A Qualified Finish
I don't want to have one of those "peace for our time" moments, but I'll put it out there anyhow. The hall bath is finished. And, I'm only 4 to 6 weeks behind schedule depending how you calculate it. Nice.
Now, sure you all know that a house is never truly finished. There is always something you can find to do. The wipe-on poly I used to seal the ceiling still wasn't dry, so I didn't wire up the ceiling fixture. That will go up tonight provided I can find it in our four foot deep stack of light fixtures.
Even though the bath is finished, there are three outstanding issues that will be dealt with in do course.
1. We still need to replace the sink's hot water shut-off valve. What can I say, living in denial is so much more fun than plumbing.
2. We need to install a ceiling vent. I plan to have Kenny do this because I hate cutting holes in my roof out of principle. Paying him to do it right is also a lot cheaper than me doing it wrong and paying him to fix it.
3. If we ever save up $450, we're going to replace our hand me down shower curtain with sliding glass doors. This would be a nice addition, but not essential for the time being.
Here are some pictures of the bath. Really, I don't think it looks much different that the last set, but the act of taking and posting "finished" pictures gives me a psychological sense of well-being.
Now, sure you all know that a house is never truly finished. There is always something you can find to do. The wipe-on poly I used to seal the ceiling still wasn't dry, so I didn't wire up the ceiling fixture. That will go up tonight provided I can find it in our four foot deep stack of light fixtures.
Even though the bath is finished, there are three outstanding issues that will be dealt with in do course.
1. We still need to replace the sink's hot water shut-off valve. What can I say, living in denial is so much more fun than plumbing.
2. We need to install a ceiling vent. I plan to have Kenny do this because I hate cutting holes in my roof out of principle. Paying him to do it right is also a lot cheaper than me doing it wrong and paying him to fix it.
3. If we ever save up $450, we're going to replace our hand me down shower curtain with sliding glass doors. This would be a nice addition, but not essential for the time being.
Here are some pictures of the bath. Really, I don't think it looks much different that the last set, but the act of taking and posting "finished" pictures gives me a psychological sense of well-being.
posted by John | 3:41 AM
2 Comments:
Man, those lampshades are great. I think they look even better when the lights are off.
Thanks. It was hard to beat the price too. The set cost $26 which sounds like a lot until you consider that something similar at Rejuvenation would cost around $200+.
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