At long last, the bathroom is finished. Below is a progression of pictures which shows the destruction phase, then the construction phase, a process which took several months.
The original bathroom. If you stood far enough away, it didn't look too bad.
The beginning of demolition. Tile shards, drywall dust, sawdust, and just plain dust made for a very dirty job. That's why I had my kids do it.
The claw-foot bathtub exposed. Because of the slant of the floor, it would not drain properly.
Destruction nearly complete. All the fixtures gone, and the plaster about to be removed. Josh and David had the job of hauling the tub down the narrow stairway. I told them that they built a lot of character that day. David told me that they learned a lot of new language that day also.
New plumbing stack installed. Since the house settled several inches and the old stack didn't, the difference pushed the toilet out of the floor. So I either had to raise the house or lower the plumbing. I chose to lower the plumbing by simply replacing all of it.
Additional plumbing for the tub installed.
Time to level the floor. Sleepers cut at an angle and new plywood made for good bathtub drainage again.
New level floor installed. Because of the severity of the slant across the bathroom, the floor had to be rebuilt in two levels, so the tub is actually two inches higher than the rest of the bathroom.
Tub set in place. Too bad the room is seven inches wider than the tub.
New drywall and new window in place. Also, the seven inches behind the tub was filled with a linen cabinet.
Some of the painting is done. Heating vent installed, medicine cabinet installed, and the final flooring is installed.
The finished product. The only thing missing from this picture is the showerhead.
The original bathroom. If you stood far enough away, it didn't look too bad.
The beginning of demolition. Tile shards, drywall dust, sawdust, and just plain dust made for a very dirty job. That's why I had my kids do it.
The claw-foot bathtub exposed. Because of the slant of the floor, it would not drain properly.
Destruction nearly complete. All the fixtures gone, and the plaster about to be removed. Josh and David had the job of hauling the tub down the narrow stairway. I told them that they built a lot of character that day. David told me that they learned a lot of new language that day also.
New plumbing stack installed. Since the house settled several inches and the old stack didn't, the difference pushed the toilet out of the floor. So I either had to raise the house or lower the plumbing. I chose to lower the plumbing by simply replacing all of it.
Additional plumbing for the tub installed.
Time to level the floor. Sleepers cut at an angle and new plywood made for good bathtub drainage again.
New level floor installed. Because of the severity of the slant across the bathroom, the floor had to be rebuilt in two levels, so the tub is actually two inches higher than the rest of the bathroom.
Tub set in place. Too bad the room is seven inches wider than the tub.
New drywall and new window in place. Also, the seven inches behind the tub was filled with a linen cabinet.
Some of the painting is done. Heating vent installed, medicine cabinet installed, and the final flooring is installed.
The finished product. The only thing missing from this picture is the showerhead.
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