Renovation horror storeis

[mimi]

I hope you are not going to relay all of your current reno surprises to your clients. Some things are better left unsaid! My husband and I used our 2 week vacation time replacing all of our basement flooring last year. Gone was the carpet. My husband laid 500 square feet of tile and almost died doing it. Laying tile requires you to spend most of your time on your knees. He had sustained a very small cut on his knee prior to starting this project. Well over the days, this little cut became infected because the grout is caustic and the wound could not breath because he was wearing long pants (in the July heat poor guy) Soon this little scratch was a gaping hole. We went to the walk in and the doctor subscribed antibiotics and said if there is no improvement in a few hours, he would have to be in hospital on iv antibiotics. Fortunately that did not happen. He had to continue the work (no floor no daycare) with a heavily bandage knee which we had to change the dressing every two hours - day and night. We finished the night before reopening. He is my hero!

[Inspired by Reggio]

I hope you are not going to relay all of your current reno surprises to your clients. Some things are better left unsaid!

They are aware that renovations are occurring ~ and I will have to tell them 'something' to explain that there has been a delay in the plans cause by the looks of it is not going to be finished before I reopen in August but yes I will play down the fact that my basement has been a death trap these past through years

This may not be great news for you, but you should be VERY careful about the ceiling tiles in your basement as they can contain ASBESTOS!!! .

Thanks yes between this risk and the 'insulation' being exposed as well we got the proper gear for doing it ~ we have a construction worker respirator and gloves for working with and take a shower and change our clothes when we are done doing work ~ another reason why I wanted to be closed while the majority of the 'demo' work was being done.

[sunnydays]

If there is asbestos in there, you probably should call a professional asbestos removal company because your measures may not be enough to stop the asbestos from getting into the air and into your lungs and into the rest of your house (through ducts etc).
Also, I don't know how long ago you bought your house, but have you considered suing your inspector for not noticing that a load bearing wall had been removed...this should have been obvious to him/her. Don't feel bad suing him/her because the company probably has very good insurance that can save you a lot of grief!

They are aware that renovations are occurring ~ and I will have to tell them 'something' to explain that there has been a delay in the plans cause by the looks of it is not going to be finished before I reopen in August but yes I will play down the fact that my basement has been a death trap these past through years



Thanks yes between this risk and the 'insulation' being exposed as well we got the proper gear for doing it ~ we have a construction worker respirator and gloves for working with and take a shower and change our clothes when we are done doing work ~ another reason why I wanted to be closed while the majority of the 'demo' work was being done.