Update: Downstairs (Master) Bathroom

Now it is clear from the pictures and descriptions of the work going on (and some whining) that this isn’t the nicest bathroom to use.


But let’s face it, it has a shower, a toilet and a sink unit, and a mirror, and a wall-mounted cabinet for putting things in what more does a person need? Just think yourself lucky Mrs. Remodel that you have all of those things. There are starving people in Africa that don’t have a mirror. They don’t get to see themselves and see how their hair won’t sit right. It’s my parents fault for moving (when I was 17 years old) into a house with a bathroom and an inside loo so I would become soft and spoilt and expect those kinds of things.

Meanwhile the framing is continuing.


Here we see some of the new ceiling support beams with small sections taken out to run the electrical wiring for a new light.

Moving along, it is time to reduce the amount of fixtures in the bathroom. The wall-mounted cabinet had already migrated into the kitchen, now it was the turn of the mirror and sink unit to leave.


This allowed Mr. Plumber to come in and install the new plumbing for sink number one and sink number two. Brushing of teeth now has to be done in the kitchen, the only sink left in the house.

Still being unable to remove the shower in this bathroom, doesn’t mean it still has to have a ceiling.


This allows the raised ceiling to be finished off and the installation of a new light for the new shower.


And why bother having all that extra wallboard on the wall when it isn’t serving any purpose? It has to come down at some point anyway because both cement and purple board is eventually going up on that wall, plus electrical wiring for new lights and boxes has to go in as well.


Little by little, things are taking shape and various necessary parts are being added, or moved into new positions.


The old vent has been given some new tubing and is set it its new home. It used to be lower down to the right of the shower.


A new opening to the attic is framed in and a new electrical box for a light for inside the closet is put in place (we ended up having to move it as the light fixture blocked the opening).


Here it is with new insulation to replace evil insulation.


Here is the wiring for the electronics equipment that will eventually be on the other side of the wall. It goes up through the ceiling along to the TV that will eventually be above the fireplace.
The view beyond the black bag walls looks out to the back garden and the neighbours, which is why the black bag barrier is there. Saving everyone’s blushes.


Another view of the ceiling insulation and the new shower light in the background and the new vent.

I haven’t talked about the theme for this bathroom yet but rather than describe it in detail and spoil the surprise, I’ll just say that it’s ‘beachy’ with a mostly blue/green palette.
Meanwhile back to the salt mines.