So Jackie and I decided to pull out all the stops this 4th of July and celebrate our nation's birth... by putting a new carpet pad under the carpet where water had leaked a week ago from a faulty pressure valve in our hot water heater in our new home that we've only lived in a month.
Last Saturday, after doing a load of laundry, I was downstairs and heard dripping. I went into the unfinished portion of our basement to discover a large pool of water stemming from hot water shooting out of the copper pipe coming out of our water heater. I ran upstairs to turn on all the faucets (it had done this once before- on the first day we moved in) to make it stop- but it was too late. Water had leaked under one of the walls and into the carpet/carpet pad of our office.
So, to celebrate our nation's Independence, (and after pulling up the carpet after church last week), Jackie and I cut out a new carpet pad, threw away the wet portion of the old one, laid the carpet back down and hammered it back onto the tack strip. We had no idea what we're doing and hopefully it stays down (or have huge ripples and bubbles from our professional job). We are now letting everyone know we are available for similar jobs because we feel professional now. Happy 1st month in our new house.
2 comments:
It's good to know that if you get tired of teaching you and Jackie have a backup career--going around and doing home improvement projects. Good work!
This couldn't be more convenient for us! We're buying carpet next week and would be more than happy to have you and Jackie demonstrate your skills for us!
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