| Ken S. Tucker 2005-06-16, 2:35 pm |
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Don wrote:
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> "Ken S. Tucker"> wrote
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> My wife didn't want an enclosure on our main bath, tub. She wanted that
> frilly white thing, with the valance, that hangs outside the tub and the
> interior vinyl curtain.
> Admittedlt it looks nice but is completely disfunctional.
> Our son uses that bathroom and last week, as they were leaving for the
> airport, I was made aware that the drywall has rotted out on the outside of
> the tub, beyond the tile, on the faucet side of the tub.
> WTF?
That sucks.
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> Why didn't someone tell me about this sooner?
You didn't you read the memo I sent, tsk tsk...
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> Anyway, I have been digging the wet drywall out and I have a fan blowing on
> that area 24/7 for 2 days now. Just today I used 2" mesh and 30 minute
> HotMud to fill the gaping void. Gonna run the sanding screen over it in a
> few mins and then skim coat it again. Hopefully I can get it painted
> tomorrow.
YUK, well, the technology of sauna's seemed to have
solved that problem, though a solid tub enclosure
would present more humidity problems than a flexible,
enclosure, but the're usually plastic or cedar.
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> Gonna finish the mural tile backsplash in the kitchen tonight. She's gonna
> be floored when she sees that.
> I get alot of stuff done around here when no one else is around. Funny how
> that works out.
Yeah, wife sends me out for a few days to another
girl while she cleans house. Saves her telling me to
lift up my feet while she's vacuuming...is that what
you meant??
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