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BY Bob to the Rescue
Monday
I arrived at my daughter's on Monday night and they had gotten their part done. The floor and tub were tiled and the walls painted. The first thing I did Monday night was to install the toilet.
There had been no toilet for a week. Did I mention the house only has 1 bathroom and was built in 1948.
There was no door so I grabbed a rug I keep in my car for emergencies and tacked it up.
Since it took me 7 hours to drive there, it was midnight Monday when the toilet was operational.
Tuesday
We woke up early Tuesday and went to work. Tuesday's priorities in order of installation.
Wednesday
It was hard waking up on Wednesday until you realized a shower was waiting. Everyone showered before we got started. There were a lot of smiles.
The big project on Wednesday was to install a new door. I hate installing doors. Along with the door we wanted to install
It was when I was working on the window trim when I made my first error. It was about midnight and I mis-measured a cut on the left side trim. I had them purchase extra trim but before I cut that window trim again I wanted to cut the door trim.
Once I cut the door trim I uncovered issues mounting it to the door frame. Nothing was even. The door frame, studs, and wall were all at different depths. There was no good way to fasten the trim. At that point I pulled the plug on everything. I put on the door knob and sent everyone to bed around 1:30 am.
Thursday
I only had a half day on Thursday as I had to drive home. Everyone was up early and off to the home improvement store we went. After searching through all the trim options, I found two things which would make a nice fix. We bought the trim and headed back.
Everything went together beautifully. It turned out like it was designed that way. I finished the window trim and I was done.
Close up door trim. There are 4 pieces of wood making up this trim. I am still surprised at how well it came out.
The rest was on them. I left them with a functioning bathroom again.
As I pulled out of their driveway, my son-in-law's father pulled in to complete the electrical and help with finishing the trim and painting the door.
Here is the bathroom as I left it.
Bathroom door, inside
Outside
Vanity, sink, medicine cabinet, and window.
Window and bath tile.
Bath tile and shower fixtures
Light fixture and exhaust fan
Water running into the tub.
Monday
I arrived at my daughter's on Monday night and they had gotten their part done. The floor and tub were tiled and the walls painted. The first thing I did Monday night was to install the toilet.
There had been no toilet for a week. Did I mention the house only has 1 bathroom and was built in 1948.
There was no door so I grabbed a rug I keep in my car for emergencies and tacked it up.
Since it took me 7 hours to drive there, it was midnight Monday when the toilet was operational.
Tuesday
We woke up early Tuesday and went to work. Tuesday's priorities in order of installation.
- Vanity Light
- Medicine Cabinet
- Vanity
- Sink and faucet
- Caulk tub
- Install shower head and shower fixtures
Wednesday
It was hard waking up on Wednesday until you realized a shower was waiting. Everyone showered before we got started. There were a lot of smiles.
The big project on Wednesday was to install a new door. I hate installing doors. Along with the door we wanted to install
- GFI outlet
- Towel rack
- Toilet paper holder
- Exhaust fan
- Baseboard molding
- Window trim
- Marble window sill
- Bathroom door trim
- Door knob
It was when I was working on the window trim when I made my first error. It was about midnight and I mis-measured a cut on the left side trim. I had them purchase extra trim but before I cut that window trim again I wanted to cut the door trim.
Once I cut the door trim I uncovered issues mounting it to the door frame. Nothing was even. The door frame, studs, and wall were all at different depths. There was no good way to fasten the trim. At that point I pulled the plug on everything. I put on the door knob and sent everyone to bed around 1:30 am.
Thursday
I only had a half day on Thursday as I had to drive home. Everyone was up early and off to the home improvement store we went. After searching through all the trim options, I found two things which would make a nice fix. We bought the trim and headed back.
Everything went together beautifully. It turned out like it was designed that way. I finished the window trim and I was done.
Close up door trim. There are 4 pieces of wood making up this trim. I am still surprised at how well it came out.
The rest was on them. I left them with a functioning bathroom again.
As I pulled out of their driveway, my son-in-law's father pulled in to complete the electrical and help with finishing the trim and painting the door.
Here is the bathroom as I left it.
Bathroom door, inside
Outside
Vanity, sink, medicine cabinet, and window.
Window and bath tile.
Bath tile and shower fixtures
Light fixture and exhaust fan
Water running into the tub.
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