Mazdeuce fixes the grosh

Mrs. Deuce decided that I needed more motivation. Dishes are being done in the bathtub. Fun. 

 What flooring is that? Vinyl plank? My wife and I want to put something similar in our basement.

In reply to klipless :

I like how it assembles so far, easy to work with, and if it lives up to it's warranty then it will be a bargain. Feels like plastic, but it is plastic, so that's to be expected. 

mazdeuce - Seth said:

Mrs. Deuce decided that I needed more motivation. Dishes are being done in the bathtub. Fun. 

That's why paper plates exist

My plan is to set the sink up in the spare bathtub with a minimalist frame at standing height so that I an wash dishes without kneeling at the edge of the tub.

NOHOME said:

My plan is to set the sink up in the spare bathtub with a minimalist frame at standing height so that I an wash dishes without kneeling at the edge of the tub.

Thats genius. And use the shoulwer head threads for a garden hose attachment. Finally a powerful dish sprayer

Dont forget the garbage disposal installed in the tub.

In reply to NOHOME :

Spare bathtub would require a second bathroom. If I had hot water in the garage I'd do them there, but I do not. 

We decided to run the flooring around and into the bathroom. I keep saying I want to put in tile, but I've been saying that for a decade. I had to do some thinking to get this all to work. 

It took three cereal boxes of CAD to get around the toilet. I'm happy with how it turned out. It's better than the picture looks because my toilet sits on a leveling wedge of cement. 

Even at page 101, this thread still delivers! 

In reply to EastCoastMojo :

Thanks. It's still fun. 

Mrs. Deuce sent me this picture today. She's been angling for new floor since before that kid was eating pumpkin guts on it. That kid is in college now. 

mazdeuce - Seth said:

In reply to EastCoastMojo :

Thanks. It's still fun. 

Mrs. Deuce sent me this picture today. She's been angling for new floor since before that kid was eating pumpkin guts on it. That kid is in college now. 

Not knowing your dear daughters demeanor, but this may be one of those shots that might illicit the 'Dad....really!?!?!???' when shared on the social media highway. Great work on the family unit gathering station.....

Great progress! I love how easy those types of flooring go together. Not very messy either.

In reply to AWSX1686 :

It's good stuff. Cutting it outside cuts WAY down on the mess. 

Once the floor is in pictures are unimpressive. It just looks like a floor. It's all in and I've got $200 in unopened boxes to return because I make fewer mistakes. My gaps are getting better too. 

On to painting trim so I can start putting that up tomorrow. This whole process always takes so much longer than I expect. 

In reply to mazdeuce - Seth :

RE: Gapping. 

I've heard, and read on the instructions that most of these floating floors call for a decent gap at the edges to allow for expansion with heat/cool/humidity. That said, in the two I've done I didn't  leave much gap and I haven't has issues. Yours is also all plastic or whatever, so it might not even call for it either.

Trim, caulk. One corner first. Move the fridge there. Work my way around the room. 

Starting to look like grownups might live here. 

Very nice! I love the color palette. 

Go for crown molding!

Looking good! I'm not completely sure why, but I'm really excited to see your kitchen come together.

In reply to HikerDan :

Thanks! I'm mostly excited to be able to work on something that isn't the kitchen. If this were a normal project I'd take a week off and play with the Miata. Kind of hard to do that and still be married. 

well, you have managed to take two weekends off, which is pretty good

sometime tonight I realized you probably shouldn't return those boxes... I reckon there's a pretty good chance you're going to be re-flooring the family room with this stuff before long?

Sometimes you wake up in the morning and have a cup of coffee and want to just sit and watch it rain. Then a beautiful woman walks down the stairs and asks "what can I do to help you today?" and that's all it takes to get things moving.

Tomorrow I'll see if I have all the pieces I need to make the sink work again. Historically I do not do well with my plumbing inventory.  I did find it interesting that these cabinets are USA made. 

Many of them are made here in Ohio at Sauder. I’ve put in four IKEA kitchens and they’re always pretty smooth going. 

Sadly lots of toys, space, $,  here, but no beautiful woman :(

I've never cut a hole in a counter top for a sink and I'm a little nervous about it. A practice run with a leftover piece of plywood has put me at ease. The plumbing is done and we have a sink for tonight. 

The cabinets were adjusted and screwed together and the first bank of six drawers assembled. We're going to have so many drawers.