So i decided to renovate my kitchen and that included painting the wallpaper in a different color and laying in a new linoleum floor.
Well.. painting some walls shouldn't be a big deal right? Apart from color selection it's easy right?
Well.. i have a rough wallpaper in the kitchen meaning you can't just slide a roller up and down and do your own Mr. Miyagi training like you would with an even, smooth wall. On top of that i couldn't dismantle my fitted kitchen just for painting so i had to contort and balance on the ladder like someone from Cirque du Soleil.
Well.. reward was an evenly painted kitchen (where i had to spend quite some time spotting the blank patches i missed and painting them with a brush) and my right hand, especially the palm hurts like a motherfucker.
So some time later, i.e. today, i am laying and cutting in the floor.
I am sweating like rarely before in my life,my back hurts and my knees hurt (even with the pillow i'm using to kneel on the floor) and it's going so slow.
Already made some minor cutting mistakes but the decorative strip on the floor i'm putting in at the end will thankfully cover it up.
This is me saving a buck and not calling a professional craftsman even though i would have the money easily after i had gotten my sizeable tax refund. I wanted to feel all manly and do it myself and i'm regretting it now.
So basically.. i hate working around the appartment and avoid it whenever i can.
Thanks for reading.. rant over (will make a longer break now and hopefully finish this damn floor today.. new furniture arrives on Wednesday).
Well.. painting some walls shouldn't be a big deal right? Apart from color selection it's easy right?
Well.. i have a rough wallpaper in the kitchen meaning you can't just slide a roller up and down and do your own Mr. Miyagi training like you would with an even, smooth wall. On top of that i couldn't dismantle my fitted kitchen just for painting so i had to contort and balance on the ladder like someone from Cirque du Soleil.
Well.. reward was an evenly painted kitchen (where i had to spend quite some time spotting the blank patches i missed and painting them with a brush) and my right hand, especially the palm hurts like a motherfucker.
So some time later, i.e. today, i am laying and cutting in the floor.
I am sweating like rarely before in my life,my back hurts and my knees hurt (even with the pillow i'm using to kneel on the floor) and it's going so slow.
Already made some minor cutting mistakes but the decorative strip on the floor i'm putting in at the end will thankfully cover it up.
This is me saving a buck and not calling a professional craftsman even though i would have the money easily after i had gotten my sizeable tax refund. I wanted to feel all manly and do it myself and i'm regretting it now.
So basically.. i hate working around the appartment and avoid it whenever i can.
Thanks for reading.. rant over (will make a longer break now and hopefully finish this damn floor today.. new furniture arrives on Wednesday).