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(Msg. 31) Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 8:11 pm
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Purrt wrote:
> SAMK wrote:
>>Purrt wrote:
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>>>Although now I have to deal with Car Salesmen. (the horror!)
>>
>>If the car salesman treats you condenscendingly, WALK OUT.
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>>If you can take an older male along to haggle, you may have
>>better results.
>>
>>DO NOT put up with being ignored. My mother and I do all the
>>car shopping, and you would think some of these peons have not
>>yet realized that women have money in their own right!
>
>
> Absolutely. Although I find that giving them my requirements *first*
> does tend to help matters.
Yep. I worked out what I wanted, and did *not* want, before I
went car shopping. It helped a lot, because when the salesmen
tried to talk me into "nicer" cars, I'd just say no. My
"politeness" impulse ("just agree with the person so they'll stop
pestering me") might have kicked in if I hadn't pre-prepped my brain.
> I went to the Allentown dealership and they had *no* used Miata on the
> lot. I gave them a list of my requirements and walked out.
>
> Went to the Easton dealership and they had 2 on the lot - neither met
> my requirements and I walked out.
Your requirements are stricter than most. That helps narrow the
field nicely. :>
> Found one that did meet my requirements at cars.com and a (male)
> friend is going by today to check it out for me. Fortunately, it's
> not at a dealership! If this one is as good as it looks, I intend to
> go over with cash in hand and see if she'll accept less - particularly
> since she'd have to fill out Bank Forms if she deposits a check for
> more than $10,000. And this one is RED! <g>
>
> Keeping fingers and toes crossed.
Indeed! Red Miata... fingers duly crossed. ;>
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(Msg. 32) Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2007 11:06 pm
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"Purrt" <ivaf RemoveThis @ptd.net> wrote:
> Found one that did meet my requirements at cars.com and a (male) friend is
> going by today to check it out for me. Fortunately, it's not at a
> dealership! If this one is as good as it looks, I intend to go over with
> cash in hand and see if she'll accept less - particularly since she'd have
> to fill out Bank Forms if she deposits a check for more than $10,000. And
> this one is RED! <g>
I know the feeling. Years ago (far too many...) I bought a used Corvette.
I knew functionally what I wanted, and was in no hurry to buy, so I kept an
eye on what was on the market (by going to the lots; this was lloonngg
before the days of the Internet). One dealership had two on the lot:
One was pale green (factory job) and automatic transmission
The other was primarily bright red, with a beautifully-done custom paint job
and a manual transmission. Someone had keyed the car, but the scar was only
about 8" long.
Both had just under 12,000 miles. Both were priced the same. Care to guess
which one met my specs, and which I purchased? <grin>
(And the dealer ate the cost of reinstalling the seatbelts which the idiot
previous owner had removed.)
On a more present-day topic, there shouldn't be an issue with the deposit of
a *check* for more than $10K into an established bank account, although
there may be a few days' delay before the funds are available to the
depositor. The gov'mt rules about transactions above that magic figure are
aimed at penetrating the anonymity of cash transactions; checks are (by
definition) generally traceable. As a seller I would be more concerned with
accepting a large check [*] from someone I don't know unless I had a
mechanism to ensure that the check was good before surrendering the item
being sold. Even cash could be an issue, given some of the incredibly
high-quality counterfeit US currency being printed by the North Korean
government.
[*] By "check" I unfortunately have to refer not only to personal checks but
cashiers' checks as well. There have been many scams where bogus cashiers'
checks have passed initial muster only to be eventually rejected -- and the
depositor *does* have to make good the bank's loss even if the funds
represented by the check were made available before the check was rejected
as fraudulent.
You might want to talk to the seller and ask what method of payment will be
acceptable. (And consider how you want to protect yourself against the
possibility that the seller does not have clear title to the car but takes
your money anyway.) Good luck!
