Yes, I'm sure some of you are probably thinking, "Boy, they've sure taken along time on that bathroom remodel." Well, I agree...however, it's not as easy as it looks and we can't work on it 24/7 like we would like to. We've had some trying issues with this bathroom. Too many to list. I do have some good news though. We're about 3/4 the way done. We are putting the wainscoting up this week along with fixing the wall behind the toilet. UGH! We can't go too much farther until we fix the wall. When we peeled the old paneling off the wall, there was a big hole. Also, we had a sneaky feeling the toilet has been leaking around the base. It wasn't a gusher..just a very slow leak. It was finally confirmed when we took up the old flooring this weekend. That will obviously get fixed when we put in the new toilet...THANK GOODNESS!! Just a quick tip boys and girls...those little wax rings that seal your toilet don't always last forever!!!!
The new pedestal sink will be installed after we finish with the wainscoting. There are a few other issues with the shower surround that can't be addressed until this summer. Our bathroom window is right inside of the shower. It's a regular sized window, not one of the half windows high up above the shower. It was a poor design..but it was built back in the early 50's and we're not changing it. I've come up with a fancy way to shield the window from water and make it look half way decent, too. The shower surround has to be replaced, but we can't do that until the window is installed. That should be an interesting project to say the least! Luckily, John and his dad are very capable of handling many of the remodeling projects themselves. That saves a lot of money for us.
Maybe if you're all good, I'll post some pics after we're done :)
10 months ago
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Do you have another bathroom to use during construction, or is this your only one?
Unfortunately, we only have one bathroom. That's why we're putting off the toilet removal until we absolutely have to take it out. As far as the sink...that's been out for about a week or so. That's no big deal. We have a laundry utility sink we are using. We can now take showers. Before that, I was taking a shower at my parents house and John was taking a shower at his parents house. Remember...his parents live right across the road. Like I had to remind you :) LOL.
sounds like our house! We pulled off the paneling in the upstairs hallway expecting to just put up wallpaper, but noooooooo. We had to tear down all of the old (1903 old) plaster, Then we went to put up new wallboard and the studs weren't lined up! So we shimmed them as necessary... and two months later, the ceiling is getting its coat of paint, the walls are ready for wallpaper, and one of these days before Christmas I'll get a carpet again!
Glad you are making progress!
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