As you may remember I started demo'ing the bathroom while the rents were away almost TWO (2) years to the day of this now final enterprise. My parents, lying in wait for revenge however, I came home one day to find drywall on 1 ONE wall only, with an unfinished line down the middle and none of my garbage bag art on the walls and the mold, still totally there. It sat there mocking me along with a shiny toilet paper holder- of things that could be, of things that would never come. And while 700 days have passed since that time, I was ready to turn the bathroom into an art installation- mapping out its story, literally came this .-. close to doing just that... The 1948 plaster. The 1980's rehab which stopped midsentence. The various paint jobs to make light of the apparent waiting repairs- while neglect and decay set in, and the roof and toilet replaced- telling the story of the leaky roof and the doorknob missing, and of the pipebursting. But apparently it was not to be. As I got a cryptic email about drywall being put up and demolition starting (green lit me). But as mom was soon to realize all or nothing - which i totally excel at- was exactly what this bathroom needed. Can't just put up new drywall without replacing the pipes, without replacing the ceiling, without putting in new electrical and insulation. And while we're waiting for some delays to come thru with the new house- guess which house gets attention!? This one. Though obviously the fact that my brother is coming after a 6 year absence was the inital spurning on of my mom. I while try to ignore the fact that the visiting grandchild warrents such sweeping change and yet we who live here do not- but as mom says- deadline pressure. Since they're coming on the 4th. By then- new pipes, new floor, new ceiling, rehabbed counter... WOuld you believe they coated the walls, the floor, and the kitchen sink, with almost 2"inch thick crazy solid concrete? You will note i got pretty far and then just decided to fuck it and let my dads guy Salvador do the rest, plus i may have put a chip in the bathtub. Whatevs. And i definitely didn't want to suck out the nasty attic insulation. Ugh. Arms itching already everywhere. So now as i sit here the bathroom is gutted, except for the floor which is next. And the tile debate btw mom and i is the next current, which way the bathroom is going to go- although i'm totally willing to keep the poor cabinet as long as we can make it pretty again is all i'm saying. But anyway, you must stay tuned to this most exciting!! development in the history of these here enterprises. It gives me hope! It gives me enthusiasm- a certain
You will note the sleeping mountain lion. I'm going to miss him along with the sleeping curled up fox in his den and the mountain sheep. Goodbye lion! I love you!
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yay!!!!! how exciting! i'm sure you will settle on some lovely tile. just remember to pick something easy to clean in case of overflow. which is still a concern b/c of the septic tank right? or is it a pipe issue that will be resolved? whatever. i can't wait to see the new bathroom and not feel like some evil mold monster is going to jump out and get me every time i have to use it.
speaking of... where do, you know, goooooo in the meantime?
ps - my word verification is "sordspa." could it be a bathroom decorating hint? swords and far eastern flare?
oh lets not get craZy! septic tank issues i'm sure are a year off- when we eventually get connected to the sewer- though for now we're saving $100 a month or something. i think? but i totally agree. also there's something about how the bathroom is "raised" and if we demo the tile we'll have to figure out how to raise it again- frankly i think a sunken in bathroom would be awesome. and then overflows wouldn't ruin the hardwood floor. that's my thought. oh and i may or may not have gone somewhere in nature at one point but otherwise i can kick them out and use it. its still there. though the door is gone come to think of it.
mmm. sword spa!
whoa.
Woohoo!
Although why so much concrete...to begin with, I mean.
Apparently the thick concrete was a very common way of installing ceramic tile back in the day before concrete backer board was invented and came into common use.
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