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Joe Morris wrote:
>Purrt wrote:
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>> Found one that did meet my requirements at cars.com and a (male)
>> friend is going by today to check it out for me. Fortunately, it's
>> not at a dealership! If this one is as good as it looks, I intend
>> to go over with cash in hand and see if she'll accept less -
>> particularly since she'd have to fill out Bank Forms if she
>> deposits a check for more than $10,000. And this one is RED! <g>
>
> I know the feeling. Years ago (far too many...) I bought a used
> Corvette. I knew functionally what I wanted, and was in no hurry to
> buy, so I kept an eye on what was on the market (by going to the
> lots; this was lloonngg before the days of the Internet). One
> dealership had two on the lot:
>
> One was pale green (factory job) and automatic transmission
> The other was primarily bright red, with a beautifully-done custom
> paint job and a manual transmission. Someone had keyed the car, but
> the scar was only about 8" long.
>
> Both had just under 12,000 miles. Both were priced the same. Care
> to guess which one met my specs, and which I purchased? <grin>
Was it, perhaps, Red?
My conditions are simple: the car has to be a 1999-2004 model, have
manual transmission and a cloth interior, and have less than 50,000
miles on it. And red. Although the red part was negotiable. If the
next one is red, then not only can I use the hardtop from the previous
car, but I won't have to get it painted.
> (And the dealer ate the cost of reinstalling the seatbelts which the
> idiot previous owner had removed.)
>
>
> On a more present-day topic, there shouldn't be an issue with the
> deposit of a *check* for more than $10K into an established bank
> account, although there may be a few days' delay before the funds
> are available to the depositor. The gov'mt rules about transactions
> above that magic figure are aimed at penetrating the anonymity of
> cash transactions; checks are (by definition) generally traceable.
> As a seller I would be more concerned with accepting a large check
> [*] from someone I don't know unless I had a mechanism to ensure
> that the check was good before surrendering the item being sold.
> Even cash could be an issue, given some of the incredibly
> high-quality counterfeit US currency being printed by the North
> Korean government.
>
> [*] By "check" I unfortunately have to refer not only to personal
> checks but cashiers' checks as well. There have been many scams
> where bogus cashiers' checks have passed initial muster only to be
> eventually rejected -- and the depositor *does* have to make good
> the bank's loss even if the funds represented by the check were made
> available before the check was rejected as fraudulent.
>
> You might want to talk to the seller and ask what method of payment
> will be acceptable. (And consider how you want to protect yourself
> against the possibility that the seller does not have clear title to
> the car but takes your money anyway.) Good luck!
My friend is going to look at the car for me on Wednesday and get the
VIN so I can run a Carfax report on it. If that comes back clear, I
just might have a new(er) Miata by Monday.
We have a checking account tied to a home equity line of credit and
that's what I intend to use for the purchase. And, hopefully, the
driver that destroyed my other car will have insurance that will "make
me whole" so I won't have to make too many payments on the credit
line. Particularly since we were going to use those funds to add a
breakfast room to our house!
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(Msg. 34) Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 4:30 am
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Purrt wrote:
> Joe Morris wrote:
>
>>Purrt wrote:
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<snip -- car shopping>
>>One was pale green (factory job) and automatic transmission
>>The other was primarily bright red, with a beautifully-done custom
>>paint job and a manual transmission. Someone had keyed the car, but
>>the scar was only about 8" long.
>>
>>Both had just under 12,000 miles. Both were priced the same. Care
>>to guess which one met my specs, and which I purchased? <grin>
>
>
> Was it, perhaps, Red?
>
> My conditions are simple: the car has to be a 1999-2004 model, have
> manual transmission and a cloth interior, and have less than 50,000
> miles on it. And red. Although the red part was negotiable. If the
> next one is red, then not only can I use the hardtop from the previous
> car, but I won't have to get it painted.
That's simple?
Last time I bought a car, my conditions were, "under $X, good
mpg, reliable, new-ish".
(Where new-ish is a fuzzy notion translating to, probably, under
5-6 years old.)
<snip>
> My friend is going to look at the car for me on Wednesday and get the
> VIN so I can run a Carfax report on it. If that comes back clear, I
> just might have a new(er) Miata by Monday.
Ooo, ooo, ooo!
