Almost everything is gone now, the floor tiles, fixtures, radiator, everything except the bathtub. I’m happy that Tig hasn’t broken anything in the house, or any part of his body yet.
May 2006
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Thu 4 May 2006
Thu 4 May 2006
It’s almost a week. Here’s what the bare subloor in the bathroom looks like.
Fri 5 May 2006
It’s been about a week. And we finally got the bath tub out of the 1st unit. Woohoo!
Fri 5 May 2006
I took a vacation day to work on the house. Tig and I:
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Sat 6 May 2006
Tig’s parents came up today for a family workfest. All in all, we accomplished a lot:
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Sat 6 May 2006
My parents came up for the weekend to help. At first I didn’t think we needed their help, but it turned out to be a godsend, and we certainly appreciated their coming.
Here my dad and I discuss the bathroom renovations (in a completely gutted 1st floor bathroom). We later installed a temporary toilet (more on that in the future).
Sun 7 May 2006
This past weekend was very productive, as the 2nd bathroom got gutted, except for the tub. The tub is cast-iron and I’ll need some help breaking that up (or maybe I’ll have a go at it later in the week). I must thank my parents for coming up and helping this weekend. It would have taken much longer without them.
So, my 3 most favorite (and most used) tools for demolition are:
Mon 8 May 2006
Slow work day for me today. It was lots of coordination as the kitchen cabinets were delivered today and the floor sanding commenced (not by me). I thought sanding and coating the floor would not be too difficult but got convinced by 3 other professionals in the construction business to hire someone to do it. Serena could tell you more on that at a later date.
Also a representative from our local oil company came by to explain all about the oil and hot water heat system.
Although both bathrooms have been gutted, a temporary toilet was installed in bath 1. And boy did that come in handy today, and I’m sure it will be useful all week. And it only cost $1.50 for a new wax ring. Thanks Paul.
Mon 8 May 2006
We care about the environment and prefer not to fill up landfills. Having said that, tearing out two bathrooms creates a lot of trash. Tile over drywall over plaster over lathes! For the record, Tig did not want a dumpster. Our conversation went something like this:
Me “Did you call around some dumpster places?”
Tig “Yeah, I got some prices, but I don’t think we need it.”
Me, “I think we should get one. We’ve got two bathrooms to tear down.”
Tig, “Don’t worry. I’ll just take it out with the trash.”
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Mon 8 May 2006
…how much a home renovation ignites spirited discussions.
I had found a do-it-yourself article on OldHouseWeb.com about lightly sanding floors yourself and applying a few coats of polyurethane. Unfortunately, when the previous owners left, they also left behind a seriously scratched and discolored oak floors. I started to have doubts about our plan.
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