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I was at my parents for five days last week decorating the bathroom in their cosy little cottage. Some Heath Robinson wannabe had long ago installed a network of complicated wooden boxes which hide all the pipework feeding sinks, baths and loo. It was coated in that ugly 70s varnish (the stuff that looks like toffee).
In doing a thorough job I disassembled the boxes, sanded and painted them in the shed. I had also removed the carpet.
Somewhere along the line I had forgotten the very specific system of construction. This made reassembling the boxes a living nightmare. The hardest part was trying not to mark the newly painted walls or scrape the beautifully painted woodwork. It took most of a day but I got it all looking pristine, touching up the little damage I'd done and filling and painting any joins and screw points. Looked great.
Then my Dad and I came to put the carpet back.......... which I should apparently have done before installing the boxes.
Needless to say shit got real for a minute or two. Sorry Dad.