Thursday, January 5, 2012

So Maybe I Lied...

Just a teeny tiny lie though. In my last bathroom renovation post, I mentioned that demolition was well behind us... apparently it wasn't. The week after Christmas, B and his Dad were working away in the bathroom. While putting up vapour barrier on the exterior wall, they noticed that the back wall that still had drywall up had NO insulation or vapour barrier behind it. 


December 18, 2011


The wall is not completely exposed to outside, but it definitely get's drafty back there - so down came that wall and up went some more insulation. 


December 28, 2011


With insulation up, next came the vapour barrier - followed by the drywall on our exterior wall (the one with our brand new window). Do I sound like a huge nerd if I admit that seeing that drywall go up, excited me!? Well, it did. What excited me even more, was when they built the platform for our new tub. 


December 30, 2011

Why a platform for the tub? Not only will it help us with not having to bend over so far when we bathe Halle, but it also allowed B to run the plumbing underneath the tub... as opposed to through our kitchen ceiling... and the floor joists that he just repaired!


If I hadn't been busy with Halle, I'm sure I would've spent more time following along with more details of B finishing the support for our tub, and getting the plumbing ready for the shower and sink. Regardless, B got it all done and we're just about ready for the cement board and more drywall to go up... maybe this weekend?


January 4, 2012

To the left of the tub you'll see a shorter wall. We did this so that we weren't blocking natural light from the tub enclosure. A piece of glass will top that wall off, and there will be a small ledge for us to keep shower essentials. The space on the opposite side of that wall will have shelving for extra storage (something we never had in the bathroom before).

I've loved watching our bathroom come together, and hope that I can be more useful once we get to the tiling and painting portion of the reno.

Anyone else have any renovation or redecoration projects underway to start off their new year?
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  1. It's looking great Kerry, I can't wait to see the finishes you've chosen!

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  2. I'm always so impressed when people DIY stuff like this! Good job! Looking forward to the reveal - good luck :)

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  3. Cement board going up would excite me so so so much, so I guess I'm a nerd, too. :P

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  4. LOL we had the same extra demo to do as we determined we needed to tear down some more drywall in our two bathroom remodels. You could have gotten away with not using vapor barrier behind the cement board if you used something like Kerdi over the cement board. It is a vapor barrier and waterproofing membrane. Have you guys considered using something like that?

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  5. I'm sighing with happiness reading about bathroom renovations for some reason - I lust for a bathtub. Yep... definitely do! Although we've made do with a baby bath and then a non-slip mat in the shower once our son learnt to sit up on his own, it'd be great to give him a proper bathing every now and again (and I'd like a soak too! :D)

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  6. I'm jealous. I would love to renovate our master bathroom. Perhaps I'll add that to my resolution list. Great post. :)

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  7. Love the way you've worked around the window, Kerry. Your house is going to be a stunner from tip to toe soon!

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  8. Looking good!!
    I love the window idea and a place to put bath essentials is always a must. I don't have anywhere to put them in my shower and it is really inconvenient.

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