Tape up the demo area
Demolish the old bathroom March 16th
Old plumbing and electrical New vanity area is smaller, so pipes move
The large existing skylight
Looking towards the door Only the vanity lights hint at what was there
Framing the new tub New tub - no shower - gets framed. March 18th
Move the vents New pony wall at end of vanity contains part of the moved vent system. Lots of hot and cold pipes. March 19th
Looking up to the bathroom from the hallway downstairs
Bathroom open to hallway below!
New shower Valve and shower head. March 20th
Framing the tub
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No medicine cabinet possible Making shelves above tub
Drywall Drywall for the dry part of the room. March 23rd
Niches For toothbrushes, etc.
Heating vent will go away The floor is heated so the old duct will get blocked off
Above the tub Where the new shelves will go
Vent pipes
Moving the shower head Above the head is good. March 25th
Shower head before and after
Taping and mud Covering up the seams. March 26th
Texturing Texture (to match the rest of the house) called "orange peel". March 30th
Insulation Fill in insulation (brown stuff is eco friendly) - mostly for sound insulation. March 30th
Wedi board Seal the wet room with Wedi board. March 31st
More Wedi board April 1st
The niche above the tub It will have three shelves
Vanity installed
Wedi board continues April 3rd
Continuing with Wedi board Working on Saturday to catch up. April 4th
Starting tile installation April 6th
More wall tile April 7th
More still Lots to do. April 8th
Beginning to take shape Walls getting closer (floor to come) April 9th
Shelves above the tub Niche with three shelves in progress
Under floor heating wire Laying the wire - the morning's work. April 10th
First layer of mud Afternoon's work
Second coat of mud Tile setter came in for a couple of hours to add the second coat so it could dry by Monday morning, allowing him to tile. April 11th
Floor tiles Partial floor installation to allow glass wall/door to be templated. April 13th
Countertop and pony wall cap are in They were installed Friday April 10th but have been buried by tile related "stuff"
Shelves, niche & other details The detail areas go much more slowly. April 14th
Shelves above the tub
More floor tiles Lots of ramps and slopes involved to get water where it needs to go (and keep it out of where it shouldn't!). April 15th
Most of the lights are installed They're dimmable - from mood lighting to bright white
Most of the floor is done! Getting close the drain and lots of careful cuts to get the angles right. April 16th
Shelves
Details of the backer board in the tub Plumbing lines for faucets carefully attached (and shooting inside the tub isn't easy!)
Just a couple of pieces left... Tomorrow (Saturday) those pieces and grouting! April 17th
Bazillions of puzzle pieces The complex slopes to the linear drain require lots and lots of trips to the tile cutter...
Hand's flying Working on the last but one piece of tile. April 18th
The last piece of tile Ryan sets the last piece of tile into place.
Sponging off a section Washing the tile after grout has been applied
Applying grout to a new section The stuff is nasty, hence the mask
Wow! Grouted and washed
The floor tile Clean and beautiful
We have a tub - sort of No drain plug or overflow yet. April 20th
Our existing toilet re-installed We had replaced all 3 toilets last summer, so those remain (shame no one cleaned them on re-installation!)
Sleek new faucet I love the simple lines on this
Doors and drawers added to vanity Far drawer needs rear notch to accommodate anti-scald valve. April 21st
Niches get grouted Toilet paper holder, shower shampoo niche and rubber ducky niches on tub get grout
Rubber ducky niches Shampoo bottles, rubber duckies, anything that needs to be tucked away
Patching up some drywall areas Around the tile/Caesarstone/drywall joins there were areas to be smoothed out. Aprll 23rd
Cut down outlet cover Cut of a smidge from the bottom of the plate so it fits
Shower head Shower overhead, or handheld (or both). April 24th
Heated towel bar Warm towels when you get out of the shower
Bathroom is taking shape Still missing the tub plug and overflow cover...
Toilet paper holder Lowly toilet paper holder - essential nevertheless. April 27th
Right drawer now closes Drawer blocked by anti-scald valve
Notch in the rear of drawer Really custom cabinets - notched for anti-scald valve
Warm enough to open skylights Both the weather and the bathroom are improving!
Walls & ceiling got painted Second coat of paint for most areas. April 28th
Areas around last summer's skylight replacement cleaned up Remainder of wall in this area painted
Putting molding around door New primed molding installed. April 29th
Painting touchup on pony wall Fixing up the drywall where Caesarstone cap, tile and drywall meet
We have a wall and door! The frosted glass wall & door were installed. May 6th
The view from inside the wet room Looking back to the hallway (but the skylight and window reflections hide that)
Door open The door swings both ways
Details It's a gorgeous satin etch piece of glass
Light in wet room installed Outdoor light (wet rated) installed. May 7th
Cabinet pulls installed Edge pulls beat blue painter's tape. June 8th
Window trim Window trim painted. June 26th
Door Door painted gray
Screws inserted in tile floor Holding channel for glass planel in place. September 18th
No door or wall Glass removed for floor repair
Bonus room gets the glass Safe place to store the bathroom glass for a few days
One nicked wire What the screws did to the heating wire. September 21st
The other nicked wire Both screws hit the heating wire
Excavated area of tile Just two tiles were carefully removed
Channel and screws over cut tile edge You can see how far down the screws went...
