For large scale home projects! Yikes. Last week we had some guys out to install a new septic system. They worked for 2 days. We got a new tank and a new drain field. But, it's not finished yet. The septic guys did what they could but, because we are planning on remodeling a spare bedroom into a new bathroom they have to wait until the bathroom becomes functional before they can finish the septic.
So, this weekend we're getting a new bathroom. We've already purchased a new toilet (that will flush an entire bucket of golf balls!) and a new tub (6 feet long with 10 jets!). We started tearing out the walls and getting the room gutted so major construction can start on Thursday. The house is old. Very old. The walls are plaster over sheet rock over little tiny strips of wood and stuffed with sawdust. It's a mess. He's been taking pictures and hopefully I will be able to post them eventually.
We're doing it ourselves with help from Parker's dad. I'm not going to lie, the whole process, thus far, has been a little stressful and we haven't even started with the hard stuff. It will be interesting to see how it turns out. My desire for aesthetic appeal seems to be conflicting with Parker's desire for affordability and functionality. I'm fairly confident we'll find a happy medium though. At least, I really, really hope so. I don't want to put all of this work in and not love it. I feel like it's all much too rushed and we should have sat down and done more planning than we have. He's pretty comfortable with the fly by the seat of our pants method. That scares me to death.
But, by the end of the weekend we should have a functioning bathroom (toilet and shower at least) and hopefully before long I can enjoy a glass of champagne in the new tub.
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