> We have a checking account tied to a home equity line of credit and
> that's what I intend to use for the purchase. And, hopefully, the
> driver that destroyed my other car will have insurance that will "make
> me whole" so I won't have to make too many payments on the credit
> line. Particularly since we were going to use those funds to add a
> breakfast room to our house!
Ooo, ooo, OOO, ooo, ooo!
I want to redo my bathroom. Just remove and replace all the
stuff in there. I can now certify that the books are right --
linoleum most certainly does not last 25 year. (Ugh.) And I
think I have to replace the toilet before the emergency water
shut-off valve does something more exciting than drip. Drips
occasionally, now. I gather the next step from "occasional drip"
in the Toilet Excitement Scale is very, very exciting indeed.
(Involving gushing, and much drywall and carpet replacement.)
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(Msg. 35) Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 10:48 am
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Megan wrote:
> Purrt wrote:
<snippage>
> > My conditions are simple: the car has to be a 1999-2004 model,
have
> > manual transmission and a cloth interior, and have less than
50,000
> > miles on it. And red. Although the red part was negotiable. If
the
> > next one is red, then not only can I use the hardtop from the
previous
> > car, but I won't have to get it painted.
>
> That's simple?
>
> Last time I bought a car, my conditions were, "under $X, good
> mpg, reliable, new-ish".
>
> (Where new-ish is a fuzzy notion translating to, probably, under
> 5-6 years old.)
<g> I totally understand.
> <snip>
> > My friend is going to look at the car for me on Wednesday and get
the
> > VIN so I can run a Carfax report on it. If that comes back clear,
I
> > just might have a new(er) Miata by Monday.
>
> Ooo, ooo, ooo!
>
> > We have a checking account tied to a home equity line of credit
and
> > that's what I intend to use for the purchase. And, hopefully, the
> > driver that destroyed my other car will have insurance that will
"make
> > me whole" so I won't have to make too many payments on the credit
> > line. Particularly since we were going to use those funds to add
a
> > breakfast room to our house!
>
> Ooo, ooo, OOO, ooo, ooo!
>
> I want to redo my bathroom. Just remove and replace all the
> stuff in there. I can now certify that the books are right --
> linoleum most certainly does not last 25 year. (Ugh.) And I
> think I have to replace the toilet before the emergency water
> shut-off valve does something more exciting than drip. Drips
> occasionally, now. I gather the next step from "occasional drip"
> in the Toilet Excitement Scale is very, very exciting indeed.
> (Involving gushing, and much drywall and carpet replacement.)
It could also involve replacing flooring as well if left too long. We
discovered that lovely surprise when we replaced the nasty linoleum
floor in the master bathroom.
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(Msg. 36) Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 7:20 pm
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Purrt wrote:
> Megan wrote:
>
>>Purrt wrote:
<snip>
>>>me whole" so I won't have to make too many payments on the credit
>>>line. Particularly since we were going to use those funds to add
>>>a breakfast room to our house!
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>>Ooo, ooo, OOO, ooo, ooo!
>>
>>I want to redo my bathroom. Just remove and replace all the
>>stuff in there. I can now certify that the books are right --
>>linoleum most certainly does not last 25 year. (Ugh.) And I
>>think I have to replace the toilet before the emergency water
>>shut-off valve does something more exciting than drip. Drips
>>occasionally, now. I gather the next step from "occasional drip"
>>in the Toilet Excitement Scale is very, very exciting indeed.
>>(Involving gushing, and much drywall and carpet replacement.)
>
> It could also involve replacing flooring as well if left too long. We
> discovered that lovely surprise when we replaced the nasty linoleum
> floor in the master bathroom.
That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion of
replacing the toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year old linoleum
(ugh). So if replacing the toilet gets, um, exciting, the
flooring at that time will still be the "oh, please destroy me"
stuff, and not anything new. :>
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(Msg. 37) Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:31 pm
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> Purrt wrote:
>> Megan wrote:
>>
>>>Purrt wrote:
> <snip>
>>>>me whole" so I won't have to make too many payments on the credit
>>>>line. Particularly since we were going to use those funds to add
>>>>a breakfast room to our house!
