Renovations, June 19 (and a bit of the 20th)
Boy, these guys are fast.
The kitchen drywall is up. The plywood is up on the kitchen ceiling. (I’m having a copper ceiling put in and it needs to be mounted to plywood.) The tub and shower plumbing is roughed in. New studs are in the bathroom where the old ones were weak or cut.
One of the guys was able to find the exact shower diverter to go with the mixer valve, so the rainhead is back in! Result! Not sure how much it cost, but I’m not sure I really want to know at this point.
Problems encountered today (the 20th):
Apparently, the tub I bought is quite a bit deeper than expected, and the drain is shallower than it should be. That means the tub is going to have to be raised a bit to get it level and still get the drain where it needs to be. The result is the step over for the tub will be almost 24 inches!!! There will also be a big gap under the tub skirt that will have to be enclosed somehow. If they can keep it to under three inches, I may have tile that will work. If not, I don’t, and will have to come up with some other idea.
I’ve got some black 3×6 tile that would look good at the bottom of the tub skirt. I was going to use that as an accent int he tub itself (one line about five feet high), but I have enough white for the entire shower surround, so the black may be sacrificed for this. Assuming it can be kept to less than 3 inches, of course. But if the tub is 20 inches deep (as it is) then, when I get old, I could just sit on the side of it and swing my legs in! Result!
The only alternative to making the tub so high would be to move the main drain, and that involves common area plumbing. I don’t want to open that can of worms. Besides, I’m not convinced it would make a difference, and they’d have to get into the unit downstairs and get into the ceiling. I’d rather have a really high tub, frankly.
One of the guys here working is getting married soon and is building a house. He’s having trouble with the builders. Apparently, they poured the foundation without compacting the ground. The whole thing cracked. And I thought I had issues with a 150 year old building.
I’m not sure what they’re doing for the rest of this week. Tiling, I hope. The plasterer is supposed to be here Saturday morning (before leaving on a two week vacation).
I’m having the sink taken away. Not sure when that’s happening, but they can’t really tile the bathroom floor until it’s gone, or at least out of the way.
Some tile was missing, but called the tile guy and he said it just didn’t make it on the delivery “truck”. Now, not only did it cost me$125 to have it delivered. In a personal car by a husband and wife (she did the toting, he did the supervising), I now have to rent a car to go pick up the rest of the order. Hmpf. Not pleased at that. But at least it’s close, so the car should only cost about $15.
June 20th, 2007 at 11:56 am
It is nice to have “new studs in the bathroom.”
Well Done! Well Done!
June 20th, 2007 at 11:59 am
Especially strong, new ones.