OK, so I don't want to be one of those lame people who talks incessently about their home removations, but things have quickly gotten out of hand with our bathroom. In the week since I last wrote, I've hired a contractor who works with the plumber, found out that the job will take twice as long and cost about 60% more than I had expected, and found out that the bathroom will be completely nonfunctional during the 2 weeks that they're working. And just today I found out that they have to start tomorrow. Aie!
Luckily we have a couple of places to stay lined up already. We certainly cannot live in a house whose only plumbing is a kitchen sink and a port-a-san for two weeks! I spent most of the evening driving around picking up some supplies that I thought we could get next week (like, the rest of the tile, the sink top, a key for the contractor). Georg did most of the work of packing up the bathroom and the side of the bedroom by that wall. Here's a scan of the tile in case you're interested. I think it's going to look pretty.
We're going to paint the walls very light grey, and put in a simple maple vanity. The medicine cabinet is a problem, because all the medicine cabinets at Home Depot and Lowe's suck. This week I'm going to look online and see if I can find something more attractive that isn't too expensive.
Last but not least the dogs have to go to the kennel first thing tomorrow. I hate to board them for so long, but it's not fair to expect the contractors to worry about keeping the gate closed & etc. Besides, it would be really upsetting to them to see a bunch of strangers trooping through the house, knocking down walls and making all kinds of noise. Better for them to spend the duration in a nice calm kennel, and come back after it's all over.
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