Bathroom Remodel - Day 2

Tuesday the workmen finished the demolition of the bathroom. As requested, they carefully removed the sashes of the old window so we can keep the stained glass. They'll be installing a new window but for now the old storm windows are still up. Thank goodness the weather has been cooperating since we can't run the AC while the demo is going on: it's cool and dry, perfect early-autumn weather!

It was very weird looking through the torn-up room. For one, with the tub removed we could look down and see through the little hatch in the ceiling of the downstairs toilet.

And we could also see the back of the shower in the other bathroom.

And then there were the strange things they found in the walls. There was a little pile of razorblades inside the wall just below the medicine cabinet of the other bathroom. The best guess is that Jason's grandfather slid the old blades through the seam in the wall when he was done with them, because there was quite a little pile. They also found this book in the other wall, which we're assuming had fallen in through the attic.

While all this is going on, boxes have been appearing in the living room full of all the new fixtures. There have been a few little snafus: "Don't panic," out contractor said, "but I got the wrong tub. I'll be returning it tomorrow and getting the right one." As if we could actually tell the difference!

In the meantime, the attic entryways have been completed, which we're very excited about.

They'd also removed the broken mirror, which makes the hallway look... strange. Just different from the far end, but it's amazing how much shorter it makes the hallway feel when you're closer to that wall.

By the end of the day, the toilet was still in the driveway, but they've done a pretty good job of cleaning up every night, keeping the floors covered while they work etc. By the end of the week we should be able to untarp the furniture in the living room.

Wednesday: the electricians arrive to do their thing, and some carpentry happens...