The bathroom

The bathroom was a tough rehab. the water to the toilet had to be re-routed from an old artesian well that was gravity fed. The main well was cleaner and faster becuase it was actually pumped from the well and was filtered. The plumbing for the tub was a challenge because the tub we chose with surround walls did not line up exactly with the old tub that was installed 40 years ago. We tried to keep as much of the original copper piping as possible, but ended up with a good deal of PEX, which Paul got quite comfortable installing through out the house.

After the initial gutting of the old fixtures, we installed a "light tube" in the bathroom, which is really a sky light without a view. The bathroom has no windows, so the light was welcome. It brightened up the room immensely and eliminated the need to turn on a light during the day. The funky old light/fan combination is still pictured here, but that too was replaced with a more modern fixture that we can share later.

Then we rewired for new lights, and upgraded most of the plumbing. Once the utilities were attached in working order, we added a thick layer of insulation around the bathroom and put up the new walls. Lee worked meticulously to get the ceiling smooth after we installed the sky light and removed the old light fixture.

We had a real tough job getting the tub to line up. The four piece kit contained the tub and three walls that needed to fit together on the sides and the bottom. The small space in which we were working made that difficult enough, but the fact that everything was so inflexible made it almost impossible. We finally managed to get it in, vowing that the master bath installation would be tiled rather than one of these kits.