My Home Remodel thread

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay a few more weeks to go!

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay we are doing the boxing up and starting to remove the old tile baseboard

[learning]

I like your slippers Dee Dee, are those yours on the suitcase in your bedroom?
And I have a niece who has a duck like yours.

OK, here's something I heard on the net, I had to share.
"Did you know a remote controle is like a woman?
A man feels lost without it, and he likes to push it's buttons". :)

[Dee Dee Warren]

I like your slippers Dee Dee, are those yours on the suitcase in your bedroom?

Yes but I do not get to wear them often.

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay we start this weekend! Tomorrow charity is coming for a lot of the furniture.

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay here we go packing up..... notice the empty book shelves (ie why I cannot do research for debate responses) - with the exception of some basic books kept out

[Dee Dee Warren]

Okay the flooring is getting pulled out along iwth the tack strips and the baseboards....

[Dee Dee Warren]

And just some household essentials

[graceinme]

Wow DDW you guys are kickin butt! I love your old Asian style stuff, but I do know whats its like to get tired of stuff after a while. I can hardly wait to see what its going to look like. Keep postin pics, this is fun to see.

Love Grace

[Dee Dee Warren]

Well yesterday was really stressful. We found some damages that need to be addressed taht we did not anticipate. We found some mold and rotten drywall behind the baseboards at two bedrooms, and one area behind the refrigerator which is terrible which was the source of that terrible carpenter ant infestation we had a few months back. We found the queen and killed the nest. I have to take a look at my insurance policy to see if there is any kind of coverage, I am not sure. The mold damages may be covered.

[Piebald]

Hmmm.. what can I do with these pictures...

[Piebald]

Hey, that's a beautiful bird

[learning]

It's a good thing you found out about the mold. Black mold can be very damaging, not just to your house, but to your health. There is even some thought that the red and green mold may lead to cancer, so it is very good that you found out about the mold. See if you can get an environmentalist to make sure it is cleaned up properly. It could cause some big problems with your lungs if you don't. A few years back I had it in my basement, and someone told me that to keep the air moving and dry (dehumidifiers, fans, heat in winter) is a good thing to keep mold away.
One nurse told me that mold in bread, if you open a moldy bread bag and it flies up in your face, can cause even severe eye damage (of course it would have to be pretty moldy), so be careful.

[Dee Dee Warren]

It's a good thing you found out about the mold. Black mold can be very damaging, not just to your house, but to your health. There is even some thought that the red and green mold may lead to cancer, so it is very good that you found out about the mold. See if you can get an environmentalist to make sure it is cleaned up properly. It could cause some big problems with your lungs if you don't. A few years back I had it in my basement, and someone told me that to keep the air moving and dry (dehumidifiers, fans, heat in winter) is a good thing to keep mold away.
One nurse told me that mold in bread, if you open a moldy bread bag and it flies up in your face, can cause even severe eye damage (of course it would have to be pretty moldy), so be careful.

When I get back to the house I have to check my policy on the mold thing. Otherwise we will just have to fix it and find out the source.

My husband is at the house now. They are jackhammering up the one area where there was already some older tile (kitchen dining room and master bath) and are beginning to lay the new tile today. Hopefully I will have some pics later today.

[learning]

Did you know the Bible, in the Old Testament, warned about problems with mold in clothing, clay, wood, leather and walls of buildings. If the mold didn't go away after it was scraped, the whole wall had to come down and be rebuilt, or parts of it. And if it kept coming back, they would tear down the whole house. If you do an internet search on the web, you'll find that people have even sued over health problems with mold.

references re: mold in the Old Testament. Leviticus 14: 33-54.