#15 : House Work

House work

Boss Battle 1: Renovate upstairs bathroom & Boss Battle 2: Renovate the deck

Bathroom Work:

We only have a few more, punch-list items to do in the bathroom before it is completely finished (should be finished this first Monday of May). I will go ahead and cross this Boss Battle off the list. Huzzah!

We went with a removable head for the shower. I loved having the versatility when I was living in Korea. It's pretty handy when I'm cleaning the shower too (which, cleaning the bathtub/shower is my most hated part of the worst house chore: cleaning the bathroom. Anything to make that a little easier, quicker, or interesting is a good thing).

Soon, there will be a shelf there... Loving the tiltable mirror and the oiled bronze bathroom fixtures. I'm also really enjoying having color on the bathroom walls (Ralph Lauren's "Iron Blue"). We moved around so much growing up, we were never allowed anything other than some form of white on our walls - easier to re-sell the house that way. This house has been fun, with its splashes of color. So daring! F* that resale value! -_^

Since it's the "kid's bathroom," which services two bedrooms, it's nice to have double towel rack in case we have guests (or in case I need more room for drying delicates. Yay for making practical adult decisions! -_^)

Deck Work:

The deck is now about half way finished. We just need to finish the deck boards, then move on to replacing the handrails and putting in some spacers to help support the frame (or perhaps we will put those in before finishing the top boards..)

Before

After: the narrow bit

After: the main bit (obviously the part still in progress)

We were supposed to finish the top boards this past weekend, but the weather did not agree with those plans. So this looks like a project that will be completed toward the end of May. Many, many thanks to my friend Tim for taking time out of his weekends to help me with this huge project.


KJets