It Begins Again!

And now for the Bathroom.

We started on Sunday with a whimper. I wasn't really in the mood to work on the house. It was approaching 100 degrees outside and it was just too darn nice to be inside.

Still we wanted to accomplish something so we began by removing the built in cabinet and drawers in the anti-room to the upstairs bathroom.

They came out quite easily in two pieces that we put into the garage and will use for storage.

My original plan was to remove that wall entirely in order to make the bathroom one big room. Unfortunately, that wall is what we call in the construction and remodeling business as a "Wet Wall". It contains the water lines and the drain and ventilation for the toilet. It cannot be moved.

So what do we do with that space? One possible possibility is to possibly put the toilet there. We could create a little private water closet. We would probably have to move the back wall a few inch back to make the room large enough to be comfortable and that means we would loose some room in the closet behind the wall.

Another plan would be to put the sink there. Here's a picture of how that might look. I think it is a workable alternative but we still have some mulling to do.

However, the main thing I wanted to state here is that the bathroom remodel has begun. And I expect it to be finished by Labor Day. That is 54 days away.