Old House Complete Bath Remodel

This week we worked on a bathroom in a circa 1900 house in Logan. The photos of the existing bath below show the fixtures were originally placed in awkward positions to have a shower in the bath.

We moved the plumbing for the tub from the left side of the room to the right and moved the plumbing for the lavatory and toilet from right to left.

Dealing with a house of this age presents interesting challenges, such as dealing with cast iron drain pipes, and plaster-lath walls.

Below the photos of the reconfigured bath show the new drywall, plumbing fixtures, light fixtures, window, and floor.

Not readily seen is the upgraded wiring, new PEX water supplies, PVC drains, and heat runs.

Odds and Ends

Over the last few days I haven't posted because we've been working to finish up some of the various stages that I've already talked about. I thought I would take this opportunity to share some pictures for those of you interested. The Wall Sconces came in and were installed, the drywall in the kitchen has been hung and taped, and we've began to install the siding on the back of the house.

Bar

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t's that time of year again. As has been tradition for the past 20 years, I'm having a Super Bowl Party! With Super Bowl Sunday right around the corner it's time to finish The Bar, which was started in the summer.

The Bar was constructed out of a 100 year old barn door. A friend of mine found it leaning against the back of his garage when he bought his house. When I saw it, I knew exactly what I wanted to do with it.

The top was tiled with random multi- colored slate that has been sitting in a box for years and years out at my dad's. He found it in an old barn at his dad's, and I thought I should use it before my sons inherited it.

The custom pool table light was constructed using 30 empty Jagermeister bottles. The design was inspired by some Corona lights I saw in a seedy bar when on a cruise in Aruba. While I didn't drink all the Jagermeister myself, I did do my fair share.