tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post3030950262131168052..comments2024-03-28T14:37:45.575-04:00Comments on 5 Acres & A Dream: Wonky Walls & Bathroom TrimLeighhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-70441041751138737452011-01-04T09:44:50.862-05:002011-01-04T09:44:50.862-05:00Well ya'll, I haven't spent much time at t...Well ya'll, I haven't spent much time at the computer so I'm just going to make an insensitive blanket response rather than individualized ones! :o<br /><br />I'm interested that almost everyone has similar problems with their homes. Some of it is expected I think, as homes settle, but new construction really shouldn't have so many problems, I don't think. I'm guessing it's due in part to the general poor quality of building materials these days, based on what we've seen at our local building supply stores. Then I wonder too, if construction laborers are really paid enough anymore to actually care about the quality of their work. I know for DH and others he's worked with, there is a feeling that an their pay somehow reflects their worth and value as part of the company. If their employer doesn't think that much about them, then why care about the job. I know that seems something of a rabbit trail from the topic of this post, but as I read your comments and think about how goods these days have less quality for higher prices, I can't help but wonder about things like this.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02435811789823712254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8337237755938897412011-01-04T09:13:12.423-05:002011-01-04T09:13:12.423-05:00Very nice, I like your solutions.Very nice, I like your solutions.Mr. H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/04576034751522467377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-7838792114908849002011-01-03T13:58:22.439-05:002011-01-03T13:58:22.439-05:00You came up with some great solutions for some ver...You came up with some great solutions for some very interesting problems. Can't wait to see the finished bathroom!bspinnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11385723696922637454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-79315734090761327262011-01-03T13:20:40.340-05:002011-01-03T13:20:40.340-05:00Kind of amazing that so many of us have had the sa...Kind of amazing that so many of us have had the same situations. The original part of our house was a bunkhouse at a resort which was moved over 40 miles to this location. We stripped things pretty much down to the studs when we bought the property. Still we ended up with the same awful "problems" as you.<br /><br />You and hubby are doing a wonderful job at making the end product look great. No one will EVER notice the wonkiness but you. And you'll even forget over time.<br /><br />P.S. Ha! Word Verification is ressawn. And re-sawn and re-sawn and re-sawn!Mama Peahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03649357184167949247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-27070445841828176462011-01-03T11:34:17.006-05:002011-01-03T11:34:17.006-05:00I think every house has it's quirks. I was ju...I think every house has it's quirks. I was just telling my hubby that there is a chunk of baseboard in dd's bathroom that is just sitting in place. Every time I mop in there it comes flying out. and for some odd reason most of our baseboards have scratches on them.Renee Nefehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08167893445846427824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-50847833517866562502011-01-03T10:32:27.919-05:002011-01-03T10:32:27.919-05:00the "joys" of renovating an old house - ...the "joys" of renovating an old house - I know all about round walls, funny corners and odd electric cables (it saves so much on cables when you just string them over the wall diagonally - unfortunately this is not really a very safe method:(() good thing that you do up the house yourself, so that you can spend a little more time on working on those oddities - craftspeople would either leave it warped or they'd charge you an arm and a leg to work it out properly:(( your bathroom will look bright and inviting though!Woolly Bitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11961632742998726155noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-8361927563124917742011-01-03T10:04:36.930-05:002011-01-03T10:04:36.930-05:00It's a great way to make things "look&quo...It's a great way to make things "look" right. When we put crown moulding up on the livingroom ceiling, we ran a bead of caulking at the top to make it look like the mouldings all fit. Now you can't tell that the ceiling is wonky because it looks like all is fitted nicely. Good idea on the baseboards.Ninahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07049476969325691637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-85280532424478845832011-01-03T10:00:18.329-05:002011-01-03T10:00:18.329-05:00Hey, do you live in my house??? Every single piec...Hey, do you live in my house??? Every single piece of trim we have put up needs the same! Aggravating, isn't it?!<br /><br />Well it looks marvelous now and I think you guys did a great job!The Apple Pie Galhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10340020795649093810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-53517657424659762282011-01-03T09:20:30.352-05:002011-01-03T09:20:30.352-05:00The walls in our house are ALL drastically uneven,...The walls in our house are ALL drastically uneven, and it was just built in 1970! One section of the diningroom floor slopes, and there is a huge crack along one corner of the master bedroom where the house has settled...any time we do anything to the house it's a challenge because I don't think there's a single 90 degree angle anywhere! :)Laura @ Getting Therehttp://gettingthere.typepad.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-26262730779085219852011-01-03T09:05:28.826-05:002011-01-03T09:05:28.826-05:00Our house is only 28 years old. There's nothi...Our house is only 28 years old. There's nothing "plumb" in my house either. <br /><br />Putty and filler is like makeup...it covers up the flaws in your houses face.Tamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06597093453934852571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-42646415539565477292011-01-03T06:16:11.420-05:002011-01-03T06:16:11.420-05:00It looks great! We did the same thing with mouldin...It looks great! We did the same thing with moulding. Routed out our own design for all the trim in the house.Saved money but not time. Did you use a Kilz type primer on the pine?<br />Ha, sewing skills do come in so handy for stuff like darts in the walllpaper don't they!Theresahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574936988046982209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1694364001063554832.post-18769685320039147322011-01-03T05:29:49.201-05:002011-01-03T05:29:49.201-05:00I feel your pain. Our house is an 1881 Cape, and ...I feel your pain. Our house is an 1881 Cape, and nothing in that is square, either. The bathroom is looking good, though!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com