BathRoom Renovation - Day Three

This is the wall tile and the two trim accents.  We'll probably use the trim on the left.

Day Three, or really, evening three sets in.  My husband, the handsome contractor, thinks that we may need to do some electrical work -- so we'll need to add that into the estimate.  

We, well not the me part of we, start with more demolition.  Banging the crap at of the floor.  This time we put tarp down in the basement bathroom.  The basement bathroom ceiling was damaged ages ago -- so stuff falls as the banging continues.  OK floor done, or rather, floor gone.  

I just learned that we may have a contact to get the materials at slightly less cost.  If we can that would be great.  We're checking it out.  Meanwhile I'd like to show you the vanity/sink combo that we are getting.  Click on this link: vanity/sink combo

Now its time to take the tile off the wall.  Which also means taking down the green sheetrock we put up last year when we took down the wall paper.  My contractor says this is a big job.  No wonder labor costs are what they are.  It just takes time to do the work.  (Ah the reason the handsome husband contractor has such a fine physique!)

Look at picture three.  That's the back wall of the house.  There is supposed to be a stud several inches to the left of the stud that you see under the window.  It is totally rotted out.  Contractor/hubby will have to rebuild the framing, put in insulation and rebuild the wall from the outside in.  This adds an additional $12K.  We're going to have replace the outside siding as well.  OMG!!!  You dont know what you are going to find when you open the walls.  We're going to have to replace the outside wall of the house from the bathroom to the end of the house (that includes the study - so its about 16 feet across by about 22 feet high.)  This is really scary.  So I asked the hubby/contractor -- what if as a client I couldnt afford $12K (I cant!)  He told me that he'd repair the bathroom wall from the inside and not open the outside wall.  (Then the increase would be about $2-3K.) But he'd prepare a document stating that he recommends that the rotted back wall be replaced and the client is not doing it at this time.  He would do this, both to show the client the urgency of the situation, and to protect himself from liability down the road. 

Suddenly my bathroom renovation went from $9K to $17K!  

As each wall comes down we discover more damage and deterioration.  OK now there's all this tile and wall and rotted stuff in the bathtub and on the floor.  Somehow we've got to get it out of there.  We might need to rent one of those garbage containers.  That $400 was included in the bid.  How are we going to get it out of here.  See picture four for all the garbage.

My contractor put in about 5 hours tonight.  

The video below is of the demolition of the wall tile.