>>>
>>>Ooo, ooo, OOO, ooo, ooo!
>>>
>>>I want to redo my bathroom. Just remove and replace all the
>>>stuff in there. I can now certify that the books are right --
>>>linoleum most certainly does not last 25 year. (Ugh.) And I
>>>think I have to replace the toilet before the emergency water
>>>shut-off valve does something more exciting than drip. Drips
>>>occasionally, now. I gather the next step from "occasional drip"
>>>in the Toilet Excitement Scale is very, very exciting indeed.
>>>(Involving gushing, and much drywall and carpet replacement.)
>>
>> It could also involve replacing flooring as well if left too long. We
>> discovered that lovely surprise when we replaced the nasty linoleum
>> floor in the master bathroom.
>
> That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion of replacing the
> toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year old linoleum (ugh). So if replacing
> the toilet gets, um, exciting, the flooring at that time will still be the
> "oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new. :>
>
> --
> Megan
> Journeyperson Dancing Barbarian
> Keeper o' the FAQ: http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and floor(ing) later, in
order to do a proper job the toilet will have to be removed to change the
floor covering. odds are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be
repared/replaced fairly easily.
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(Msg. 38) Posted: Thu Jun 14, 2007 5:34 am
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Rex Reynolds wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
<snip>
>>>It could also involve replacing flooring as well if left too long. We
>>>discovered that lovely surprise when we replaced the nasty linoleum
>>>floor in the master bathroom.
>>
>>That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion of replacing the
>>toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year old linoleum (ugh). So if replacing
>>the toilet gets, um, exciting, the flooring at that time will still be the
>>"oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new. :>
>
> there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and floor(ing) later, in
> order to do a proper job the toilet will have to be removed to change the
> floor covering. odds are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be
> repared/replaced fairly easily.
You do? I thought they just cut and placed the new flooring
*around* the toilet, which has to plug into something pipe-like
on the underside.
Oh, dear. Maybe I better call that contractor soon.
I'm ... almost ... sure the cutoff valve alone wouldn't be too
hard to replace. But since the toilet is a water-waster (in
drought-prone California), the bathtub is an eyesore (with rust),
and the sink is, in the words of my house inspector "on its last
legs -- should be replaced soon"... well.
The writing is, metaphorically speaking, on the wall.
May as well go whole-hog. (Or as whole-hog as you can go without
changing the size or location of any existing fixture.)
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> Rex Reynolds wrote:
>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <snip>
>>>>It could also involve replacing flooring as well if left too long. We
>>>>discovered that lovely surprise when we replaced the nasty linoleum
>>>>floor in the master bathroom.
>>>
>>>That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion of replacing the
>>>toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year old linoleum (ugh). So if
>>>replacing the toilet gets, um, exciting, the flooring at that time will
>>>still be the "oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new. :>
>>
>> there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and floor(ing) later, in
>> order to do a proper job the toilet will have to be removed to change the
>> floor covering. odds are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be
>> repared/replaced fairly easily.
>
> You do? I thought they just cut and placed the new flooring *around* the
> toilet, which has to plug into something pipe-like on the underside.
>
> Oh, dear. Maybe I better call that contractor soon.
>
> I'm ... almost ... sure the cutoff valve alone wouldn't be too hard to
> replace. But since the toilet is a water-waster (in drought-prone
> California), the bathtub is an eyesore (with rust), and the sink is, in
> the words of my house inspector "on its last legs -- should be replaced
> soon"... well.
>
> The writing is, metaphorically speaking, on the wall.
>
> May as well go whole-hog. (Or as whole-hog as you can go without changing
> the size or location of any existing fixture.)
>
> --
> Megan
> Journeyperson Dancing Barbarian
> Keeper o' the FAQ: http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
well you can cut and fit around the comode...but its a chore, not to mention
a hassle sealing the joint around the base(for those oh bugger moments). it
works out better in the long run to set the unit over the top of the
flooring as opposed to in its own water collecting pocket.
the unit sits on what looks like(and is called) a large wax doughnut...thing
is you really only get one shot at lining things up per gasket. if it were
me I'd take care of that valve 1st then take care of the floor and comode
all at once.
