A real happy happy dance

Congratulations, Maureen - it must feel great to finally have things almost done.

Our basement got flooded out really badly (over 3 ft of water) right after Thanksgiving, and it's been a BEAR dealing with it these last few months....between hoeing out the damaged stuff (it looked like a bomb went off), cleaning up the yucky muck, replacing walls, etc......I can relate :)

-Irene

Having lived through water in the studio with the joys of emptying the entire space, removing the wet carpet, sorting, organizing and moving everything back once the new flooring and painting were finished, I testify that once you are through the hassles the result is grand. Now I have a solid surface floor which is much easier to clean, furniture in better positions, and all the containers labeled. In the process I discovered several long forgotten projects. It was like greeting old friends. I love my new space and try to keep it organized all the time. It is amazing how much easier it is to work in space which doesn't have stuff dumped everywhere. Tell us about your new floor.

Susan

BUT - just in case. We have a 'shop' ... it's called 'mine'. Yeah right. Not much in it that belongs to me. In our dozen years here in the Swamp, the hurricanes have taken the roof off of that building and generously distributed it down the lane three times. You can safely assume my shop is a target. So therefore: nothing is stored in that building that isn't at least 8" off the floor and tightly lidded- just in case. What with global warming and melting snow, I'm betting you're being very careful what could get mucked again. Happy Dancing for you, Polly

On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 22:44:25 -0600, Susan Laity Price wrote (in article ):

We were looking at a solid floor, some kind of fiberglass based vinyl. But the price was sky high. Plus Dave was worried it would be "noisy", though I thought easy to clean up. Instead David ended up working with the insurance agent to get some extra coverage for floods and sewer back up. So we went with carpet and I-forget-what-kind-of-pad-that's-not-the-old-rubber-pad-that-was-there- before. He thinks it will be easier on to stand on. It's nothing special--cheap, durable, and a neutral color. But it works for me!

Maureen

On Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:08:52 -0600, Polly Esther wrote (in article ):

Plastic lidded containers are my new best friends!

Maureen

Clean and dry is the flooring for you at this point I bet. I hear a rumor of a new law that all houses (CA) will have to have sprinklers in them for fires. I would think those plastic bins are going to become very important in the future for houses with the sprinklers. I'm so happy your sewing area is coming all together Marueen. WooHoo! Taria