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Bathroom Reveal

December 19, 2018 marked the completion of the bathroom remodel.  There are always unforeseen delays and often a little drama involved in any rehab.  This one was no exception.  Without going into great detail, I will note a couple of things that fall into that category.  I purchased the shower door and arranged for the company to do the measuring and installation.   Somehow something went wrong and the hinges did not line up with the cuts in the glass.  So that delayed things an entire week while a new door was cut and then installed. It is in place now and working fine, but that was not without a little more drama. After a couple showers I noticed a wet spot on my kitchen ceiling and immediately called Dan to let him know that the shower must be leaking.  I dreaded even making the call as I knew it would be a big deal to fix.  I also knew it would be the last thing Dan wanted to hear.  After breaking the bad news, I told him "no rush" as he had other jobs w

Pushing for Progress

Doesn't it seem like so much goes into getting a project to a point where someone else can see results.  It always looks so much worse before it starts to look better and that's where we are now.  Take the front porch for example. Sadly this seems to be the only picture I have of the porch before the work on it started. I did get a shot of the west side of the porch. Check out those shifting bricks from the inside. A little straightening to do here.  I wish I would have raised the camera to take in the column on this corner.  You could literally look straight through from one side to the other because the mortar was completely GONE! The roof of the porch is now propped up and the columns have been dismantled.  Wish I had been there to see that.  I am sure they were able to just lift them off one by one. The dismantling continues.  We had a few sunny days up to this point and then it turned rainy, cold and overcast. But the guys worked thro

In between the BEFORE and the AFTER

If anyone is wondering when I am going to post the after shots of the new bathroom, the answer is: after it is finished.  I really can't predict that with any certainty. It turned out to be a really smart move to install a temporary shower in the basement.  I have been using it for over a month now and I anticipate another couple weeks of showering in the wide open spaces. There was a lot involved in tearing out the existing shower and the wall behind it.   Then came the moving of the plumbing and the drain. FYI for those interested, this is the new plumbing, just waiting to be put back to use. This shows the drain that was moved from the right side to the center.  The floor of the shower leveled for the shower base and, where the shower used to stick out into the room.  That, of course, needs to be filled in as well.  The new tile will go over the existing tile because removing it would add a lot of time to demo and restoration. That was followed b