All that work in August and I haven’t even bothered to show it off. This is it. It is not all the pictures that I took but the best ones and it shows the progression of how things went.
I will be honest, my proudest detail is the drain pipe. Everything worked out so perfectly and looks pretty neat too. I have to admit when I was purchasing the pieces, I kept going around in circles about how everything was going to fit together and if I got the right fittings and pieces. I am happy to report that I only missed two 90s and one piece I purchased extra. Not too shabby.
I am happy to have that done and it made me remember how much I enjoy doing productive projects like this. In many ways, that year I spent at home was some of my most enjoyable time ever. Yes, it was sun up to sun down but that was because I couldn’t stop myself.
End Your Programming Routine: My next project is not a project at all but clean-up from this one and all the other stuff I did since the beginning of the year. I am getting ready to button things down for the winter and that means dump runs, donation center runs and breaking down recyclables versus trash. I am going to be a happy man when the eyesore of all the things too big to fit in the garbage can finally go away.
Well not really, it was kind of a deal with the devil so to speak. I had it all planned out, I was going to buy my wife a really nice gift for her 50th but then she asked me if we could redo the bathroom. This isn’t a surprise, she also asked for it for Christmas. I of course said yes because that is what she wanted.
I call is a deal with the devil because this is supposed to be when my summer started. I was supposed to be enjoying the last days by hiking and planting and all the other stuff. Now, I have this large project that I am embroiled in. The truth is that I am being a little over dramatic. I haven’t done a significant project in quite a while and I don’t think it will take too long.
Here is the plan. I am going to change two light fixtures. The vanity is getting changed from 36 inches to 60 inches and from a single sink to a double sink. The medicine cabinet is getting switched from a single unit to two units. Because of that, I have to reroute the electrical to a new electrical box in the center of the everything.
You can see the mock-up from the picture. The tape represents the two mirrors and the vanity footprint. I already have it in my head that I am going to have to tear into the wall, but the trick with the mirrors is that they need to be centered on the sink location. That needs to fit into the existing space appropriately.
I would dearly like to put the medicine cabinet into the wall cavity, but that wall is a structural wall. It is one side of the house as the bathroom is a shed addition as well as holding up the stair case. I don’t really know how much chaos that would cause to do until I open the wall. That will be a to be determined.
Just like pulling a sweater thread, I cannot cut into the wall until I remove the existing vanity. The new vanity was delivered with a broken top so we are waiting for a replacement. It is my preference to leave the existing vanity in place until I can essentially swap the old and the new and minimize the out of service time. But, I may go ahead regardless in the name of progress.
The only part of the process that concerns me is the plumbing. Technically speaking, each sink needs a supply shut-off. I watched some videos online that this can be done outside of the wall by removing the valve, but if I am going open things up anyway, I might as well put them where they should be.
Then there is the waste plumbing. It is not that I cannot stick things together but that I am hoping I can. Plumbing can be a fickle mistress when it comes to head pressure. There must be enough free flowing air so that a vacuum is not created and effecting the drain action. I am going to try once but I may ultimately call a plumber if it doesn’t work right the first time.
I will be honest, It is not the remodel that I really want to do. I would like to get rid of the tub and move to a dedicated shower. I would love to add a claw foot tub and redo all the tile. The problem is that we got a quote for a shower in a day outfit and it was $40,000. It was a name brand outfit and I am sure it was quality materials but not in the budget.
End Your Programming Routine: Clearly, this is not the worlds biggest project and I have concerns like I think the vanity is too close to the shower. But you know the saying happy wife, happy life. The medicine cabinet is gross and the shelves are sagging and the vanity saw it’s best days in the 1970s. Only having one sink has been a constant limitation for us when I need to shave and she needs to put in contacts. So, I do think it will be a worthwhile refresh.
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