As I've mentioned before, the house out here on the farm needed some TLC when we moved in. We spent most of last year working on the outside....new windows, new roof, new siding, new geothermal heating and A/C system. So, finally, this summer we started on the inside. The first project was redoing the downstairs den. I'm not a fan of carpet and my goal is to get rid of all the carpet in the house. So, we started out by ripping up the carpet in the den, putting down new porcelain tile and painting the room. This took about 6 weeks to accomplish since we only had limited time to work on it at nights and on weekends. But, it was well worth it to see the finished product.
Another project is to redo the master bathroom. The tub and lavatory are PINK and are stained and chipped. The tile was obviously a DIY project done by some past owner and the bathtub faucet leaks. But, this is going to be a big project and I've decided to hire a contractor to do most of this. So, it's going to take awhile to get all the players in place to do this project.
In the mean time, this leaky faucet is driving me nuts. I don't want to spend any money or time replacing it, since we'll just be tearing it out in a couple of months (hopefully). But, I hate to see all that good water go down the drain. I tried catching it with several different containers. Nothing worked very well.
Then one day I came home to find the following set up in the tub:
Tom had come up with the idea of using one of our watering cans. The water drips directly into the snout and is ready to use to water plants whenever we need it. The can holds about 2 gallons and we empty it about twice a day. It really has come in handy during this dry spell!
No comments:
Post a Comment