Bathroom Renovation Progressing Nicely!

After we all took a break for Christmas, we have started back at it today. Adair and Hailey, are doing a great job of the tub and the wall surround. They have installed mason board, and after that is complete they will install beautiful tiles.

They have come up with a great decor for the bathroom, and we are all excited to see it when it is done.

My job, right now, is painting. I have managed to get the master bedroom plus one small bedroom primed, and 2 coats of ceiling paint. Plus make sure the kitchen order gets going, and after having a new furnace installed, we are going to get the ducts professionally cleaned, hopefully after the holidays.

Once we get the bedrooms painted, then I will get the carpet put in. We are putting carpet in the 4 bedrooms and a runner down the stairs. I already put a deposit on the carpet to secure a good price.

Michelle has been helping me with the wiring, and making things safe.

With us all having other day jobs, we work on the house when we can, and are hoping to be finished by the end of January. The kitchen will not be ready for install before then, but we can have everything else ready. I already purchased the 5 appliances. I got 15% off, an already good deal if I purchased them before the end of the year. But we have to take delivery by the 8th, so they may have to sit in the living room for now.

Bathroom Renovation

Yesterday (Friday) was "get rid of gross green tub day" This took a lot of work, because there were so many layers of wall coverings around the tub, that it took a crow bar to get them off.

After getting down to the bare wood, Adair was finally able to yank the tub out (with some help) and it was the last thing added to the dumpster outside. Like the icing on a cake, the tub sits upside down on top of the pile of debris in the dumpster. Will get that taken away next week.

We did try to turn the water on. It had not been on since we took posession, because the bank selling the place had the line cut and capped. Jeremy helped sort that out, and he guided Adair with capping the bathrooms and the kitchen copper so that we could demolish the cabinets. We left one toilet and the laundry room sink in the basement attached, and crossed our fingers when the water was turned on. It actually held, although the laundry taps are a bit dicey.. So we turn off the water at the end of each day.. The saga continues!