Vernon in Virginia~Formerly Alaska
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[size=large] For 6 years we endured the tiny bathroom, the floor space 4'X 5' ~ not including the tub, that was only 4 and a half foot long. When you sat on the throne your feet touched the tub. The antiquated sink had slanted edges, nothing could be set on it like hand soap. Porcelain chips and rust stains ran from the overflow drain like a deteriorating old barge. The toilet listed heavily to starboard and could almost be used as a rocking chair. The well-worn 70 year old paneling was coming apart at the seams. We finally took out a loan at the bank to have some upgrades done on this old house; the bathroom was second on the list. I've been helping a remodeler for the last 2 weeks work on it. We started out by gutting it completely, then knocking out the far wall and extending it 4 foot into the girls' room, ... finally, some room to turn around in. While doing the tear-out we found part of an old news paper dated 1941 ~ the last time the bathroom was remodeled.
The main thing is the installation of a new full size tub and wrap around, replacing the 300 pound cast iron behemoth that had caused the floor to sink 2 inches. With old tubs you could slide around in there like a wet jelly fish on a soapy car hood. if you needed the soap at the other end you just slid down to it. Not so with this new tub, the bottom seems to be lined with a derivative of fly paper. It I want the soap at the other end of the new tub, I have to body flop to it like an elephant seal.
Well, I don't offend your senses any further, I have probably already given you to much information
. We will have the bathroom finished later this week. I start priming and painting the new sheet rocked walls tomorrow, then installing the new pedestal sink and "commode. Y'all come to the Grand Opening square dance being held there on the 25th!
SURVEY:
A. I found this post to be informative?
B. I would recommend this pot... uh post, to my friends?
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The main thing is the installation of a new full size tub and wrap around, replacing the 300 pound cast iron behemoth that had caused the floor to sink 2 inches. With old tubs you could slide around in there like a wet jelly fish on a soapy car hood. if you needed the soap at the other end you just slid down to it. Not so with this new tub, the bottom seems to be lined with a derivative of fly paper. It I want the soap at the other end of the new tub, I have to body flop to it like an elephant seal.
Well, I don't offend your senses any further, I have probably already given you to much information
. We will have the bathroom finished later this week. I start priming and painting the new sheet rocked walls tomorrow, then installing the new pedestal sink and "commode. Y'all come to the Grand Opening square dance being held there on the 25th! SURVEY:
A. I found this post to be informative?
B. I would recommend this pot... uh post, to my friends?
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