tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214008852340471685.post8332107729798870902..comments2023-10-22T08:47:47.207-07:00Comments on Kim's Kitchen Sink: Clean HouseKimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12548150437127473109noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214008852340471685.post-37800403815732493372009-07-13T20:10:13.522-07:002009-07-13T20:10:13.522-07:00Ahhhh validation :-)Ahhhh validation :-)AKWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00287809902848156147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214008852340471685.post-38280606660791211462009-07-12T13:49:35.852-07:002009-07-12T13:49:35.852-07:00your walls are plaster, instead of sheet rock. sh...your walls are plaster, instead of sheet rock. sheet rock you can run through with a chopstick. plaster, found in older homes, is denser and as such can play sillybuggers with stud finders. Next time you go seeking a stud, mark it in pencil, then drill a 1/16" dia hole into it and see if it resists after the first half inch. If it goes flying right through, you've missed. If it drills in and then stops, breaks, or resists mightily, you may have steel studs. If it drills fast, then slows down a bit and makes a pleasing munching sound, ta-da, wood. <br /><br />But it sounds like, all things considered, you got it done well. Hooray! <br /><br />And yes, it sounds functionally straight, like my first boyfriend. Oooh!Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113190330892549289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214008852340471685.post-25705253296789055882009-07-12T13:17:27.691-07:002009-07-12T13:17:27.691-07:00Sorry, should have clarified. I *thought* I was d...Sorry, should have clarified. I *thought* I was drilling into studs (it felt tougher/thicker/woodier? than living room walls I've hung things on in the past), but when I screwed the screws in, they slid right out...Mom and I supposed this meant I had somehow missed the studs, and decided the screws needed the anchor.<br /><br />Re: the level, it is HIGHLY possible that my walls are wonky! That's why I ended up just kind of leveling based on what it looked like...and how the shelf would functionally be straight, if that makes sense? It looks a teensy bit warped (cheap IKEA construction + wonky walls, I guess), but it's not installed on a slant...so my pots and pans won't slide to the floor. Functionally straight?Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12548150437127473109noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6214008852340471685.post-29682215809812620242009-07-12T13:08:21.947-07:002009-07-12T13:08:21.947-07:00i'm a little confused. Why did you use the pl...i'm a little confused. Why did you use the plastic spacers if you installed it on the studs? Plastic inserts are for anchoring into drywall. Maybe you mean something else by plastic spacer, or maybe one side didn't make it to the stud? But if you're going to be hanging weight (it looks lovely, by the way) overhead I'd reccommend 2" lag screws into studs. <br /><br />Unless the bubble level on the laser line was cheap or set into the unit poorly (glued onto the laser catty-wompous) my only guess as to why it wouldn't shoot straight is that your house is wonky, and it didn't look level because the walls are actually crooked. Seriously, I had this problem years ago while refitting my bathroom--the house had settled at such a weird angle that my mirror wouldn't fit on the wall. One of the best things to do in that eventuality is to take the "level" off of a nearby doorframe, ceiling or wall corner using a framing square. It won't be right, but it'll look right.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113190330892549289noreply@blogger.com