renovation update

It's 2:30 am, not yet giving ourselves our "extra hour" today. We have still not started constructing anything, and spent the day doing damage control. We had two water leaks, including one on the water heater. It was truly a sprinkler squirting out of the pipe. Thankfully B is very skilled at fixing plumbing leaks, and while it did take him a while (the leaks were in awkward places, and they were on curves and elbows, etc.) he did get them fixed perfectly.

We cut out all of the rotten subfloor, and some of the plywood on top of it. We need to replace the subfloor under where the toilet will go, but we can't really replace it and the plywood until we have had a fan on it and let some of it dry out. Apparently our previous tub leaked, and had been leaking for a matter of years. We suspected this, and that's why we tried to renovate asap. There is only superficial damage to the top layer of plywood, and we bough some to replace it. We cut it out and need to air out the subfloor. B is now finishing the day by scraping the old vinyl off the floor.

Hopefully tomorrow (today?) we will begin constructing. It is exciting to think about-- the hex tile pattern I picked out, the perfect light fixture, how we are going to eliminate the disgusting overhead light (without a cover) and exhaust fan combo that collected ladybugs and box elder bugs inside of it. It hung halfway out of the ceiling and looked terrible. We have a beautiful pedestal sink that looks perfect in the room, and a period faucet. I have picked accessories that will be perfect in the room, and have collected them for a few months now. We will put up wainscoting and paint the walls a light shade of blue. Thinking about all of the cosmetic things-- including that clawfoot tub-- is making me about drool, especially when I think that tomorrow we will be still stuck on putting in new floors. Tiling and grouting are going to take a matter of DAYS to complete, so that will also put a wrench in the plans. But putting in the floors needs to be done, and we are that much closer to a long soak in the tub. :)

Tomorrow will be a better day. Night.