Our entire house has old plaster, no sheetrock, so we are having the walls skimcoated, and the spots that are loose will be tightened with magic anchors that look like screws! (amazing!) On Monday 11/11, we awaited the infamous plasterer, Skoog, to arrive, he finally showed up at 10:30 as my father was cursing him and doubting his appearance at all.
He and his helper worked to tighten the walls upstairs, set up tools, and plastered the first coat of walls & ceiling in our master bedroom. How exciting!
The following morning, Tuesday, the mission was clear: get license, register car, inspect car. Seems simple enough right? Well proved to be, but timely. started with my first trip to Kennebunk DMV, print a number…and wait, an hour later I was helped, got a temp. license-yay! (the real one will come in the mail soon…), then fill out these 2 forms, go to Kennebunk town office, pay excise tax, then back to DMV…ugh!
Back at the DMV round 2, got to skip the line and go to the attendant, got the registration done, Maine
In the mean time, Early morning I recieve a phone call from my Dad, "We got here this morning and the entire ceiling in the bedroom was on the floor!" I immediately think the weight of the plaster has pulled the entire ceiling down! But then I comprehend what he's saying, all the new plaster Skoog put up on Monday, did not adhere and was ALL on the floor now!
Somehow it did not bond properly. AHHH! So they had a MESS to clean up, and began a patch test to see what we will do from here. We all have our fingers and toes crossed that the new bonder will work & that my pained hours of scraping were not a waste!
Heat men are scheduled to come make furnace work next Wed, and oil will come next Monday….Skoog feels the temp is too cool- could be a factor.
Fingers crossed!
Just so you know, firearm hunting in NH runs through 12/5 this year, and in NH you can hunt on Sundays, so not quite the same as in ME.
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