Comments on: Home Depot to the Rescue ($100 giveaway) http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/ Family, Photography, and Finds from a Professional Texas Mom Blogger Tue, 22 May 2012 10:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Geoff K http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21228 Geoff K Sun, 30 Nov 2008 19:06:56 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21228 In my first apartment, an ancient brownstone, my roommate and I had the brilliant idea to strip and re-do the floors in the kitchen ourselves. Well, after weeks of pulling up tiling that seemed implacably stuck to the subflooring, we discovered that the subfloor itself was hopelessly warped and wrought with water damage and some type of fungus or moss! Well, we learned our lesson and paid a pretty penny for a pro to correct the damage -- and by the time we paid for it, all we could afford for our new floor was new vinyl tiles that were just as ugly as what was there to begin with! In my first apartment, an ancient brownstone, my roommate and I had the brilliant idea to strip and re-do the floors in the kitchen ourselves. Well, after weeks of pulling up tiling that seemed implacably stuck to the subflooring, we discovered that the subfloor itself was hopelessly warped and wrought with water damage and some type of fungus or moss! Well, we learned our lesson and paid a pretty penny for a pro to correct the damage — and by the time we paid for it, all we could afford for our new floor was new vinyl tiles that were just as ugly as what was there to begin with!

]]> By: Lynne http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21226 Lynne Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:59:03 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21226 My worst was when I decided to drain the holding tank since it was getting a bit water logged. I'd seen it done and it looked pretty easy. I hooked up the hose, ran it outside, and let it drain. I ended up draining out all the water in the house, even from the toilet tanks! Of course it was a weekend and I couldn't find a plumber so I ended up running a hose from my neighbor's house so I had water until Monday. The plumber came Monday morning, fixed everything in about five minutes and made me promise I would never touch plumbing again. My worst was when I decided to drain the holding tank since it was getting a bit water logged. I’d seen it done and it looked pretty easy. I hooked up the hose, ran it outside, and let it drain. I ended up draining out all the water in the house, even from the toilet tanks! Of course it was a weekend and I couldn’t find a plumber so I ended up running a hose from my neighbor’s house so I had water until Monday. The plumber came Monday morning, fixed everything in about five minutes and made me promise I would never touch plumbing again.

]]> By: Lindasu http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21223 Lindasu Sun, 30 Nov 2008 17:06:44 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21223 I was repainting the inside of my home myself room by room. Two of my three dogs insisted on being in the rooms with me. One night I was trying to finish up the last coat in one room when I heard a "thunk", looked over and the corgi/chow mix had managed to walk through and fall into my pan of "cafe au lait" paint. As I'm trying to wring him out and get him to the bathtub I look over and see the dachsund has managed to get it all over her paws and was sitting up against the wall, so she also had it all over her. The third dog just sat and smirked at the other two stooges. I was repainting the inside of my home myself room by room. Two of my three dogs insisted on being in the rooms with me. One night I was trying to finish up the last coat in one room when I heard a “thunk”, looked over and the corgi/chow mix had managed to walk through and fall into my pan of “cafe au lait” paint. As I’m trying to wring him out and get him to the bathtub I look over and see the dachsund has managed to get it all over her paws and was sitting up against the wall, so she also had it all over her. The third dog just sat and smirked at the other two stooges.

]]> By: Bonnie Day http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21222 Bonnie Day Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:58:30 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21222 My husband decided to tear out the bath tub that leaked and put in a shower. Well the tile that he put up all fell down, we now have sheets of plastic taped to the walls and the shower is way to small and right against the toilet I need this GC Bonnie in FL blday50@yahoo.com My husband decided to tear out the bath tub that leaked and put in a shower. Well the tile that he put up all fell down, we now have sheets of plastic taped to the walls and the shower is way to small and right against the toilet I need this GC

Bonnie in FL
blday50@yahoo.com

]]> By: Brooke http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21220 Brooke Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:48:32 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21220 I'm simply not handy. No one ever taught me. But I decided one day that I wanted to retile the kitchen floor. This one or two day job took 6 weeks and in that time we had to hop on small puddles of tiles to get to the one toilet in our apartment. I’m simply not handy. No one ever taught me. But I decided one day that I wanted to retile the kitchen floor. This one or two day job took 6 weeks and in that time we had to hop on small puddles of tiles to get to the one toilet in our apartment.

]]> By: Amy L http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21218 Amy L Sun, 30 Nov 2008 16:12:13 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21218 My husband was laying carpet in our basement, and assured me that he measured and cut it very carefully. When he got it all laid out on the floor, it was a few inches short at one end. At least it was just the basement, and not our Living room! My husband was laying carpet in our basement, and assured me that he measured and cut it very carefully. When he got it all laid out on the floor, it was a few inches short at one end. At least it was just the basement, and not our Living room!

]]> By: Kelli http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21217 Kelli Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:53:40 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21217 We replaced all of the doors in our home with new doors. It was a very hot and tiring day, but we were tickled with what a difference the new doors made. The very last door to be put into place was our back spare bathroom.... otherwise known as the "cat room" as this is where the cat's little box is "hidden". We had installed a cat door on our previous door and had all intentions of doing the same with the new door. We carefully routered the door for the hinges, drilled the holes for the door knob and cut out the area for the cat door. Only when we put the door into the frame did we realize that we had cut the cat door area on the TOP of the door instead of the bottom! We now have a "bird door" as well as a cat door. This gift card would really help us in replacing this door! We replaced all of the doors in our home with new doors. It was a very hot and tiring day, but we were tickled with what a difference the new doors made. The very last door to be put into place was our back spare bathroom…. otherwise known as the “cat room” as this is where the cat’s little box is “hidden”. We had installed a cat door on our previous door and had all intentions of doing the same with the new door. We carefully routered the door for the hinges, drilled the holes for the door knob and cut out the area for the cat door. Only when we put the door into the frame did we realize that we had cut the cat door area on the TOP of the door instead of the bottom! We now have a “bird door” as well as a cat door. This gift card would really help us in replacing this door!

]]> By: Marla http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21215 Marla Sun, 30 Nov 2008 15:26:38 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21215 I would buy some of thos eportable heaters to try and keep energy cost down this winter. I would buy some of thos eportable heaters to try and keep energy cost down this winter.

]]> By: linda http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21214 linda Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:59:29 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21214 I spent 2 days painting my cabinets only to find out that there was something wrong with the paint. You so much as touched it and it rubbed off. I was ticked. I had to sand them all down and start over... I spent 2 days painting my cabinets only to find out that there was something wrong with the paint. You so much as touched it and it rubbed off. I was ticked. I had to sand them all down and start over…

]]> By: Jennifer Harriman http://acowboyswife.com/home-depot-to-the-rescue-giveaway/comment-page-7/#comment-21213 Jennifer Harriman Sun, 30 Nov 2008 14:21:04 +0000 http://acowboyswife.com/?p=1682#comment-21213 We built our house 2 years ago, I decided to repaint the living room. I put the paint on and it all peeled off, like plastic, right off the primer.. uggh, now I would love to win this to buy more paint! We built our house 2 years ago, I decided to repaint the living room. I put the paint on and it all peeled off, like plastic, right off the primer.. uggh, now I would love to win this to buy more paint!

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