Major Project finished!

So, we have been busy. Our guest bathroom had no shower, and with an increased population here at This Old Blog, that was not going to work.

Starting with an old bathroom, we removed everything, down to the studs, rebuilt it, and now have a nice new bathroom with a shower. We also put in a new window, new lights, a fan, a dual flush toilet and much much more. "Why do things by halves?", we always say here.

Many thanks to Mrs. House's Dad's Cousin, who helped with pretty much every step, and did the plumbing and electrical work.

The total project took over a month, many many hours of labor, and several thousand dollars (thanks tax rebate!). I even "got" to go under the house for the first time!


Next time... fencing. Not the kind with white suits and pointy metal. (or maybe it will be gardening, wiring, painting, or other projects)

P.S. I hate the way that blogger inserts photos uploaded. Why must they always go to the top? Why?

The reason

Some of the readers of this blog may be wondering where we've been lately. Well, we have mostly been up to our ears in our guest bathroom renovation. To give you a taste as to how it is coming, here is what it currently looks like.


Well, technically right at this very moment they are in there working on putting the tub in which means plumbing and going under the house and all sorts of other things I am not at all comfortable with. Not much in there at this point to even give you a clue that it is or should be a bathroom.

But, I am really excited to have a nice new bathroom. We are going with lovely white subway tile which I have always loved. The accent tiles are this great mix of glass and onyx tiles that mimic the subway pattern. The floor is a nice warm neutral that looks great next to the hardwoods coming off the hallway.

Honestly, the thing I am most excited about is our new dual flush toilet! Is that sad? It is going to be such an improvement over our old toilet that just ran and ran all day and all night. We couldn't get in there to fix it because there was absolutely no room between the top of the toilet and the bottom on of the counter top. Not a very smart installation. But this new one will also use half the water of your normal toilet on your normal 'liquid' flush and get rid of everything better than your average if you need something a little stronger. What a brilliant idea!