Wednesday, July 27, 2011

In The Trenches

Hello there.

Guess how I found The Master Bathroom shower when the tenants moved out of The University Townhouse?



"Kelly, we made every effort to leave the home in exceptionally clean condition."

Cracks.

me.

up.

Grody times infinity.

Anyway, I used this and put a scrubby attachment on my sander and Andrew went to town.



BAM. Back to it's former glory.

"Kelly, we made every effort to leave the home in exceptionally clean condition."

Really, you kill me.

20 comments:

A Vintage Green said...

What is a scrubby attachement for your sander. Where did you buy it? Help, my shower looks worse than your photo.
- Joy

UrbanCountryMom said...

I would hate to see their version of dirty.

Kelly@TearingUpHouses said...

joy, ask them for it at any major hardware store. or, you can make your own by taping a scrubbing pad over your sander. the friction really helps with tough grime!

Emily {tomorrow never knows} said...

the fact that the "mould" was black kinda freaks me out.
now i have a craving to scrub down my shower.

Mellodee said...

Hi,

After your comment on my blog today, I had to come right over and return the visit. I think I love your blog!! You have a lot of my favorite things!! Homes, renovations, recipes, success, humor, and you live in Florida (where I grew up)!! I'll be back to explore some more. I'm looking forward to getting to know someone who seems able to do a lot of things I can't!!

Mel

Melissa I. said...

Oh that is just N to the NASTY! They need to provide you with their definitions of exceptionally and clean! Yikes!

Melissa I. said...

P.S. I'm thinking they probably thought the purple paint blinded you against such things as black mold! WTH?

Deb said...

Oh barf!

Holyoke Home said...

It looks like.......disgusting. It looks like disgusting. *shudder*

statia said...

Gag! How can people actually shower in that? So gross.

Lynett said...

Those are some nasty tenants if they think that's exceptionally clean. Who even stands in there to shower wihout sandals on? YAK!

liz @ bon temps beignet said...

First of all, I 'd HATE to see whate their version of revolting is. Secondly, do these nasty ass people know that you can put them on blast on your blog for the world to see? If not, you should let them know.

Teresa @ good-grace said...

Hilarious! (Not that they left the shower that way, but the way you relay the story - just the BEST!) I can't believe how great your "after" is. If they left the shower like that, how bad was the kitchen? People can really be moronic... "grody times infinity" for sure!

My Beautiful Life said...

Oh my goodness. Melissa's "N to the Nasty" comment had me cracking up.

Wow. I didn't know if it was hard water, but when I read that it was mold that really is just bizarre. Had they not heard of bleach? Or at least giving it a good scrubbing before it EVER got to that stage?

Yes, this is why I love your blog, Kelly.

Leslie @ NE Portland Bungalow said...

Ew. I so. get. this. The sellers did this to us. "We left the house very clean." Um, if this is clean, how bad WAS it??

I think this sort of situation that brings shame to one's ancestors.

Elly said...

That's all kinds of foul (like, really? They showered in that? And came out clean?). And if that's 'exceptionally clean' I'm kinda scared about what their 'dirty' means.

KellyMellyBoBellyBananaFanna said...

mbl, i actually don't know if it was mold or mildew or what, but i used that stuff as a precaution. i don't mess around with black stuff.

Wendy said...

Ewwww. Lol.

Amanda- Hip House Girl said...

Eeeeeek. My family does real estate too, and we've seen some na-asty stuff. Like, left-behind undergarments with left-behind bodily... well, nevermind. I wouldn't want to gross you out. ;)

Their quote is cracking me up.

Katy said...

I know this post is ancient history but I have to tell you: men were peeing in that shower. I'd bet my life on it.

*shudder*