Home Renovation

 

Here's the erstwhile redo expert with his normal confused expression. Not having a home of our own that isn't on wheels we decided to help the kids out with a bit of expertise. The mission was to cover the really ugly maroon and white marble (sorry TA&M Aggies) with something more neutral.

 

Once I got started the process was slow and methodical ... sung to "99 Bottles of Beer on the Wall" I began counting, "900 little pieces of stone on the floor, stick one on and 899 more ..."

It took five six hour days of cementing  to get to this point ... whew! The hearth pieces are of porcelain floor tile ... but the angles of the original design would give any mason bad dreams ... that's not camera distortion, the sides are about a 100 degree angle ... jeez?

By Saturday morning when Everett was home from school I had him write his name on a piece of paper, put it in a baggie, and then he used the mortar to permanently put his own cornerstone in place with his own hand.

The cheap little plastic black and yellow diamond saw has cut thousands of chunks of rock over the last 15 years and has certainly earned its keep.

And the less than clean home reno amateur in front of the new masterpiece.

Ta Da!

 

 

After about 35 hours of work and around $100 in materials the fireplace now looks more appropriate for the front room of the house ... time for the stone mason to rest.