Back to Work!
OK, down to business. After a fair amount of downtime and time spent on other things, we began the next phase started upstairs--with reinforcements to help!
Yep, our friend Paul and his team will be helping us with the master bathroom. You remember the upstairs bathroom, right?
Yeah, that one.
Well, that was a long time ago. At this point, it actually looks a lot different...removing the walls will kinda do that to a room.
(Actually this is an older photo, but I'm tired and it's dark upstairs now...)
Paul and his crew are going to pick up from here and do a lot of the specialty work--laying tile, installing the custom glass for the shower, and such. Basically the things that would take us a million years and still wouldn't look exactly right. Especially since the room in this old house is no longer level and no longer has nice "right angles" to work with.
Paul and crew are perfectionists...the perfect choice to help make a lopsided tiled room appear square.
The guys started out laying a new plywood subfloor for the tile and also framing out the area where the new sink and shower will go. For a quick reminder of our plans, check here, or for a real trip down memory lane go back and check out the contest we held to help us get design ideas!
Hopefully, with some help, things will start crusing along now. The guys are coming back to put in a little overtime, even, and get a jump on things. Hooray!
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Comments
Man can I relate to that bathroom with no walls thing, except mine isn't my master bath, it's my only bath. We have been living with it like that for, oh, about 2 months now. Due to our tight schedules, lack of energy (because of our schedules) and ever tightening budget, it is taking a lot longer than we thought. And much like Heather and Dave over at 1912 Bungalow, we have been taking only baths for awhile. As much of a pain all this is, I know at least 2 things will result: I will love my new bathroom more than I have ever loved any bathroom, EVER; and I will appreciate showers more than I ever thought humanly possible. It's funny the things you can get used to when you have to, and how "camping with a mortgage" seems more real now than ever (if you think of camping in a falling apart old cabin : )
Posted by: Marie | February 19, 2005 1:23 PM
I can't wait to see the final result. Tell Paul and crew to hurry...please.
Posted by: irasali | February 19, 2005 3:08 PM
Here's a peek at our own "down to the studs" upstairs bath. This was supposed to be a weekend project: prep, and paint. But one thing led to another, and, well, we're down to the studs. I'll blog about it soon - it's a good story. Oh, and the bath has been in this condition for 3 years... (Fortunately, we have another, with walls intact.)
Posted by: Nick | February 19, 2005 6:26 PM
Lookin' good! I'll have to come back and re-read all the posts about ripping out bathroom walls, tiling, etc. next year when we renovate our master bathroom.
Posted by: Kristin | February 19, 2005 11:49 PM