Weekend of Disappointment

We have very little to show for this weekend, unfortunately. Between exhaustion, rain, bad moods, and Home Depot frustrations, very little actually happened.

First, a patio update:

Friday morning we met with Contractor 7, who is concerned about drainage in our backyard. The other contractor who was concerned about drainage ended up with a $15,000 estimate, so we'll see how that goes. Contractor 5 came back out on Sunday and reevaluated a few things that we had questions about. He really seems like a nice guy. We asked him about drainage, and he said that in his patio at home, there is enough space between the slates for the water to perc down into the soil, and that he hasn't had any problems. That made me feel better, but we'll see what the final numbers say.

Saturday I did accomplish one major feat, I matched the paint for the ceiling track to the tin tiles for the bathroom. This had me super stressed, especially when I couldn't find the paint color that American Tin Ceiling had recommended. I'm going with Rustoleum Bright Aluminum (left in the picture), with a coat of clear spray on top. Here is a picture without the clear spray.



The rest of Saturday was spent trying to get an angled wall built around where the supply lines drop for the bathtub. (Sorry no picture.) This sucked terribly and I don't recommend it. A neighbor dropped by and asked why we didn't just redo the supply lines so that we didn't have to angle the wall in, which didn't help matters any at all. Around 7 pm we just gave up and ate popcorn and watched TV the rest of the night.

Sunday we awoke to a tremendous downpour which lasted on and off most of the day. We spent several hours trying to figure out what we needed at Home Depot for the wainscoting, but were thwarted by (1) the lack of consistent lengths of lumber (2) confusing pricing (3) general frustration. We left to go home and reevaluate, and then went back out, only to get caught in a second tremendous downpour. We gave up (couldn't get the grout or wood out of the car in that mess, even) and went to the grocery store Sunday night. So, nothing happened Sunday. Here is a picture of the tile floor from last week, at least. I forced myself to go down and take this before work this morning b/c I had promised all of you. Maybe I'll grout it this week. Who knows...