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Rex Reynolds wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
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>> Rex Reynolds wrote:
>>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>> <snip - bathroom fix-ups>
>>
>>>> That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion
>>>> of replacing the toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year
>>>> old linoleum (ugh). So if replacing the toilet gets,
>>>> um, exciting, the flooring at that time will still be
>>>> the "oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new.
>>>> :>
>>>
>>> there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and
>>> floor(ing) later, in order to do a proper job the toilet
>>> will have to be removed to change the floor covering. odds
>>> are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be
>>> repared/replaced fairly easily.
>>
>> You do? I thought they just cut and placed the new flooring
>> *around* the toilet, which has to plug into something
>> pipe-like on the underside.
>>
>> Oh, dear. Maybe I better call that contractor soon.
<snip>
>
> well you can cut and fit around the comode...but its a chore,
> not to mention a hassle sealing the joint around the base(for
> those oh bugger moments). it works out better in the long run
> to set the unit over the top of the flooring as opposed to in
> its own water collecting pocket. the unit sits on what looks
> like(and is called) a large wax doughnut...thing is you really
> only get one shot at lining things up per gasket. if it were
> me I'd take care of that valve 1st then take care of the floor
> and comode all at once.
Ok, definitely need to call that contractor. Why does house
fixing-up need to be so complicated?
Thanks for the tip!
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> Rex Reynolds wrote:
>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>>> Rex Reynolds wrote:
>>>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
>>> <snip - bathroom fix-ups>
>>>
>>>>> That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion
>>>>> of replacing the toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year
>>>>> old linoleum (ugh). So if replacing the toilet gets,
>>>>> um, exciting, the flooring at that time will still be
>>>>> the "oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new.
>>>>> :>
>>>>
>>>> there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and
>>>> floor(ing) later, in order to do a proper job the toilet
>>>> will have to be removed to change the floor covering. odds
>>>> are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be repared/replaced
>>>> fairly easily.
>>>
>>> You do? I thought they just cut and placed the new flooring
>>> *around* the toilet, which has to plug into something
>>> pipe-like on the underside.
>>>
>>> Oh, dear. Maybe I better call that contractor soon.
> <snip>
>>
>> well you can cut and fit around the comode...but its a chore,
>> not to mention a hassle sealing the joint around the base(for
>> those oh bugger moments). it works out better in the long run
>> to set the unit over the top of the flooring as opposed to in
>> its own water collecting pocket. the unit sits on what looks
>> like(and is called) a large wax doughnut...thing is you really
>> only get one shot at lining things up per gasket. if it were me I'd take
>> care of that valve 1st then take care of the floor
>> and comode all at once.
>
> Ok, definitely need to call that contractor. Why does house fixing-up
> need to be so complicated?
>
> Thanks for the tip!
>
> --
> Megan
> Journeyperson Dancing Barbarian
> Keeper o' the FAQ: http://home.earthlink.net/~m_thomas3/abml/
you're welcome
its all in the planning/thinking ahead. now about that tub...were you
thinking of a footed model, or a more modern tub? the non-footed tubs are
comparitively easy to floor around. if you want to get a chuckle at
remodeling watch 'this old house/ ask this old house'.
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(Msg. 42) Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 2:09 am
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Rex Reynolds wrote:
> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote in message
<bathroom remodelling>
>>Ok, definitely need to call that contractor. Why does house fixing-up
>>need to be so complicated?
>>
>>Thanks for the tip!
>
> you're welcome
> its all in the planning/thinking ahead. now about that tub...were you
> thinking of a footed model, or a more modern tub? the non-footed tubs are
> comparitively easy to floor around. if you want to get a chuckle at
> remodeling watch 'this old house/ ask this old house'.
Plain ol' modern tub. I suspect footed models require a little
more room around the edges than my compact space allows for.
Besides, if I got a footed tub, then I'd have to mop under it, too.
