The week of Christmas
With it being the week of Christmas, you would think that we would be in a state of holiday cheer and cooking and baking preparing for Christmas. Instead, we're still busily working on getting the bathroom remodel done. Where are we at right now? It seems like that darn wallpaper keeps turning up everywhere. Anytime I pull anything off it's there... Including behind the baseboards and the medicine cabinet (which was recessed into the wall). I *think* I have it all about gone. I pulled the baseboards off yesterday (we need to replace them because they didn't go all the way around the bathroom and now that we have a cabinet on legs people will see missing baseboard behind it if we don't do something about it. I also took up all the ceramic tile last week except the 3 pieces in the doorway. I wanted to give something to Bear to do and I didn't want to have to contend with trying to figure out how we were going to score them and cut them while they were laid down (we need 1/2 of them since 1/2 is inside the hallway and the other half is in the bathroom). Anyway, Bear tried to score them and broke them. So, we're taking them up as well and relaying those tiles (thank godness we had extra in the garage).
Then last night I washed down the cement slab and dried it. We have some chunks that came out of it while I was trying to smooth the floor down w/the chisel, so I need to level it either today or tomorrow. Also at this point, I'm steaming the old cruddy paint off of the door frame and I'll be paining it w/good primer (primer that won't come off when you wash it like the old stuff).
As for materials, we now have a medicine cabinet for the bathroom that will match the style of the bathroom. We also bought the faucet, the primer for the walls, the new light switches and the tile for the floor. Still need to buy the paint for the walls, the grout, and thinset. Besides that, I thought we're just about through w/purchasing stuff. Yeah! :)
Then last night I washed down the cement slab and dried it. We have some chunks that came out of it while I was trying to smooth the floor down w/the chisel, so I need to level it either today or tomorrow. Also at this point, I'm steaming the old cruddy paint off of the door frame and I'll be paining it w/good primer (primer that won't come off when you wash it like the old stuff).
As for materials, we now have a medicine cabinet for the bathroom that will match the style of the bathroom. We also bought the faucet, the primer for the walls, the new light switches and the tile for the floor. Still need to buy the paint for the walls, the grout, and thinset. Besides that, I thought we're just about through w/purchasing stuff. Yeah! :)