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Post by wild on Apr 30, 2012 23:50:42 GMT -6
Same actor?
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 3, 2012 21:16:46 GMT -6
. . . although my daughter conned me into doing two bathrooms and an entrance foyer last year on my San Antonio vacation. I don't suppose you are heading to the Florida Panhandle any time soon . . . . (Free place to stay! Pool! 10 minutes from the most gorgeous beaches in the world!) Wasn't Person of Interest great tonight? Reese is so intense!
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Post by quincannon on May 3, 2012 21:32:30 GMT -6
Diane: I didn't see it. Joan is marrying the little boy, now a two Afghanistan tour Sergeant of Marines, who grew up next door to us, and the rehersal was this evening. Marrying, I mean officiating at the marraige of.
Mr Reese always keeps them guessing. Sometimes he's here, sometimes he's there, and when he hits you you stay hit. He is sort of the Scarlet Pimpernel, and Lamont Cranston rolled into one. Mister Reese and the Shadow Knows what evil lurks in the hearts of men.
Anyway I will watch in on line tomorrow, so don't tell me about the plot.
Your offer sounds tempting. To seriously consider it, I would have to get my shocks and struts replaced, a complete lube job, and a body undercoat. Tell the truth those two bathrooms took such a toll on me they had to lift me off the floor with a crane
You know what they call a tile man over the age of thirty with good knees and back - Unemployed for the last ten years
To All You Fans of Masterpiece Mystery - The new Sherlock series Season II starts this Sunday.
PS FOR DIANE: If you intend tohave some flooring done of any type, I would be more that happy to answer any questions you may have about process, product, do's and don'ts, anything of a general nature to include what products to look for and what to stay away from. I no longer have any skin in the game, so as a general rule decide on the type of flooring you want and buy the best you can afford. That simple rule will serve you well. At LBH numbers count. In flooring quality counts.
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 14, 2012 10:36:10 GMT -6
Thanks for the great advice!
Diane
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Post by quincannon on May 14, 2012 12:17:53 GMT -6
Daine: Should you have questions, I need answers to the following before they can be answered. What is your subfloor? Living in Florida, it is most likely concrete but not always. What is on it now? When was your home built, before of after 1980?
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 14, 2012 12:51:05 GMT -6
It's on a very long list of things I want to replace, so we probably won't do it soon. The current flooring in my kitchen and laundry room (and a powder room and hallway) is linoleum on a concrete subfloor. (I miss my Virginia basement!) The house was built in 1988. I'm pretty sure I want tile instead, but I'm confused by all of the sizes available.
Diane
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Post by quincannon on May 14, 2012 14:10:50 GMT -6
Diane: As a general rule assuming these rooms are conected choose the size of tile based upon the largest room. Anything from 12 X 12 up to 18 X 18 look good in a large room. If they flow into smaller rooms you have achieved continuity. If these rooms are not interconnected choose the size of tile that you are most comfortable with. Go for the long haul with ceramic. Stay away from what is trendy. You will have to live with it through many changes in trends. I find anything "classic" stands the test of time. Put down properly tile will outlast all of us.
What you have on your floor presently is sheet vinyl, and most likely not linoleum. Most people refer to it as linoleum, but it is vinyl none the less. In many instances you can go right over it with ceramic. If the floor is well adhered there is no reason to remove it. Float it out and lay ceramic. If it is not then it will have to be torn up and that adds to expense. By floating it you are essentially placing another layer of cement over what exists.
A couple of words of caution. Do not try to buy your tile at different times. Choose the one you want, order it at the same time, and then lay it seperately if you wish. There are such things as dye lots and calibers. You must make sure these are all the same or you will end up with an unholy mess. Also do not buy large amounts of tile off the shelf from a Home Depot or Lowe's. In many of these big box stores the stuff on the shelf is of mixed lots and calibers. It will be a rare time when you can get enough for a large job off the shelf. If you have a small job, say ten boxes, just make sure all of the numbers and letters stamped on the box are an exact match. All the numbers. All the letters. Play it safe - Special order your tile in the exact quantity of square feet you need and add ten percent for wastage and spares.
Where in Virginia?
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 14, 2012 16:25:15 GMT -6
Thanks very much! I'm sure you are correct about the vinyl. It's good to know it doesn't have to be pulled up even though I don't see this as a do-it-yourself project. I appreciate the advise about the big-box stores.
I lived in Annandale, Fairfax County, outside DC, for most of the time from high school until about 18 years ago.
Diane
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Post by quincannon on May 14, 2012 17:20:35 GMT -6
Good God Diane, when I saw this post I thought that this one had been locked too, and there was something abusive about sheet vinyl and ceramic tile. I suppose if you are in the wood flooring business both those terms would be considered vile and abusive.
Both my kids graduated from Chantilly High School.
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 14, 2012 17:37:09 GMT -6
Funny! Considering the "nanny" state we have in the USA, I wouldn't be surprised if we were accused of abusing floors!
You were a neighbor!
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Post by quincannon on May 14, 2012 18:37:16 GMT -6
Show me someone that has abused a floor and I will show you someone you can't trust with a mop. Floors are harmless. It is a shame that we cannot debate the merits without some smart so and so saying that this one has to much gloss or that one has a chip on the corner of the third tile from the left nearest the toilet. There ought to be a law against this dreadful behavour, like floor scuffing in the third degree, negligent polishing, retreat from red oak plank. Just dreadful. Why if someone told me that Marcus Reno was in a clandestine sexual relationship with his saddle bags I could not be more aghast.
Neighbors, yes I would say so. Two ends of the Little River Turnpike, only where it passed my house it carried the dual names of Lee-Jackson Highway and the John S. Mosby Highway (US Rt 50). Of course the LRT was Va 236 through Annandale.
I remain faithfully yours in Johnson's Paste Wax
Mr. Reese
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 14, 2012 19:29:03 GMT -6
Thanks for ending my evening with a smile!
I miss the history from that area. Just the names of the highways make me homesick for that area. No floor abusers there!
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Post by quincannon on May 14, 2012 19:51:39 GMT -6
Diane: One more thing I forgot. Have your ceramic put down with a latex or epoxy reinforced mortar, Do not use mastic. I know that a lot of so called professionals use mastic in Florida and throughout the southeast. Don't do it. For one thing it ends up being more expensive, for another its adhesive qualities are hit and miss. Use the old tried and true methods of mix on the site mortar and grout. That method has withstood the centuries.
Mosby rides the Turnpike tonight, and there are Yankee floor abusers in Fairfax Court House. It ain't gone to be pretty.
A good Swiffer cleans all rooms.
Mr. Reese
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Post by Diane Merkel on May 15, 2012 19:19:51 GMT -6
Thanks again, Mr. Reese!
OK, OK -- you guys can get back to discussing Custer's massacre now. . . .
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Post by custermania on Aug 24, 2021 18:35:08 GMT -6
Benteen imo didn’t come cause he knew what was out there. You could say it was death. I thought he said that at Reno court. Either way I think he was pissed about his current situation and thought Custer was moron. I think Benteen lived by his code. Meaning he wasn’t scared of action or even dying. The next day shows that. Don’t worry about me son. But I don’t think he was willing to die for orders he didn’t like a person he didn’t trust or respect.
Basically his hate for Custer was so deep he forget his responsibility to be a solider still. Look at his actions from time Custer dies to 27th.
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