The bathroom project is moving forward, it might not seem like it but it continues to grind on. I just have to keep at it and not quit until it gets done. I have 39 days into actually working on the bathroom. It has been 10 weeks since I started the project!
Mr Rainman was able to rub on some Tried & True finish onto the blue pine and it really made it snap. I started on the ceiling one evening and after 1.5 hours realized that I had done it wrong, I had made a gap on the side when one was only needed for the ends. I had to take it all down and do it correctly the second time. This is just the main panels, I will need to get the crown molding on next to marry the ceiling and walls. The crown molding is going to be hard as I will need to be able to drive a nail into the shower grout. I have some diamond drill bits and I think I am going to have to predrill a hole. It will not be fun.
Once I had the ceiling panels in I installed the bathroom light. Of course, when looking at the light I did not check to see what kind of lightbulb it actually uses. It turns out to be some LED with a G9 base. I was only able to find two of them in Pendleton so I ended up ordering more on the internet. It is a little dark in the bathroom, I may end up having to order a brighter light bulb. It may take some trial and error to get the amount of light tuned in. I do really like the light design and the cut glass makes some interesting patterns on the metal ceiling tiles.
We had purchased some slate outlet covers but it turns out, that for some unknown reason, we did not order enough. So I installed the ones we had and ordered three more.
The wife pointed out that I had installed the light switch upside down and then pointed out that the medicine cabinet pull was upside down. I had installed the entire cabinet upside down. I just turned the light switch 180 degrees and it was perfect. The cabinet I just removed the handle and turned it 180 degrees! It is perfect.
I was going to put a shim//toilet extender on to get the outlet even with the tile but they were all very cheap and did not fit the old hole pattern. I opted to get an extra thick wax seal and see if it would work. I had Annmarie help direct the toilet while I moved it into place. I was happy to have to push it down about 1/4” to get the wax to spread out. I promptly filled the toilet bowl with water to stop the smell from coming into the house. I also managed to get three valves while at the hardware store. I will work on installing those next but they require me to shut off the water to the house and drain the lines. I also forgot to buy the decorative wall plates so those will still be needed. So the toilet does not work.
I will get all the crown molding installed before we bring in the bathroom vanity. It will be too crowded to move a ladder around with the vanity in place. The old door will work but I need to glue in a patch first and that is going to take me about an hour to custom cut the fill piece and clean out the hole. It needs to happen also, but I figure until we have a functional toilet I have some leeway.
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