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Demolishing the upstairs bathroom

Posted on September 9, 2018 by bklandshark

The top floor bathroom was a real DIY mess; bright blue 70s paint was dabbed with less than what you might call care.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

On top of that the previous owner’s obsession with partitions was most obvious in this room. Pieces of furniture had been laid with foot wide gaps in odd places making placement of any furniture difficult.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

The placement of the main chimney through the house left us with some difficult architecture to maneuver around but it was obvious that moving the shower was going to be necessary to make better use of the space.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

So it was time to demolish and redesign entirely!

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

Firstly it was time to remove the plumbing elements.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

To make the new plumbing work we decided to pull the walls back to the studs and start again. Here’s Scott inspecting the old pipes before the new plumbing work is done.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

Taking it back to the studs allowed us to easily work on the new fusebox in the corridor and here you can see the main lines for all the new wiring.

New photo by Amaya Booker (Illdrinn) / Google Photos

Unsuprisingly there was some water damage in the floor so time to pull back many of the boards and relay wood before the tile. This allowed us to also repair the slope in the room which was going to be a must before our geometric tile choices could be laid.

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