I caved and started up the furnace yesterday afternoon. It was pretty chilly in the house and I do like to be comfortable, and just a few degrees made a world of difference. The heat was turned off again first thing this morning, hopefully for at least 5 or 6 months this time.
So today being a much nicer day and windows open again, it was time to get back to work on the drop ceiling in the porch. They had been there for a long time and, especially the full-size tiles, had quite a sag in the middle, not to mention cracks and old water stains. I removed all the old full size tiles last weekend so I could get them in the garbage, but the old tiles around the edges that will need to be cut to size remained. As the 128-second video starts you'll see me remove them before going to the garage to cut the new piece. To do the room would take 15 tiles so I bought 17, just in case since they were pretty cheap. Toward the end you'll see me doubling up a couple so they're stashed up there in case anything happens and one is needed in the future.
All in all, it went pretty smooth and quicker than I thought it would. And too bad the camera was just a little too high to catch Hamish, who watched me do most of it from the top of the cat tree.
After the tiles I had to try to get that glass door clearer. Thanks for the suggestions, we always have a good supply of vinegar here. One other thing I forgot is that over winter we had one of those humidifiers that creates a fine mist but also creates a fine film on everything. I cleaned all the other windows in the house as soon as the weather allowed, but did not do the sliding glass door at that time.The first picture is the 'before,' with two panes of glass on the left, one in the middle and none on the right.
This second picture is the 'after,' cleaned twice with vinegar and newspaper. Much more clear than they were, yet still a bit cloudy.
Up close in the third pic you can see the spots still on the cleaned windows, one kind or side of the glass spots is visible more along the top and the other kind/side below, but throughout the picture and all over the glass. It was like this when we bought the house and I still can't clean it off, but it's better than it was so I probably won't think about it again until fall when it is time to clean them again.
2 comments:
Looks easy at that speed but hard work in reality.. How often do you have to replace them and would it help if they were aluminium tiles, lightweight, rustproof and more permanent? The finished product looking good.
Thank you, it was actually easier than I thought. My height helped a lot, if I had to use a stepstool or ladder it would have been a bigger chore. I'm sure the old ceiling was original, the tiles just sagged with time and probably the heat and humidity on the porch, so maybe 30 years as a guess. As far as tile options, I just got the cheapest one but I shouldn't have to replace them again. And just a quick, inexpensive way to make it look better. We don't want to put too much into the porch as we still may have it replaced someday.
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