Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 And I'm a mess. I'm huddled in one half of my house, trying to stay calm. I hate that a change in my environment produces this much stress, because normally I'm pretty much on an even keel. I must keep telling myself that it is going to be alright, just stay calm, microwave my second cup of tea...Wah! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I'm with you. We're in the last stage of three years of renovation, and I'm so done by now. It should be over by mid-August. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 The prying, the hammering and the splintering sound of wood floor coming up is so anxiety producing. Both my cats are in hiding under my bed, even the dogs aren't barking. I think we are all in the duck and cover mode right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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TammyS Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I completely sympathize. Every time we do something I'm afraid that we won't be able to finish or it's all going to go horribly wrong, or that when I start taking something apart/opening it up, I'm going to find even more that will have to be done and then I'll run out of money and live with it half done, or some other version of horrible. I don't know why these things produce such anxiety in some of us. I want to be those happy-go-lucky family on the Lowe's commercial that tackles big projects through a weekend and everything stays on budget and on time and when they are done, they are tired, but happy with the result. Never happens that way. But I am, usually, happy with the result, eventually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 And I'm a mess. I'm huddled in one half of my house, trying to stay calm. I hate that a change in my environment produces this much stress, because normally I'm pretty much on an even keel. I must keep telling myself that it is going to be alright, just stay calm, microwave my second cup of tea...Wah! You know we need details--what is being done. Maybe discussing it with us will bring back some excitement about the project. A friend of mine says about writing (her career) I hate writing, but I love having written. Hopefully you will LOVE when the work is done. Head for a coffee shop or book store for an hour or two, if possible. Hang in there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 My bedroom is still spread throughout my house, I can't begin to imagine how stressed I'd be if my kitchen was the room being done. :grouphug: Enjoy the tea. It will get done and it will be good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 No excitement. This is not a project I wanted done. It is a has to be done, because the dishwasher flooded my floor, and ruined all my hard work of several years ago. There are a million things that can go wrong, and probably will. It's an old kitchen, and the cost of replacement is far from covered by insurance, so everything that can be salvaged has to be salvaged. I've got a good contractor who understands that, thankfully, because I couldn't begin to replace any cabinets with what is available for the repair. So yeah, when you see your hard work being ripped up, it's not a good scene. The only thing I am sort of happy about is being able to pick out my floor and not having to put it down like last time...the next time it floods I'll be far less attached to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Day one demo done. More tomorrow. I found a pair of ear plugs and a bottle of ibuprofen, so I should do a little better with it tomorrow. I swear, I still hear hammers and crowbars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim in Appalachia Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 No excitement. This is not a project I wanted done. It is a has to be done, because the dishwasher flooded my floor, and ruined all my hard work of several years ago. There are a million things that can go wrong, and probably will. It's an old kitchen, and the cost of replacement is far from covered by insurance, so everything that can be salvaged has to be salvaged. I've got a good contractor who understands that, thankfully, because I couldn't begin to replace any cabinets with what is available for the repair. So yeah, when you see your hard work being ripped up, it's not a good scene. The only thing I am sort of happy about is being able to pick out my floor and not having to put it down like last time...the next time it floods I'll be far less attached to it. My dishwasher busted a couple of months ago, and the result was/is a badly warped hardwood floor (for about 2 ft in front of the dishwasher). We've left it. We didn't bother with insurance. We had a very large claim 3 years ago (whole town did, thanks to storm damage) and I don't want to lose our insurance. This house is hard enough to insure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trulycrabby Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 Ugh. That's never fun. :ack2: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 We've been joking (what else can you do, right?!) about the Nidhog worm burrowing under our hardwood floor in the kitchen for the past few weeks. It had to be done, though. You could smell the mold. There was no getting around it, but what a headache! I had planned light school today. Didn't get anything done, I couldn't have been heard over the noise. Tomorrow will likely be more of the same, and it is going to rain. I'm happy that the dogs and cats seem more settled now. The cats are eating fine, and the dogs didn't go ballistic (I have one who is terrified of thunder, guns and other loud noises.) That was good. Now if their owner can just relax! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 No fun. Next week here will be the last one of heavy banging and sawing if all goes well. Maybe a little into the following week, and then it gets better until they're done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PrairieSong Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I feel for you!!! We lived without a kitchen for six weeks at the beginning of last year. It was SO WONDERFUL when it was all done. I hope yours is finished soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted July 16, 2014 Author Share Posted July 16, 2014 Me too. And thanks for all the encouraging support. I don't like that I turn into soup when my nest gets wrecked, and I've felt pretty bad all day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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