Since I was going to tile, I also replaced the toilet, which was a big water waster anyhow. Here's the finished product (Brit decided to model the use of the litter box as an extra bonus):
I don't have a picture of the old light fixture, but for any readers who remember the San Jose house, picture that. If you don't know the San Jose house, picture 70's era frosted glass globes, hanging from chains suspended from plant hooks in the ceiling. This light fixture is MUCH better!
Ah, the faucet. It doesn't look all that impressive here in final form, but it almost deserves its own blog entry. Let's just say that circa 1946 plumbing doesn't come out easily. Special wrenches, WD-40, a blow torch, and finally a hacksaw were what it took. Who knew my across the street neighbor would have not one but FOUR pipe wrenches in his shed? Good to know. So to whoever buys my house next, be grateful I updated for you.
Why did I take a picture of the doorway? Look at that beautiful transition piece! So something I learned in this project is that Lowe's never has the right size piece of anything for an old house. When I tiled, I raised the floor 3/4 of an inch. The deepest transition piece at Lowe's was 3/8 of an inch. The tile guy just stared at me and said he couldn't help. Hurray for the wood shop that COULD help me and build exactly what I needed! I will definitely use them again. Look what great work they did!
Note: Oak is very hard. Drill bits to create nail holes can break easily. How many drill bits does it take to install a transition? In this case, three. One is embedded in this transition, and therefore the history of this house, forever.
Ah, the faucet. It doesn't look all that impressive here in final form, but it almost deserves its own blog entry. Let's just say that circa 1946 plumbing doesn't come out easily. Special wrenches, WD-40, a blow torch, and finally a hacksaw were what it took. Who knew my across the street neighbor would have not one but FOUR pipe wrenches in his shed? Good to know. So to whoever buys my house next, be grateful I updated for you.
Why did I take a picture of the doorway? Look at that beautiful transition piece! So something I learned in this project is that Lowe's never has the right size piece of anything for an old house. When I tiled, I raised the floor 3/4 of an inch. The deepest transition piece at Lowe's was 3/8 of an inch. The tile guy just stared at me and said he couldn't help. Hurray for the wood shop that COULD help me and build exactly what I needed! I will definitely use them again. Look what great work they did!
Note: Oak is very hard. Drill bits to create nail holes can break easily. How many drill bits does it take to install a transition? In this case, three. One is embedded in this transition, and therefore the history of this house, forever.
Second note: There are biting insects living in my lawn. I found out when I was kneeling on the lawn to drill the holes in the transition. That's right, my friends: serious sacrifice for the remodel. Yup.
For those who want a better picture of the whole product, sorry. Too small a space, too unskilled a camera user. You'll have to come see for yourself.
Now it's time to paint the upstairs bedrooms . . .