I do watch "Ask This Old House", sometimes. :>
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(Msg. 43) Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:40 am
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In article <RpKbi.16435$296.7320@newsread4.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]
<"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote:
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> I want to redo my bathroom. Just remove and replace all the
> stuff in there. I can now certify that the books are right --
> linoleum most certainly does not last 25 year. (Ugh.) And I
> think I have to replace the toilet before the emergency water
> shut-off valve does something more exciting than drip. Drips
> occasionally, now. I gather the next step from "occasional drip"
> in the Toilet Excitement Scale is very, very exciting indeed.
> (Involving gushing, and much drywall and carpet replacement.)
On the toilet shutoff valve issue, Most of the time one can stop the
drip by using a crescent wrench on the nut the shaft of the valve pokes
through to tighten (gently). The cost of a wrench is much better than
the cost of a plumber then the carpenter (that is if one has even a
modicum of mechanical aptitude).
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(Msg. 44) Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 7:45 am
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In article <Nseci.378$W_6.297@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]
<"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote:
> Rex Reynolds wrote:
> > "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> >
> >> Rex Reynolds wrote:
> >>> "m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"
> >> <snip - bathroom fix-ups>
> >>
> >>>> That's why I have the, I think, extremely clever notion
> >>>> of replacing the toilet first, and *then* the 25+ year
> >>>> old linoleum (ugh). So if replacing the toilet gets,
> >>>> um, exciting, the flooring at that time will still be
> >>>> the "oh, please destroy me" stuff, and not anything new.
> >>>> :>
> >>>
> >>> there is a downside to replacing the toilet now and
> >>> floor(ing) later, in order to do a proper job the toilet
> >>> will have to be removed to change the floor covering. odds
> >>> are that if your cutoff valve is dripping, it can be
> >>> repared/replaced fairly easily.
> >>
> >> You do? I thought they just cut and placed the new flooring
> >> *around* the toilet, which has to plug into something
> >> pipe-like on the underside.
> >>
> >> Oh, dear. Maybe I better call that contractor soon.
> <snip>
> >
> > well you can cut and fit around the comode...but its a chore,
> > not to mention a hassle sealing the joint around the base(for
> > those oh bugger moments). it works out better in the long run
> > to set the unit over the top of the flooring as opposed to in
> > its own water collecting pocket. the unit sits on what looks
> > like(and is called) a large wax doughnut...thing is you really
> > only get one shot at lining things up per gasket. if it were
> > me I'd take care of that valve 1st then take care of the floor
> > and comode all at once.
>
> Ok, definitely need to call that contractor. Why does house
> fixing-up need to be so complicated?
>
> Thanks for the tip!
Not complicated, just spendy at times. I know about bathroom repair
issues. Biggest problem in a redo is the sequencing of the job. Mainly,
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(Msg. 45) Posted: Fri Jun 15, 2007 8:14 pm
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Richard Fallstrom wrote:
> In article <Nseci.378$W_6.297@newsread1.news.pas.earthlink.net>,
> <"m_thomas[numBksInLastHrldMage]"@earthlink.net> wrote:
<snip>
>>
>>>well you can cut and fit around the comode...but its a chore,
>>>not to mention a hassle sealing the joint around the base(for
>>>those oh bugger moments). it works out better in the long run
>>>to set the unit over the top of the flooring as opposed to in
>>>its own water collecting pocket. the unit sits on what looks
>>>like(and is called) a large wax doughnut...thing is you really
>>>only get one shot at lining things up per gasket. if it were
>>>me I'd take care of that valve 1st then take care of the floor
>>>and comode all at once.
>>
>>Ok, definitely need to call that contractor. Why does house
>>fixing-up need to be so complicated?
>>
>>Thanks for the tip!
>
> Not complicated, just spendy at times. I know about bathroom repair
> issues. Biggest problem in a redo is the sequencing of the job. Mainly,
> the stuff nearest the door has to be removed first then installed last.
Spendy, I'm bracing myself for.
I'm ok with the sequencing you state. The sink is nearest the
door, and I have a second sink, in the kitchen. Everything else
in there I only have one of, and I can't comfortably live with
the toilet out of commission for very long. :>
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