Wednesday

Wednesday night, stopped at Home Depot on the way home (in spite of the howling wind) and picked up some floor leveler and a trowel for the laundry area. I need to get the sub floor at least up to the linoleum level.

Read the directions after changing clothes. Has to be a clean, dry surface. So, swept the area I wanted to level. Then, since there was a lot of dust from the kitty litter, got out the vacuum and sucked it all up with the hose. Since I had it out, sucked all around the washer and dryer (moving them as needed), too.

D*nm!!! Moved the washer just a tad too far and the discharge hose popped off. Washer spit out about a quart of water that ran over the linoleum and settled (you guessed it) right in the trench I was gonna level!!! Got a towel and sopped it up, but no leveling tonight.

So, I pulled out the countertop (runs from the wall to the wash tub). The North wall has the access to the water and drains in the downstairs bathroom. It was badly covered by somebody sticking a piece of old paneling against the water pipes (When Carla lived here and had her kitten, he got behind there and stayed for most of the day - that's how loose this was).

So, I cut 2 x 4's down to 2 x 2's and built a frame for it. Then cut down a piece of plywood, fit it around the pipes and drain pipes, then screwed it on. Much, much better.

Checked and it was almost 8:30 PM, so quit for the night. Made some brats on the stove top grill and ate a quick dinner. Fell asleep watching TV.