A 50s Bathroom No More

Not exactly our style.  Might as well gut it to the studs. 

The closet behind the entry door makes this bathroom feel so much smaller than its footprint.  But the air intake for the central air pulls from the hall, in to the closet, and down to the crawl space.  I guess we'll have to work around this design.

Gutted to the studs, all water lines will need to be moved from the floor to the wall.

Just an FYI to those DIYers out there, if you remodel a bathroom from the 50s, there is no sheet rock behind that tile.  Instead, you'll get tar paper across the studs, chicken wire staples to the studs, and at least 1" of mortar for the tile.  Needless to say, it WILL be heavy.  Of this demo, moving the cast tub alone was easier than the tile walls... no comparison.

Sheetrock up, it's starting to look like a bathroom.

Kerdi membrane down, this shower will NOT be taking on water.

And more Ikea to finish the project on a budget.

One last FYI for the tile DIY, don't grout the entire project at the same time, you can't clean it off faster than it'll dry.  But if if does, a razor blade and taped fingers will get the job done.

Kitchen Work

 

 

Taken during our final walk through, prior to signing, there was a vision to making this a functional kitchen.

 



 

First up, we're going to need to re-org the washer/dryer location and add some storage.

 

 

Not many pictures taken during this demo, but Mark and Linda were a great help both inside and out.  A few measurements, a trip to Ikea, and some relaxing work in the crawl space moving water lines and the dryer exhaust were just a few tasks required to get this project completed.

 

HOLY CRAP, WE'RE AT IT AGAIN!?!?

Well, somebody fell asleep at the wheel, and we now own another home.  Let the 'Adventures in Atlanta' begin! 



 A little different view out the window at the new place.

Carport to Den to Master Bedroom

 Our new home in June 2013 had a converted carport to den with a utility closet and concrete flooring.  If this was to be our master bedroom, there was some work in our future.

The enclosed utility closet, accessed from the right half of the entry coat closet needed to be opened.

 

 

 

Once opened, it was time to gut and rewire.  The drop ceiling would not return.  Below, you can see the built in shelving on the back wall.  A nice feature, but it too has to go.

 

Demolition is was great, but the trash added up.  Two trips to the dump, and some 3,000 plus pounds. 

New hardwood floor down and the back wall patched, it's starting to look like a master bedroom.

Sheetrock sanded and ready for paint, this walk-in closet is better than expected.

Painted and cleaned, we now have a place to sleep.