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Donald came over this afternoon and finished the bedroom floor. I will still have to buy baseboard and have it put down, but that can wait as far as I'm concerned. The floor looks wonderful, and I'm now willing to start putting things in their proper place. I ended up with a complete package of flooring, plus a near-complete package that had mostly damaged planks in it. I am going to try to return the full one and get a credit on the partial. There is also a complete roll of underlayment, and I hope to get some money back.
I wrote an email to Home Depot to tell them about the delivery of my stove without letting me know when I could expect it, and it subsequently sitting on my porch all week. I heard back from them today expressing their apologies and offering me a $45 gift card. I accepted the card, and hope that it plus the money back on unused and unusable flooring will take a chunk out of the cost of a range hood, or even a dishwasher. I don't want to order anything online again for a while even though I know mistakes can happen in the stores as well as online. All in all, I really like Home Depot.
Donald moved the stove inside the house for me after he finished the floor. It was double boxed and strapped to the wooden pallet, so by the time he got it down to one box it came through the door easily so that we didn't have to remove the stationary door. The next job will be to pull out the old stove and cap off the gas line. I won't be in a great hurry to get the electric wired in, as I can use the microwave and slow cooker if necessary.
The girls came over with Donald so when they tired of coloring pictures we watched cartoons. Autumn asked me if I watch cartoons when they aren't here, and I had to tell her no I don't. They like to snack when they are here because they know what I keep on hand for them. They always start out with wanting grapes, because Nana always has grapes in the fridge. The grapes are wonderful this time of year, and I will get a new supply tomorrow.
- Stove Is Hooked Up
I had a wonderful Christmas day with family, and this morning before going back to Monterey my son Steve & family came by so he could switch out the electric range for the gas one. Joe also dropped by with one of his daughters and helped carry out the...
- Floors Nearly Finished
Donald came over with the two girls this afternoon and went to work on the last room which is my bedroom. There are just a couple rows of flooring to go and since they require some fancy cutting around the floor vents it was decided to come back when...
- Nothing Going On Here
I'm just counting down until my scheduled surgery on Nov. 15th, and to tell the truth, I've been a little down and depressed for some reason. I think it is partly because I had such high hopes for getting things done, and it just doesn't work...
- Things Are Looking Up
I wouldn't have said that this morning, however. When Donald and I went to Home Depot two evenings ago they couldn't find the order I had bought and paid for. There was a lot of scrambling going on, and the woman at the desk was very helpful in...
- I've Been Working Hard
TROUBLEnTX wrote to suggest that I just go ahead and pull out all the carpeting now, rather than wait until I can put the new flooring in. I wasn't quite sure what the subfloor would be like, or what even lay under the rug. I pulled up a bit of it...
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The floor is finished!
Donald came over this afternoon and finished the bedroom floor. I will still have to buy baseboard and have it put down, but that can wait as far as I'm concerned. The floor looks wonderful, and I'm now willing to start putting things in their proper place. I ended up with a complete package of flooring, plus a near-complete package that had mostly damaged planks in it. I am going to try to return the full one and get a credit on the partial. There is also a complete roll of underlayment, and I hope to get some money back.
I wrote an email to Home Depot to tell them about the delivery of my stove without letting me know when I could expect it, and it subsequently sitting on my porch all week. I heard back from them today expressing their apologies and offering me a $45 gift card. I accepted the card, and hope that it plus the money back on unused and unusable flooring will take a chunk out of the cost of a range hood, or even a dishwasher. I don't want to order anything online again for a while even though I know mistakes can happen in the stores as well as online. All in all, I really like Home Depot.
Donald moved the stove inside the house for me after he finished the floor. It was double boxed and strapped to the wooden pallet, so by the time he got it down to one box it came through the door easily so that we didn't have to remove the stationary door. The next job will be to pull out the old stove and cap off the gas line. I won't be in a great hurry to get the electric wired in, as I can use the microwave and slow cooker if necessary.
The girls came over with Donald so when they tired of coloring pictures we watched cartoons. Autumn asked me if I watch cartoons when they aren't here, and I had to tell her no I don't. They like to snack when they are here because they know what I keep on hand for them. They always start out with wanting grapes, because Nana always has grapes in the fridge. The grapes are wonderful this time of year, and I will get a new supply tomorrow.
- Stove Is Hooked Up
I had a wonderful Christmas day with family, and this morning before going back to Monterey my son Steve & family came by so he could switch out the electric range for the gas one. Joe also dropped by with one of his daughters and helped carry out the...
- Floors Nearly Finished
Donald came over with the two girls this afternoon and went to work on the last room which is my bedroom. There are just a couple rows of flooring to go and since they require some fancy cutting around the floor vents it was decided to come back when...
- Nothing Going On Here
I'm just counting down until my scheduled surgery on Nov. 15th, and to tell the truth, I've been a little down and depressed for some reason. I think it is partly because I had such high hopes for getting things done, and it just doesn't work...
- Things Are Looking Up
I wouldn't have said that this morning, however. When Donald and I went to Home Depot two evenings ago they couldn't find the order I had bought and paid for. There was a lot of scrambling going on, and the woman at the desk was very helpful in...
- I've Been Working Hard
TROUBLEnTX wrote to suggest that I just go ahead and pull out all the carpeting now, rather than wait until I can put the new flooring in. I wasn't quite sure what the subfloor would be like, or what even lay under the rug. I pulled up a bit of it...