As g-d is my witness, if the Thompsons (who sold us this house) ever come w/in 5 miles of Ambler Hts, I will hunt them down and kill them.
Don't get me wrong - we love the house. And for the most part the downstairs (and main stairway) renovation is going better than expected. Everything seems to be on or ahead of schedule. Unheard of.
But take a look at this.
The 
I scraped glass w/a 5" razor blade for hours at a time. My knuckles are raw. My thumbs are sore. And yes, while multi-tasking, I put the razor blade into my knee. The silver lining is that it was a dull razor blade. I had been swapping them out every 4-5 panes of glass that had been completed. A newer one might have done more damage - but on the other hand, it might have cut more cleanly.
And this was the end result.
Ok. Not the end - b/c clearly it's not completed. As each pane takes about 15-18 minutes (yes! I timed it!!), I have an hour or two worth of work to finish the inside. Just the inside you ask? Yes - believe it or not, this picture was not taken at night, they actually painted both the inside and outside of each pane of glass. Multiple coats!!! on each side. Two things are seemingly clear - the Thompson's wanted privacy (though they didn't paint over any other windows!!) and they had never considered curtains/drapes.
We will eventually get the outside cleaned up, but are under the gun to make sure the inside is done before living room painting gets done.
5 comments:
isn't there some toxic chemical that you can goob onto the doors and melt the paint away with??
Correct me if I'm wrong...but if each pane takes 14-18 minutes, then you only worked for about 3 1/2 hours.
If you had chugged a Red Bull and banged that out on Friday night, you would have two more full days free for complaining!
I couldn't use chemicals on the paint as to not affect the wood underneath. Trust me, i went down that path.
And as for how long I worked on them (or not), is RICH coming from someone who is unemployed!!!
My new hobby is critiquing other people's lives, so much more fun than managing my own!
then well played Mr. G......well played!
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