DUDE! Why'd You Paint Your Floor Orange?

$9/gallon bargain bin paint, that's why I painted my floor orange.

The floor is made of particle board and it was degrading into dust. By painting the floor, the primer and paint acts as an adhesive and seal to prevent the particle board (OSB) from degrading further for at least a couple years, which is all I care about. I don't care what it looks like, and I don't care if lasts for years and years, I only cared about the cheapest solution I could come up with.

$18 for a gallon of primer, $9 for a gallon of paint, $5 for rollers, pan, and roller brushes, while using the handle from my broom in the roller and I've got a usable floor. I'll be using rugs over the floor, like the one in this picture ($20 for a 6ft X 8ft indoor/outdoor rug at Lowe's), so getting a $32/gallon brand of paint for $9 was more important to me than the color.

This was my 16 minute update on YouTube for any brave souls who want to see what the rest of the mobile home looks like. :) (YouTube de-monetized this video, but is still showing ads on it even though they say it is not suitable for their advertisers. YouTube is stupid.)

Here's another project that was accomplished without much help from me, as I was priming and painting my floor. I removed the concrete blocks, but my 87 year old relative who I am staying with right now, built those new front steps and hand rail all by himself. This first picture (ignore the nice kitty) is the old concrete steps.

My 87 year old relative built those stairs in about 3 hours over two days. We bought the risers pre-cut from Lowe's, we got the 5-step version but they also had 4 and 3 step options. The steps are 2X6 (in the USA). There are two metal braces attached to the steps and the mobile home, and there are two cement blocks at the base of the risers at ground level on the front. The rails are 2X4's and the spindles were $0.87 each, so why not?

An easy but important project I also completed, was to take ownership of my mailbox. Some leftover black spray paint, followed by some number and letter stickers found at most Wal-mart's and I've got mail.

And finally, this big old TV had to go. This is the 4th TV I've removed from this place, and I'm glad to be rid of it. Luckily, I found a facility that takes these old things to dispose of them properly.