Inside Job

After the complete failure of the original skim-coat he applied another coating of wall mud, and used the 'Magic' trowel, which is actually a squeegee. It worked perfectly. It is just begging for that coat of paint color.

While he had the wall mud for repairs, he started picking at the failed walls in the bathroom. This bathroom is a disaster, honestly. Everything that could have been installed wrong, was. For instance: the bathtub is set at a severe angel, making it impossible not to slop water over the outside rim and into the wall. He repaired the ceiling in the downstairs hallway and now we know exactly why that ceiling failed. Each time the shower was used, water leaked down onto the ceiling.

The bathroom door was installed onto the tile surround. The door hinge didn't stay, so it was reinstalled higher up. After that fix the door never closed properly again. The door wasn't correctly sized but that was another issue.

Maybe we're suffering from attention deficit disorder, but he started picking at the threshold at the living room and hallway junction and next thing you know the carpet is pulled up and laying on the bricks outside. The wood floor is actually in remarkably good condition. Not perfect but it is quite nice.

And it has been cold and windy. Tonight the low will be 8 degrees. March has been brutal and winter will not say goodbye.