Somehow, we got it in our heads to take up the linoleum in our kitchen and restore what looks like beautiful hardwood floors underneath. And all was going well, except for one thing...we're having the hardest time getting all the linoleum up. We got most of it off, but where the epoxy or whatever it was went down to hold the linoleum down, it has been absolutely horrible. Well, We'll just use a stripper to get it all off. That's what they do in the home fix it shows. It should work, right? And it does..... almost. We put it down, but just barely had enough, so it didn't go as far as anticipated. We should have gotten more (this was at like 1 in the morning, so no where is open to get more). Well... we'll make it work. The next day, scraping it up (high on fumes from the stripper), it works great where the stripper was started. But at the end? Mmmm... we might get more stripper to help us out. So where does "This old House" and other fix it up shows come in to play? I don't think we would have actually done more than just talk about restoring the hardwood floors if we didn't both grow up watching those shows and have a good idea of what we were doing. We probably wouldn't have even considered more than just talking about it. Did it help us to know what we were doing? Yes. Did it tell us how much work would be involved? No. I don't think we expected it to be this much work. They do make it look so easy on the shows. But then, they are professionals, and have a whole team working on it... not just two people. Would I consider doing this project again in the future? Probably. Despite how hard it is, the finished product should look good. however, I wouldn't do this in another apartment. I wouldn't consider doing it until I know i'm in the place we're going to live for the next 10-15+ years. So those who have grown up watching home fix it shows, beware the strong desires to make improvements to your house. It probably isn't as easy as it seems.
Thoughts on Walmart’s new Grocery Pickup Service
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Having recently gotten a flier in the mail advertising Walmart’s new
grocery pickup service (it's essentially a site-to-store for groceries),
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We did ours. Still have lots of sealer when your ready. Home depot rents floor Sanders. Took all the hard work to a minimum. I have a belt sander too if you need. I totally agree DIY shows have gotten me to bite off a lot of projects most people leave to the pros. Usually with good results and a great feeling of accomplishment.
Aren't you guys renting? Are you allowed to do such stuff?
yes, we are renting. however, the place we are renting is a million years old, so we have a bit more freedom. plus, we asked if we could do it before we did it. we didn't just do it without checking.
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