Bathroom Reno Update: One Week Later

Well, it’s been a week, and what a week! Living as we do in a home constructed in 1977, certain issues cropped up that we didn’t expect, and they all revolved the electrical grid.

Here is my new tub. It’s fully operational, although the auxiliary shower isn’t, but that will be done on Monday when the walls and ceiling are finished.

I opted for a walk-in tub with theraputic jets, a heated seat, rapid fill and rapid empty features as well as mood lights. It has a handheld shower, but it will also have a regular shower should I want to take one, or if company visits …

Because the tub’s features are electric, it needed to be wired in. Old house, not prewired. The electrician had to go up into the attic and change some of the wiring to put the tub on a separate circuit. That cost them more than half a day. Once that was done, it was a matter of hooking up the tub. Believe me, the plumber has more patience than Job, but after a full day, it’s working!

Next, a familiar tune to anyone who’s had home renovations done, the vanity arrived damaged. It’ll take a couple of weeks to get that fixed since they are currently out of stock. Not wanting me to suffer, he put in a temporary one. It’s smaller than mine will be, but it will do the trick.

So, while it isn’t finished, here are where we are today. The towel tower is in as is the medicine cabinet over the new comfort height toilet. My vanity will be white when it arrives. The non-slip, lifetime guaranteed flooring is in and the walls have been painted, a pale blue-gray. Still a lot to do, but I’m loving it so far. Check in next week for another progress report!

Here are a couple of pics taken earlier in the week during the destruction phase. You can’t make an omelet without breaking eggs.

And to think, I’ll do this again in the fall when I have the second bathroom done!