So, as some of you know, I am redoing my master bathroom. It’s outdated. I want it anew. New paint. Newish walls. New mirror. Anyway, day one was me pretty much doing investigation into sizes, flooring, colors, and tearing up a few initial things. Upon my first initial tearing up though, I discovered that there was a soft spot in the wall. Day two was me tearing up that soft spot (there were several months in between these days… I got busy). You can see a picture here:
While tearing up the wall, I discovered I had carpenter ants. I killed what I could, and tore out the insides of the wall. While doing this, I discovered several things. The first being that my house does not have plywood underneath the siding. Siding, then studding, then the inside of my house. A tornado would shred this place. Anyway, I also noticed that the wood had begun to rot. Either water was getting in, or the ants were bringing it in.
Day three, today, consists of me tearing up the tile floor underneath the linoleum. I know that my time is limited, and the project will go slow, but I figured if I did not tear up the floor and be forced to look at ugly greyish plywood, I’d never move on the project. So this is forcing me to get moving. I’ve also discovered that I will probably have to replace the floor under the toilet. I had planned on replacing the toilet anyway and to repair some of the piping for it. It’s been leaking, and apparently, made it under the tile, and the floor is a little soft. We’ll see. I don’t plan to use that toilet for a while, and will need to let it dry out before I venture further there.
A few of the things I’d like to do:
- Wainscoating in the shower room
- Chair rail in the other half of the bathroom
- Over-the-toilet cabinetry
- Raise the shower head
- And much more…
You can see more pictures on the Photo Gallery.