Date: 2009-06-24 09:22 Subject: Sekrit Project Complete! Security: Public Music: Pink Floyd: One Of My Turns

Last night I went home, changed, and broke out the power tools.

First, some history. Once upon a time the previous owners painted our bathroom with a stucco-like paint. It's very nubbly and bumpy, which can be annoying - if someone takes a long hot shower, the resulting steam condenses all over the nubbly bits and sometimes grows mold and mildew. Which is gross.

So. I pried the molding from around the doors and window, then used a hand-held sander (aka a palm sander) to grind the nubbly bumpy stuff off the walls. I wiped everything down and vacuumed, then filled some weird holes in the walls with caulk/wood filler. And slapped up a coat of Kilz (anti-mold/anti-mildew)primer. I gave it a couple hours to dry (during which I did some work on some servers), then painted it with anti-mildew paint with various chemical additives to prevent mildew even more. And threw a fan in the bathroom, and let it dry. This morning I put the molding back up and cleaned up a little, and tonight I'll clean up everything else. And then the bathroom will be back in business.

Tonight I have tentative plans to get together with Todd and get the money from the Safehouse job. I've got a secondary plan underway as well, which may or may not come to fruition. Tomorrow night is fighter's practice, and I have no plans for Friday night. Saturday is Zig and Liz's wedding. And Ben and Laura return on Sunday.

And now, look at all that work.