Easily Distracted

With the walls now open I got a good look at my cabling attempt in the loft, bedroom and networking box(closet). So $200 later I installed a conduit system making things so much easier to pull and later upgrade, reran most of the cable and even did some power rewiring.

The Human Wrecking Ball!

Its demolition day at last. First step as always is turn off the water and power. After removing the tub hardware its time to see what a little aim and a hammer can do.

As with most single piece shower and tub units it secures to the walls under the drywall. And yes in this case I mean drywall. The builder used a little green board and a ton of drywall.

Seeing as there isn't any easy way to move this hunk-o-fiberglass and it reduces to a breathable dust with an attempt to saw it up i'm reduced to brute strength cracking.

Two demo sessions later i'm a little closer to clean with most of the wall removal done and the backer board off the floor.

Matt stopped in to help on the final day of demo.

And got artistic about it..

Plans Finalized

Today I finalized the Upper Bathroom plan! Its taken some time to get my ideas in place and get all of my research done.

Using googles SketchUp found at http://sketchup.google.com i have a full 3d model of the space to be. It has allowed me to separate, by layers, the framing, the backer board and the tile.

Ill post some pictures of the model later.


Problem one:
The existing bathroom was livable for my early home upgrading. Here are two pictures one of the toilet rooms door open and one of it closed. The door on the right opens into the hall and is only about 6 inches from the door into the up stairs master. The three doors all overlap and make entering and moving arround cumbersome. For this little cramping problem I will be removing the portion of the wall the door is on and from there to the main wall. This is best shown in the picture furthest right.

Problem two:
Carpet in a bathroom... enough said.

Problem three:
To the left of the offending shower room is the shower. It is a single piece fiberglass garden tub. Its plain white with very basic hardware and is inconveniently only as wide as a door. As the space is big enough for a 3'x5' full size tile shower but not a sliding glass shower door, I will add a partial wall.

Past Project info

Chronicle

Hello all,

I am a recent first-time home buyer. This will serve as a place to post pictures and descriptions of my various home projects on my quest to rehabilitate my 1,700 sq foot two story foreclosure.

Its the perfect location but a little basic.

Upgrades completed:

• New six-panel doors
• Schlage
• Upgraded Bamboo wood flooring in all three bedrooms
• Upgraded base boards
• Upgraded premium carpet in the loft and stairway
• New ceiling fan for upper master

Upgrades to go:

• Upper Master closet
• Upper Master Bathroom Renovation
• Kitchen Renovation
• Downstairs Floor Tile Upgrade
• Backyard