Getting There



Yep. Still plugging away at the office. Got molding up around the windows last night. Whoo. Still have to get base boards and crown molding done. Then work on the hardwood (the floor, people) to get it cleaned up some. With any luck I will have ‘er all done by Sunday and can get started working on my bedroom next week. Hmmmm. Maybe I should rename this site “The Handyman’s Journal” or something like that.

Getting There

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Blah, blah, blah. Been in a foul mood since Saturday. Seems like everyone around me is able to get what they want. Maybe I am too much of a “nice guy.” Maybe I should have kissed him when he said, “Don’t try and kiss me.”

Changing subjects …
I have discovered that I don’t like dealing with molding. Grrr. Is it ever a pain in the ass! Though using the miter saw does make my cock feel much bigger.

Last night, the electrician showed me what I had done wrong when I almost blew up the house while rewiring. Pretty simple if you toss out all you think you know about hot wires and neutral wires. Mmmmm, hot wires.

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Painting Fun


Heaven forbid that you think I have stopped work on the house. Now you can thrill to more home improvement photos. Yipee!



As you can see, I have added a stripe going around the room. The first step (of course) is to tape off where the stripe is gonna go.



Next, the stripe gets painted in. Yes. It was as much fun as you think it would be.



Pull that tape off and waddaya got? I nice green stripe goin’ around the room. All that I need to do now is to get the molding painted, put up and this little project will be history.

And, yes. For certain of you fellas out there (you know who you are), I wore my jock while doing the painting of the stripe. A solo video waiting to happen? Eh, probably not.

Painting Fun

Fun with Wiring (Redux)

Busy weekend. The goal of getting new insulation in the walls of the house before winter is quickly getting past me. Grrrr. So, I spent the weekend getting the office ready, fucking up the wiring for the lights, almost blowing up my house, dealing with “Sweeney Todd” and putting up with “Evil.” Are you sick of home improvement photos yet? Well, too bad.

Patch Work
With the (g)old fan down and the previous ceiling box covered, it’s time to patch and paint.

New Fan
Hooray! The ceiling is painted and the new fan is up. I guess I should have explained that the “blue” for the ceiling is more of a darkish blue/grey color. It looks good.

Getting There
Yes! The walls are now painted as well. Next up is to prime the doors the windows and get those painted tomorrow.

No Rest for the Lonely
So, hopefully, by the end of the week the major work on this room will be done and I can get started on my bedroom. A homeowner’s work is never done.

Fun with Wiring (Redux)

Fun with Wiring


Ah, you old ceiling fan … your days are numbered. I won’t have to look at your sorry gold and white ass much longer. I won’t have to hear you rattle from being installed so poorly. It’s nothing personal. I just hate gold … and the fact that your off-centered in the room.


See. That’s where the new fan is gonna go. Much, much better.


Mmmmmm … a new ceiling box. See how it’s just waiting for new wiring and a new ceiling fan.


Painting will commence tomorrow. First the ceiling (see above color) and then the walls. Whee!

Fun with Wiring

Makin’ Progress

Fresh Drywall Ready to Paint
Now that I don’t have to be at the theater every single night I have spent the week getting some much needed work done in my office. The mudding of the new drywall got completed yesterday. Yes!

First Coat of Primer
Last night I got the first coat of “Drywall First” on the walls. If you have never done any home improvement stuff, the main thing to remember is prime that fresh drywall before you paint with your chosen colors! I can’t stress how important this is (like I’m an expert, right?). Un-primed drywall sucks up paint faster than you can believe.

Tonight I get to play electrician with the new (and not gold) ceiling fan. I get to mount a new ceiling box, re-run the wiring, unhook the old one and patch the hole where it used to be. Yipee!

Hardwood Floors!
Ah, the hardwood floors (underneath all that crappy carpeting) makes me … well, hard. They need some work but are gonna be oh-so-sweet when refinished!

Handyman Extrordinaire
And, who’s the hottest home improvement man in town? Yeah. You know it.

Makin’ Progress

In Other News …

The mudding is about done (finally!) in the office and I will get to start painting within the next few days. Whee! This makes me so happy that I could wet myself. Then is a scrub down of the uncovered hardwood floor, the moving of furniture and then I can start tearing my bedroom apart. Hooray for crappy carpeting going “bye, bye.” Hooray for no more wood paneling. Hooray for insulation. Hooray for mess!

HOME STATUS REPORT
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Room One: Destruction – Complete
Room One: Rewiring – Complete
Room One: Insulation – Complete
Room One: Drywall – Complete
Room One: Paint – Pending
Room One: Molding – Pending
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Room Two: Destruction Pending …

In Other News …