Done, just in time for
Thanksgiving
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Old Bathroom
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We finally
have our home back. Several weeks ago,
we redid our guest bathroom. This was
mostly done in a week, but we had to wait for a few finishing touches. While we waited, the guest bedroom was a mess
with all the bathroom stuff strewn about.
During the
bathroom redo, the main water shut-off valve broke. It took an hour for the township to shut the
water off from the street. In the meantime,
there was a bucket brigade from the blown valve to a sump pump on the other
side of the basement. The bucket brigade
saved any major damage, but the carpet was toast, and it took a week of fans
and dehumidification to dry out the basement.
While we
were waiting for the basement to dry out, and for new carpeting, and for a few
bathroom finishing touches, the Townhouse Association decided it was time for
our unit to get a new roof and gutters.
Because of the pounding on the roof, we were warned to take down all
pictures and take breakables off any shelves.
For the next few weeks, we had pictures and tchotchkes off the wall and
on the floor, a guest bedroom strewn with bathroom stuff, an unusable guest
bathroom, and a musty basement waiting to dry out and get new carpet. During this time we had
people on the roof and around the upstairs windows, carpet installers (apparently carpeters is not a word...it should be) in the basement,
and contractors in the guest bathroom.
Finally,
just in time for our Thanksgiving feast on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, the
roof and gutters were done, new carpet was in the basement (and much of our upstairs while we
were at it), the guest
bathroom completed, pictures and tchotchkes were back in place, and the guest
bedroom cleared of bathroom stuff. We
had a boatload of friends and relatives for the annual feast and the house was
finished and back to normal just in time.
Carpets are
boring, a roof and gutters are just a roof and gutters, but here is the
bathroom upgrade.
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New Bathroom
New Bathroom Floor
New Oversized Bathtub
New Bathroom vanity
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Your new sink is beautiful!!
ReplyDeleteVery flash. I do like an oversized tub. Where I'm living I have no tub at all :(
ReplyDeleteHow was your patience while all this was going on... mine would have been in shreds. Love that sink though... its a wow!
ReplyDeleteIt was worth the pain Joe - it looks stunning - great bathroom redo!
ReplyDeleteWhile your new bathroom is stylin your old bathroom did not look that bad!
ReplyDeleteI love everything chosen! Was your old floor a linoleum that's meant to look like tile or was it actual tile? We have two bathrooms here with similar floors and I'm wondering how hard it would be for us to tear it out ourselves and replace.
ReplyDeleteIt's a beautiful job; one you can be proud of.
ReplyDeleteVery classy, Joe!
ReplyDeleteVery very nice, and, I imagine you are now completely exhausted.
ReplyDeleteVery nicely done. I know the pain of the comings and goings of all the workers. I so remember when we had our master bath redone in granite. Took forever, but it was beautiful when they were finally done.
ReplyDeleteHave a fabulous day. ☺
It's always a pain but the finished product looks great. I'll bet you're glad to have all those workmen out of your life.
ReplyDeleteSounds like a nightmare while it was going on. Phew but it sure was worth it and was finished in time for the gathering.
ReplyDeleteI love those bowl sinks.
I have to agree, it looks beautiful! Glad it all got done in time for Thanksgiving. Now don't get any ideas about remodeling the kitchen just before Christmas...it'll never work out!
ReplyDeleteI'm curious about the new bathroom floor - is it wood, tile, laminate, vinyl planks?
It's lovely, and i'm glad it was done just in time!
ReplyDeleteVery nice. Remodeling can be brutal. It's remarkable there wasn't bloodshed.
ReplyDeleteR
That is quite a change! I think I like the floor part best. Who cleans the sink?
ReplyDeleteIt looks great! What a nightmare though. But it must feel pretty good now.
ReplyDeleteVery nice! We had a new microwave installed last Wednesday. I suffered the same "hurry up and get out of my house" anxiety even though total time elapsed was under an hour!
ReplyDeleteLooks good! Kinda of good to get everything done at same time between roof and remodel. Now hopefully peace and quiet for a bit.
ReplyDeleteBetty