10.30.18

There’s some tile!

10.29.18

walls waterproofed and ready for tiling!

10.26.18

Plumbing and insulation passed inspection. So the rest of the demo occurred, the Durock was installed and missed, new subfloor was laid, and some drywall was patched.

10.24.18

And we're back....

After about a week off with an ill contractor, things are ramping up again.

The plumber was here today as well as the contractor, getting things ready to start the tiling.

Look--it's a bathtub!

re-routed plumbing

it'll be a faucet ;)

And the mixer

the shower head

And they added an access door, which probably should have been put in when we added this bathroom about 12 years ago.

We did have a brief moment of panic when we got home and the plumber was still there, going up and down the stairs repeatedly. Then he stopped and said to Greg and I, "You've got an issue." This is not something you want a plumber to say. Turns out the issue is that the faucet set we got at Home Depot, despite being sealed, was missing most of the parts. Luckily the mixer was NOT missing, and that's the only part the plumber needed to install before the tiling. So he put it in. And luckily Home Depot believed us when we said a sealed box was missing parts. Missing parts obtained. Contractor comes back tomorrow to start with the walls of the stall. And I'm back to second-guessing my tile design. <gulp>  Here's hoping I chose well with this bathroom, too!

10.16.18

The shower I hate is gone:

10.15.18

Last day with the shower stall that I hate. :) Demo on the upstairs bathroom starts tomorrow.

Last “before “ photos:

10.11.18

First floor bathroom is DONE! (except for the shower door, but they couldn't even measure for that until the rest was done; they measure tomorrow--oh, and switching the off-white outlet/switch for white)

I love it.

Pics w/o towels, rug, etc.

Pics with towels, rug, temporary shower curtain

10.4.18

Though the contractor is on another job this week, the plumber came today and installed the faucet:

and the toilet (we got the kind that has two different flush volumes):

And the shower head and handle:

Greg and I painted the trim (still needs some touch-up) and the door, and it's a semi-usable bathroom again.