For those who don't know what my dh and I have been up too...here is the first thread.
Took a long break due to needing to save up the money (and dealing with an asthma attack). Anyway, we got the plumber in here on Fri. He isn't done yet but he got a very late start due to someone who was having a plumbing emergency. Ours, while needed, isn't an emergency. He had stopped by to give us a firm quote about 6 weeks ago. Came back by on Thursday to make sure he had all he needed.
We NOW have a PVC drain line from the toilet and the shower to where the cast iron came up from the floor. We couldn't replace ALL the cast iron, just what we could reach. Our shower pan has been mudded and installed. He still has to put in the mixing valve and the shower head AND add a drain from where it will go in the floor under the vanity to where the old tub drain was.
We spent today adding pieces where needed to put up the green board dry wall and screwing down the rest of the sub floor in the shower area. (It had to be two pieces to fit in there). We are filling in a door that went from the half bath to one of the bedrooms. We want that side to resemble plaster as it's only the width of the old door (28 inches).
Twenty five flights of stairs and hand screwing in deck screws...and I am tired. Reason for the hand screwing thee deck screws is dh is helpless when it comes to using power screwdrivers. He does okay with it as a drill but not with a screw tip. He strips more than he gets in. And I don't have the umph to push it in. But a ratchet screwdriver and I do just fine with each other. I've learned to use both arms doing that. Dh doesn't and has developed "tennis elbow" as a result. Made him wear his arm brace and I still did most of it.
We also hammered on the nails in the original subfloor that didn't have to be replaced...it was squeaking and I knew we needed to hammer or screw it back down to stop the squeaks.
After the plumber is the electrician. His isn't nearly as extensive as the plumber was. And then we get the green board drywall put up. Then it's back to us. I can tile and paint.
Took a long break due to needing to save up the money (and dealing with an asthma attack). Anyway, we got the plumber in here on Fri. He isn't done yet but he got a very late start due to someone who was having a plumbing emergency. Ours, while needed, isn't an emergency. He had stopped by to give us a firm quote about 6 weeks ago. Came back by on Thursday to make sure he had all he needed.
We NOW have a PVC drain line from the toilet and the shower to where the cast iron came up from the floor. We couldn't replace ALL the cast iron, just what we could reach. Our shower pan has been mudded and installed. He still has to put in the mixing valve and the shower head AND add a drain from where it will go in the floor under the vanity to where the old tub drain was.
We spent today adding pieces where needed to put up the green board dry wall and screwing down the rest of the sub floor in the shower area. (It had to be two pieces to fit in there). We are filling in a door that went from the half bath to one of the bedrooms. We want that side to resemble plaster as it's only the width of the old door (28 inches).
Twenty five flights of stairs and hand screwing in deck screws...and I am tired. Reason for the hand screwing thee deck screws is dh is helpless when it comes to using power screwdrivers. He does okay with it as a drill but not with a screw tip. He strips more than he gets in. And I don't have the umph to push it in. But a ratchet screwdriver and I do just fine with each other. I've learned to use both arms doing that. Dh doesn't and has developed "tennis elbow" as a result. Made him wear his arm brace and I still did most of it.
We also hammered on the nails in the original subfloor that didn't have to be replaced...it was squeaking and I knew we needed to hammer or screw it back down to stop the squeaks.
After the plumber is the electrician. His isn't nearly as extensive as the plumber was. And then we get the green board drywall put up. Then it's back to us. I can tile and paint.
