My dryer had been taking at least 3 hours to dry a load of clothes and it wouldn't turn off on it's own. If I put a load in at night and forgot to turn it off when I went to bed, it would still be going the next morning. So, without my knowledge, Chuck went out and bought me a new washer and dryer. And he really does listen to me because they were exactly what I had been talking about (steam). Also, I wanted stackables. His idea was to buy them and just put them in but I convinced him to do them as stackables from the beginning. That meant going under the house to replumb and rewire for the back porch. He also had to pull out a cabinet that was aabove the old dryer. He did most of this while I was gone on my trip.
Well, when he finished painting and pulled off the painter's tape, some of the paint came off the wall, even though he and Jordan had sanded and primed first. So I decided I wanted the other cabinet pulled out as well. Now we are going to put a closet maid type shelving system in there. That also led to a new floor. Well, if yu're going to do that, you may as well do the kitchen floor. Oh, and then you may as well paint the kitchen and dining room. And he also pulled out the half wlall between the kitchen and dining room. When we pulled up a corner of the dining room carpet, the hardwood floors are in very good condition so we will pull up that carpept. I also want to paint the kitchen cabinets and Chuck is balking at that. But I think when he sees how nice everything but the cabinets look he'll end up doing those, too. So my house is a total mess, but I'm going back to school anyway, so who cares? (Let's see if I'm still saying that in a couple weeks). I'll bet he wishes he had a job!
Oh, the rewiring was a good thing for Chuck, too. This house is so old that anytime we turned on more than a couple of things and he was out working in the garage, we would blow a fuse. For some strange reason, one side of my kitchen, the bathroom and the garage were all on the same fuse. So now the laundry room is on it's own fuse.
One other note. Jordan and Josh have both been over here helping with the project. So it's made with love by all my guys. Thanks guys! (And thanks wives/girlfriends for letting them do this and taking time away from your families).
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
3 comments:
I think you could write a book. Call it "If you Give a Grandma a New Dryer". :)
That's great to have all those handymen around. Can't wait to see the finish projects.
lol, this is too funny Kathy! Isn't it nice to have a retired husband? I think my mom is putting my dad to work the same way!
Post a Comment