just say it was a busy weekend spent moving things out to the garage, removing carpet, molding, popcorn and painting celings and rooms.
One of the good things about doing this is that we also rented a huge dumpster, which is currently sitting in our driveway, so that we could get rid of the old carpet and junk. I think I get the pack-rat from my Mother's side of the family, although it apparently skipped a generation with her, so I've really used this as a time to re-think everything I've been saving for the last 10 years. I've gone through almost everything and if it's something I haven't touched in the last year, I've thrown it out. Old books, files, computer parts, etc. All gone, and I feel so much better now. It's been sort of a cleansing experience.
Anyway I just wanted to write a quick entry since I haven't posed for a bit. We've been really busy and with all the home-work, I haven't had much time to sit in front of the computer and post. I do have some photos that I've taken of the mess, but I'll save them to post the before and after when this is all done. Alright well I better get back to work for now. Cheers!
I love it! There's such a feeling of renewal when you can toss out a lot of old crap, get those projects done (can we FINALLY paint that banged corner of the spare room we've been planning on hitting for 9 months) and invest some time and care into your house. I applaud your work (and wish I could take a lesson...)
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by Rick Andreoli @ Monday, July 24, 2006 12:40:00 PM
I've been pondering some home improvement projects lately myself.. namely re-doing the kitchen with ceramic tile instead of vinyl, new countertops, new fridge & dishwasher... Then there's the back yard.. I might be better off just setting it on fire and starting over!! Hehehe..
|______________________________________________________________________ posted by NovaStorm @ Monday, July 24, 2006 5:15:00 PM
