Underway

Our bathroom project is underway.  Today was day number four.  

First off, I'm thankful that we have a basement half bath with a small shower stall.  Secondly, I'm thankful that my grandma let the kids and I stay at her house for a few days during the demo stage.  Thirdly, we are very thankful that a work friend is able to help us out with this project.   We definitely could not do it without him.

Here are some pictures of our bathroom before the project began.

So what has changed?  The big thing is we are going to have a BATH TUB!  That's right a real bath tub in our house.  Yay!  We are keeping the window, laundry shute, wall tile, vanity, sink and cabinet.  The toilet is moving to the basement to replace the toilet with a cracked tank.  Due to water issues with the toilet, the five layers of floor were removed to reveal the sub-floor.  Which thankfully had not rotted like the layer of hardwood floor that was on top of it.   The wallpaper has been stripped off.  The wall & ceiling will be replaced with a fresh layer of paint (thank you to my awesome little sister).  We are also going to have an bathroom exhaust fan again, which will replace the 13" gaping hole left by the other one that quit working about 1 1/2 to 2 years ago.  Oh, last but not least, a privacy film will be added to the top of the window in the bathroom.

It is still in the rough stages right now, but we are getting excited.  Plywood has been added on top of the sub-floor for strength, the tub is in place and the plumbing for the tub-shower has been redone.  The wall has been prepared for the surround, which should go up tomorrow.

More to come as time allows.