Lath Tub

This weekend brought more demolition.
I pulled the old drywall, then plaster and lath walls off in preparation for new backer board and tiles.
The need to go all the way to the studs was mainly due to the layer upon layer of walls creeping farther and farther into the tub space.
If I hadn't ripped out the old walls, my newly place tiles would have been floating sort of cantilevered over the tub.


In the above photo you can see both the opening where the original house had a window,
conveniently located just above the bathtub, as well as the under side of the wood siding on the outside of my house. Yup, there were even some areas where I could see right through the siding to the out side.



I'm putting a plastic vapor barrier and insulation in the exterior wall to try and get some added efficiency.

Its a dirty job, but someone's got to do it.
I didn't get the shot, but the bathtub was filled to the top with plater and old lath.
Maybe I'll Photoshop that in later for the records.

Over the weekend

The bathroom project is coming along nicely.
The floor has been completely exposed now and I spent much of the weekend stripping adhesive off the old tile.


Here is a look at the new sink basin. It's much smaller than the one that was in here when we bought the house, and a much better size for the room.

The floors in the hallway are now exposed too.
Almost ready for a call to the refinishing experts.


Meanwhile, this lily finally bloomed.
We've been watching it grow and grow and grow.
The fence behind it is 6 feet, more like 8-9 feet at the tip top.
So you can tell, this is a tall lily.


Gladiolus
Coreopsis

Verbena

Spiderwort

Hydrangea

A little critter house

Our freind Corina is a metal worker and artist.
She is storing a couple piece of her art work in our yard.
I love this one "Walking Boat"
Fun.

Please let me know if this bug is dangerous.
He looks so strange.
I love his colors.

Bathroom Renovation

The renovation of our guest bathroom is underway.

We were so happy to find good tile under all the layers of stick down tiles.
This will save a bunch of work.




The shower will get a tile wall surround.


There is stick down tiles in the hallway too.
These are coming up pretty easy and there is heart pine flooring underneath that matches the guest bedroom.
We're hoping the wood is in good enough condition to sand and refinish.