Bob: These are a couple of early shots of the upstairs bathroom, this one facing the east corner.
The previous owner apparently was halfway through renovating this room, and just stopped
in the middle of mudding the drywall. No kidding, some walls have it and some
don't. The shower, toilet and sink are all new.
Bob: Yup, it's a genuine Jacuzzi! This shot faces west. It's new, too, and the previous
owner's renovation included floor reinforcement to support the additional weight of the water and
people that will eventually occupy this spa. Too bad it's not ready now...
Bob: This is a better shot of the sink end of the bathroom, and oh so many will be
the solutions necessary to complete this room. The only thing going for the bathroom is that
everything works, although the vanity has been pulled loose from the wall.
However, I haven't fastened it back yet; I want to move it eight inches to the left. In
order to do that, I have to raise the electrical drop up four inches first. Since I have
to do that, I will also add a couple of switches and outlets for the grand finale...
Bob: We found this dinkum vanity mirror at Goodwill for only twelve bucks, and I think
it will be the perfect centerpiece in the upstairs bathroom. I want to mount it up over
the sink, natch, and having measured it out, it will fit beautifully. Along with this
unit, we'll mount two sets of lights like the ones in the above picture, one on either side
of the vanity, raised out, with nightlights behind them to create a "shadow box" effect.
It's gonna look cool, but it'll take a while to get it all done.
Bob: Here is another shot of the hot tub. The water works fine, but I haven't powered it up yet.
This is another project for the future. We really have to concentrate on the things
that must get done in order to get moved in. However, we've had our pals at Smith Electrical
Services finish the electrical drop inside the base of this spa (as well as circuits for the missing
ceiling fixtures; I'll rewire the vanity lights myself). As you can see, the drywall
surrounding the hot tub needs some upgrades, particularly the headboard which looks altogether
thrown together. I'll have to put up some waterproof sheathing on the walls, too. Fortunately
we scavenged some polypropylene tub surround material from a downtown dumpster earlier this
summer, and it should work just fine after we cut it up...
Bob: Like it or not, busy or not, there's just some things that have to be done in order to make this room usable. One of those is at least getting some primer on the walls, at least SOME of the walls... And good ole previous workers did a pretty sloppy job of both installing drywall, and prepping it. This is one of the mud-fills along the ceiling where at least a half-inch of sheetrock is missing. Sigh.
The sheetrock around the window frames is almost level with the inside mouldings, too. It
was installed over the original plaster walls to cover up many nasties, undoubtedly. Just a
quick and lousy repair, one that I'd really like to correct. Someday. Even this work is stealing
time from other projects, but I was mudding and doing repairs in the sewing room at the same time,
so it wasn't so bad. I also stuck those cute little finishing nails in all the studs near the ceiling
for future reference in here.
Bob: A little primer makes a big difference, and although this is all I could manage
to squeeze in for now, it will be enough until such time as I will be able to do more.
Maybe this winter. Or next winter. There are lights to install and a vanity to fasten
up, and the floor needs to be replaced, and then there's the windows, so you see, I'll
be busy in here for some time still...Wouldn't trade it for ANYTHING! That ceiling line
needs to be patched and blended in (there used to be a wall there, see), and the hot
and cold water in the vanity are reversed, and, and...;-}~