I made it!
School is out for the summer. WOOHOO! I am still alive and so are all my students. It's over (for now, at least). I need to clean a lot of stuff out of here and I still have to come back tomorrow for a meeting/cleaning, but other than that, it's all good. Unfortunately, D isn't here to celebrate with me, he's out in LA on business until Thursday. Working really hard, too. When he gets back, we are headed to Wisconsin for the weekend to see his sister graduate from college.
Fun homeowner stuff'o'the week...
1. Fire code is there for a reason, folks (this addressed to the former homeowners). We were replacing two of our ceiling fans. One we managed without incident. The other one...well, let's just say that they ran the wires but didn't bother to install a wiring box. This means that we are not up to fire code (thank goodness we discovered it!) and must hire an electrician to go up in our attic and install a wiring box. There is loose pack insulation and you can't even see the ceiling joists, so if we go up there with our inexperienced selves, we are liable to put a foot through the ceiling.
2. I was changing out the hardware in the guest bathroom when I discovered that some moron used screws with little wings that expand when they get beyond the drywall. And what were these heavy-duty screws used for? To install the toilet paper holder. What the hell?!? So...now I can't get them out to install a different TP holder. Translation: I have to buy/borrow a bolt cutters to cut the darn things off plus spackle over and paint one of the holes that it created because the new holder doesn't have the same dimensions as the old one.
Conclusion: people are stupid and shouldn't take short cuts when making home improvements...especially ones that break the fire code. It's not fair to the people who are going to own the place. Grrr.
Fun homeowner stuff'o'the week...
1. Fire code is there for a reason, folks (this addressed to the former homeowners). We were replacing two of our ceiling fans. One we managed without incident. The other one...well, let's just say that they ran the wires but didn't bother to install a wiring box. This means that we are not up to fire code (thank goodness we discovered it!) and must hire an electrician to go up in our attic and install a wiring box. There is loose pack insulation and you can't even see the ceiling joists, so if we go up there with our inexperienced selves, we are liable to put a foot through the ceiling.
2. I was changing out the hardware in the guest bathroom when I discovered that some moron used screws with little wings that expand when they get beyond the drywall. And what were these heavy-duty screws used for? To install the toilet paper holder. What the hell?!? So...now I can't get them out to install a different TP holder. Translation: I have to buy/borrow a bolt cutters to cut the darn things off plus spackle over and paint one of the holes that it created because the new holder doesn't have the same dimensions as the old one.
Conclusion: people are stupid and shouldn't take short cuts when making home improvements...especially ones that break the fire code. It's not fair to the people who are going to own the place. Grrr.
posted by Suzy at 3:39 PM
1 Comments:
Those are called toggle bolts, and are one option for attaching things to dry wall when there is no stud behind the dry wall to provide a solid anchor. A better way for things like TP holders is to use plastic inserts, usually forced into an undersized hole you have drilled in the drywall, to serve as anchors for the screws. Good luck with all your remodeling projects!
Love, Dad
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