Empty Ready for demo next week. May 10th
Master bath demo starts Carpet, sinks and cabinets gone. May 12th
Shower doors gone More tomorrow
Down to the studs Most of the bathroom and closet demolished. May 13th.
Where the world's worst closet used to be Future home of a good (rectangular) closet!
Exposing pipes and vents Opening the floor for plumbing rough in. May 14th
Heating duct Heating duct that used to be under a cabinet
Debris ready to take out Toilet gets saved, but the rest is junk
Room looks huge! With nothing in it, the room looks so much bigger :)
Laying out the new walls After some discussions on details, putting the base for new framing in place. May 15th
New closet walls Base of the walls for the new master closet
Shower framing Pony walls for shower framed. May 18th
New area for toilet Pony wall beside and behind
Closet doorway New closet door (will have frosted glass barn door)
Everyone's tools Lunchbreak is a good time to see the rooms before end of the day cleanup.
Same scene at day's end Broom clean (where clean is a relative term!)
Shower with a view Shower drain view of the family room below. May 19th.
Vent re-routed Vent pipes relocated
Closet light switch Electrical rough-in continues
Slowly taking shape Framing, plumbing & electrical continue
Plumbing rough-in for new sink Ramp sink with two faucets will go here. May 20th.
Shower goes in at the right height first time Matches hall bathroom height
Cap old plumbing Box on right outside shower pony wall is for heated towel rack.
Toilet has water Toilet rough-in complete
Programmable thermostat for towel warmer And a light switch?
Plumbing rough in under shower This all gets covered up soon
Vent pipe moved Another vent moved out of the way of new window
New windows framed Shower bench and new window framing. May 21st.
Electrical rough-in continues Discussions about where things go and installations. May 26th
Wall sconce box Wall sconce to right of vanity
Recessed can above shower Lots of ceiling removed (have to ask why...)
Box for heated towel warmer Wires are now in the box!
A can over the can Lots of lights in various areas - hard to keep track of what I decided months ago...
Thermostat and switch Light switch for toilet area and heated towel bar thermostat
Before lunch: old windows removed... Great view - and we're still missing windows. May 27th.
After, the holes are covered with plywood waiting for window delivery. Existing windows removed.
Closet junkpille The master closet area becomes a junk heap
Over mirror light roughed in One light over the mirror versus wall sconces. May 29th
Plywood over window openings Exterior view.
Drywall sheets arrive Putting sheets in the rooms to be worked on. June 1st.
Last shot of the open closet Before the sheetrock goes up
Sheetrock partially hung Big areas go quickly. June 3rd
Closet is closed Except for the doorway :) June 4th
Toilet area Triangular shelves will go beside and above the toilet
Shower area Wedi board will go up to make the shower waterproof
One window! First of the three windows gets installed. June 9th
Inside view One of the three windows. Taping and mud has started
Three windows The awning in the shower should be clear (and will be replaced. June 10th
View from the toilet area Nice place to sit and take in the scenery...
View from the shower stall Looking across the room to the bedroom door
More mud Second coat of drywall mud. June 11th
Mudded view of the wall side Browner mud is still wet
Window trim started Siding repair needed as well
Drywall sanded Window wall ready. June 15th
Drywall Closet & toilet area ready
Drywall Vanity area ready
Siding patched Siding removed provided material for patches
Double layer plastic at bathroom door Texturing drywall. June 16th
Caulk Caulking the new trim and patched siding
Primer First coat over texture. June 17th
Toilet side Primer
Painting patched siding Caulked siding gets first coat of paint
Window casings Window trim added. June 23rd
Shelf top Custom shelf base/top
Shelf painted First coat of paint. June 25th
Window casing painted First trim coat
Exterior trim painted Siding and trim around new window complete
Bedroom side of windowless wall painted This matches old colors. June 26th.
Wall and most ceiling done Ready for the tile & flooring work to start on Monday
Area by toilet Shelf looks pretty
Looking towards bedroom Light and bright
Pocket door & trim Door closes and looks very nice in Ice Cubed Silver
Wedi board & tile delivered Wrong drain shipped, so tile guy left. June 29th
Wedi board and floor tile complete Making progress quickly. July 1st
Halfway up the walls And the bench is done. July 2nd
Walls & niche Two tier niche and inside walls. July 3rd
Pony wall Bullnose party done
Window surround Partially complete
Almost finished! Tile installation complete. July 6th
Landing zone Transition from tile to cork
Pony wall inside And window surround
Grouted Grouting done - it looks gorgeous. July 7th
View almost complete Top left awning will be replaced with clear glass
Top down/bottom up blinds arrived Can't install yet, but hung from crank handles to get an idea of how it'll work. July 8th
New subfloor Plywood subfloor for cork
Smooth and clean The glue down cork tiles are thin, so the subfloor gets close to tile height
View from the shower Looking to bedroom and closet
Goop on the subfloor Filling seams and smoothing transitions. July 9th
Thick goop by shower Landing zone on tile slopes down to floor
Cork glue-down tile The Wicanders cork tiles I selected
Cork installed Gorgeous cork floor. July 10th
Looking to windows Gaps at the edges are under cabinets
Cabinete Cabinets delivered. July 13th
More cabinets Doors and drawers are in the closet too
Sink and vanity installed Reading for countertop template
Caesarstone template Strips of thin wood hot glued together. July 14th.
Cleats Supports for shelves installed. July 17th
Cabinets moved Not yet installed (see angle of drawer naext to shower)
Window!! The clear glass replacement awning was installed - to bathe in nature as well as water :)
Cabinets installed Custom diverter constructed in toe-kick. July 20th
Lunch break No shelves...
End of the day... ...shelves
Caesarstone installed Sink and surround not yet
Master closet Shelving and supports built. July 24th
End cabinet Triangular cabinet with lift up lid. July 27th
Baseboard Master bathroom closet gets baseboard that also supports bulkheads
Shower All working but not usable without glass and a door. July 28th
Network wire One jack on the shelf above laundry hamper. August 3rd
Final coat on cork Sealing the cork floor. August 5th
Tile baseboard Small area of tile baseboard by shower exit. August 7th
Ramp sink installed Big step closer to getting a working bathroom. August 10th
Detail of sink Slot drain needs sanding one end
Side view Shows the angle more clearly
Hanging rods in closet Not complete but another step closer. August 11th.
Edge pulls installed Still need electrical work for sockets inside bottom of cabinet
Full length hanging areas Being built downstairs to install in master closet
Wall sconce installed Block needed to move past window casing. August 25th
Lights and faucets While we were away, we got a working sink
Drywall repair around top of skylight tunnel Left over from replacing skylights in 2014
Boxes hide boxes Concealing the gubbins for electrical outlet
Full length hanging space With shelves below
His and hers One full length section each end
I install gray outlets Less jarring visually than the white outlets. August 29th
Shelves for hamper cabinet And cut-down door returns. August 29th.
Painted vent cover Toe kick heating vent painted. September 2nd
We have a shower Glass walls & door installed. September 18th
View across the room from the toilet area Clear glass leaves the views intact
Makeup vanity lid Forgot to take a picture with lid open - mirror when you need it, view when you don't. October 5th
Cushions Comfy seating - seams aren't ideally placed though. October 15th.
View from the bench Over to the windows
View from the shower Across the bathroom to the bedroom.
