Plumbing? In the bathroom? Really?

April 22nd, 2008 | Category: house

Yes, really! The roughing-in work is FINALLY done on the upstairs bathroom. Everything incoming and outgoing has been replaced, so even though this photo doesn’t look beautiful, this is serious progress. This week we’ll do some work to reinforce the joists, then next week (hopefully) the tile guy will come to put a new subfloor and our marble hexagons in place.

The clawfoot tub has also been flipped over (no easy feat, the plumbers did it for us!) so I can get started on getting the outside of it repainted before it’s time to have it put back in the bathroom. Frankly, it’s been in the “guest bedroom” (HA) for so long now that it will be weird to have it gone. And, you know, filled with water instead of plaster dust.

12 Comments so far

  1. maya April 22nd, 2008 10:29 am

    wow!
    conjurations!
    this is a real progress!
    i can’t Wait to see your bathroom (i am waiting to see your shower curtain source.. since i need a new one, and waiting to be inspired!)
    :-)

  2. maya April 22nd, 2008 10:30 am

    oops!
    congratulations!!

  3. Anna at D16 April 22nd, 2008 10:40 am

    Conjurations sort of works in this case, too! :)

    No shower curtain, sorry! It’s a clawfoot tub, and it will just have a hand shower, not an upright pole.

  4. maya April 22nd, 2008 11:05 am

    your Tub looks amazing (especially with your red magenta idea!)
    can’t wait for pictures of your tow puppies in there…..

  5. zee April 22nd, 2008 11:12 am

    Just the fun stuff left to do now! I think I’ll be terribly disappointed when you’re finished decorating your house because it will mean no more incredible befores and afters.

  6. katie April 22nd, 2008 11:20 am

    Yay!!!! So exciting to see.

    And I bet a HUGE relief for you.

  7. Adam April 22nd, 2008 11:34 am

    Wow! So it is finally in! Congrats! I can’t wait to see what the finished product looks like, as I’m sure you can;t wait as well.

  8. Anna at D16 April 22nd, 2008 12:04 pm

    Zee, no worries, that will be YEARS from now…and then it will be time to start all over again!!

  9. my little apartment April 22nd, 2008 12:20 pm

    super exciting!!

  10. jenny April 22nd, 2008 10:38 pm

    roughing in! SO cool - it will all be done in no time!

  11. woodley park-zoo April 23rd, 2008 7:06 am

    Saw this and thought of your diy table I saw in your archives recently…

    I have been looking for good legs to attach to a bookcase thing my friend made for me, someday, some-day!

    Yey for your bathroom progress! The tiles excite me especially, can’t wait to see!

  12. Anna at D16 April 23rd, 2008 8:28 am

    $159 is WAY too much for that little table!

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