And I'd think, "What's coming to get me?!"
Nowadays, I hear things go bump in the night and I think, "What's that going to cost me?"
We've had a slight problem with our bathroom. Ever since it was installed 11 years ago, there has been a problem where moisture would bead along the rim behind the tub, and it would cause the plaster to bubble about every other year. We checked for a pinhole leak, and there wasn't one, and every plumber we talked to said to just repair the wall.
Well recently it started getting worse. DH repaired the wall, but less than a month later, the bubbling was back and far worse. So we took the wall next to the tub and the wall behind it out. There doesn't appear to be a leak but we'll get a plumber in this week. Sigh. It's always something, you know? The good news is that we finally replaced the shed that got demolished by the tree last winter, so the snow blower, the lawnmower and the kids' bikes have a new home.
I'm tracing off the Marfy pattern onto muslin. I'm taking my time on this one. I'll make a full muslin and use that for fitting and adjustments, then I'll take it apart and use it for the pattern. I'm also going to try to work up the Yves Saint Laurent shoulder treatment on this, per Claire Shaeffer's instructions in her Couture Sewing Techniques book.
Georgene of the Sewing Divas took her couture class and was telling me about the shaping and support of the shoulder, and I really want to have my hand at it. This one is going to take a while but I think it will be worth it. Stay tuned, much more to come...
Happy sewing!
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Hope your plumber has good news :}
Your jacket sounds like it will be gorgeous.
Owning a home is costly. I can see why older people often sell and move to retirement condos. Good luck with your jacket. It's good to challenge oneself--keeps you sharp!
OK the obvious question about the bathroom is: You guys DID use cement backer board on the tub surround walls, right? Not regular gypsum sheetrock? And sealed the grout on the tile? And used plenty of mud at the right consistency to set the tile? And the tub guy or DH caulked the tub securely and not sloppily? Has the shower valve been thoroughly checked for leaks? Behind the wall I mean?
I sound like the Grand Inquisitor, but we do tile work all the time, or we did until we got every one of our apartments' bathtubs and shower stalls re-done. We haven't had a single issue in the 13 years we've been doing these renovations.
Can't wait to see the progress on the Marfy. I really should get that CS book for my library.
I'm with you on upstairs bathroom problems. We had a mysterious leak that went on and one for years. We replaced the walls. We replaced the floor. We checked the pipes for leaks and when we still had a leak, we plumbed around it (we had pipes running along the outside of the tub). We ended up having to replace pieces of the ceiling in the livingroom twice and finally, when we decided to just bite the bullet and redo the entire bathroom, we found it - the leak actually had nothing to do with the tub; it was the sink! But we did get a new bathroom out of it (and yes, we used cement board on everything, everywhere).
Plumbing problems! They had them in Ancient Rome too. I feel your pain.
I'm currently battling a water heater, so I'm with you.
Oh ugh! I hate "little" leaks like this. It can/could be anywhere and they are so aggravating. Good luck. I use sewing totally as an escape from all this sort of stuff. My my wanders into armholes, hems, top-stitching and buttonholes which is far more fun than mysteriously leaking walls!!!
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