Back to the Reno

Once upon a time, I decided that there was something I disliked about the bathroom.  And, there was this leak.  And, I had this great wrecking bar from Lee Valley.  If you can't guess the rest, here's a refresher.  It took me a while to find this link since it happened almost a year ago.  I have to admit that I'm a little embarrassed right now.  It seems that I have been living with this half morphed bathroom a little longer than the month or so that I believed it to be.

Well, moving on.

I proceeded to take the one full bathroom in our house from really unattractive to completely unusable in five painful steps.

1. Finished pulling off the ceiling tiles and the strapping that it was attached to.  Results:  minor abrasions, exposed asbestos and arsenic-ridden insulation and not-so-timely information from my Dad telling me that the strapping was, indeed, still required.
2. Removed the oversized vanity and sink.  Results:  huge bruise on my left elbow that sent me running to the freezer, toothbrushes moved to the kitchen, discovered the true colour of the vinyl flooring.
3. Extricated the above noted insulation from the ceiling.  Results:  discovered that I look totally hot in a respirator, baseball cap and goggles, the bathroom is 10 degrees colder without insulation, confirmed that there are no bats, raccoons or Manticores living in the attic.  That's one more irrational fear that I can put to rest.
4. Emptied and removed the toilet.  I'm so glad that I was able to do that at least once in my life.  Results:  the best pre-vomit face ever on the Girl's face when she realized that she had been condemned to using the Boy's toilet.  That's it, I really don't need any more than that.
5. De-commissioned the electrical in the bathroom (yes, should have done that first).  Result:  no one died, one blood blister, baths by candlelight.

Stay tuned to find out the price of Lipton's Tea back in the day when the original home owners used the boxes to insulate the second floor.

Comments

[Laurie]

I am sooo with Taryn. Even with the cleaning lady it would be iffy to use that BR!