Almost There

We have been working for the last month on the main floor bathroom. Of all of the rooms it will be the most changed when we are done. It is a different shape and size than it was, and everything in it will be new. The one thing that remained the same; the window, had to be almost entirely rebuilt. Plus we installed a translucent, decorative pane of glass in the bottom. This room is also entirely our own layout and design. We are getting close to completion. Here are some photos of its evolution...

BEFORE: 

• There was a funny little folding door that did not give people the maximum about of privacy.

• The toilet was wedged between the shower and the wall, and the floor tiles around it were cracked.
  

• The shower had a sliding glass door that shattered a few years ago.

• The little sink did not give a good stream of water and was stained. The press board cabinet and the little wall-hung shelf unit were the only storage.

In this photo taken during the structual work in July, the old shower pan is visable in the lower right-hand corner. The entire wall between the bathroom and kitchen was removed down to the studs. One of the big challages was reworking the plumbing and electrical in this wall to accomodate the new ellements of both the bathroom and the kitchen. The north and west walls were also removed and rebuilt to add square feet to the bath.

In the last couple of posts there are photos of the bathroom's interior rebuild. The wainscoting and related trim took over a week to install. Don measured, built, and fitted each piece. It took tubes and tubes of adhesive and hours working on his knees.

 

Then it took lots of spackle and sanding.

Finally, after hours hammering brads in by hand, Don visited Harbor Freight and got a power tool that cut the time installing trim to a fraction of what it had been. Finally Sami primed and painted the wainscoting and touched up the blue wall where all of the work left problems - two more days of work!

Only 4 check marks (of the origional 40) are left; install quarter-round oak trim at the floor, install toilet, install sink, and intstall towel rods, etc. Can't wait!