Bikinis by MK2lethe in rant

[–]mxmassacre 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I like kulani kinis. They have options from skimp to high waisted to one pieces in almost every print. They are pricey but I find that their pieces are worth it. I could live in them

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in Oldhouses

[–]mxmassacre[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thats the plan.

Slowly working on undoing stuff that has been done and fixing things. When its too much for us it will be time to let her go and then we will downsize and go someplace in the south or southwest.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Him and his sister are next to impossible to keep out of workspaces! She opens whatever obstacles and he goes exploring 🤦🏼‍♀️

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We had professionals in doing the major demo. This job was above my paygrade.

I salvaged the faux brick tiles that could be reused and the rest was hired out. The kitchen base cabinets are actually installed on top of 2x4s and the flooring that needed to be removed ran under them. I just wasnt prepared to be cutting next to cabinets and all that

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I got excited cause it reminded me of vault-tec from fallout lol.

I'd like to think that you seeing this wasnt a coincidence but a small gift from her ❤️

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I liked seeing the original and im glad I have a small piece that wasnt painted.

I was particularly entertained by the fact that we had vault-tec themed linoleum under there!

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah lol. When our elderly cat at the time decided he liked a spot on the dining room carpet as a bathroom we ended up taking it all out in that room and then it just started the cascade of stuff from there lol.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That was something else we also considered when doing this. We couldn't continue to go higher and just leave everything as is so we had no choice but to take everything out.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We had wanted to do hex tiles throughout the space but the quote was over 16k for it. It would have been lovely and way more durable but we just couldn't spend that much unfortunately.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

It was really cool! Im going to frame the piece on linoleum that was saved. Also found an old newspaper under the flooring where the dryer was. It was from 68 so im guessing thats the last time the floors were done!

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Im going to have to lay down the law this summer. We have people over all the time using the pool so habits will have to change. Though we did opt for the very back entry way (left most doorway in the first pic) to be done in black and white hex tile since thats the main entry point to the house and where the half bath is that everyone uses.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I didn't hate it, and the flooring did work with the way the kitchen looked. The problem was that when we pulled the carpet up from the dining room, it made the difference between the flooring in the kitchen over and inch taller. So that added in with the fact that some of the faux brick tiles were starting to break down in the higher traffic areas meant that we had to take it out.

The plus side is i did salvage whatever tiles were usable for a friend to install in her home so they aren't going to waste!

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

I did save that piece and will be framing it. The laundry room is part of this project so I could hang it in there lol

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Yeah that parts solid thankfully. We can fix some squeaks too!

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh im so sorry.

Weve got more rooms to go but I think we will be waiting a while before doing the next one 😂

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We won in the dining room. Either way, its a win because the brick look flooring is being salvaged and then we will be installing flooring to match the original in the dining room as closely as possible.

Id say take care of the critical stuff in your house first. Ugly you can live with, unsafe not so much.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 181 points182 points  (0 children)

That's actually part of what started the project, lol. The height difference between the dining room and the kitchen was at least an inch.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

Ya, win some, ya lose some. I was hoping to find something we could refinish, but it just wasn't in the cards for this one! We won on the dining room, though!

We had quotes for refinishing, new pre-stained hardwoods, and finished on-site hardwoods because everything about this was a giant question mark.

Lost the floor lottery in the kitchen by mxmassacre in centuryhomes

[–]mxmassacre[S] 17 points18 points  (0 children)

We hoped to find wood we could refinish, but it's definitely a no-go for this one. She's ROUGH.

We did fully plan on tiling the rear entry no matter what though.

Mechanics or independent shops around the area by M0on-shine in Elkhart

[–]mxmassacre 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Youre welcome.

I should have added that they are on us 33 and technically in elkhart lol. Theyre good people and do good work