The initial estimate was 4-6 weeks and it took more than 10 weeks. So that was definitely a struggle since we were working on both full bathrooms at the same time and didn't have a shower during that time. We had to shower at the gym and that got old quickly.
The extra time was due to a couple things. Are house was built in the 50s and is a little quirky. There was a weird wall in the master bathroom that the contractor assumed could be removed. Turned out, there were pipes and ducts hidden in there and the wall had to stay. So that involved a change to the plan mid-project and some extra time. The other thing is that a lot of old pipes were corroded and leaking and had to be replaced. But it was good that we found out due to the renovations instead of due to a pipe bursting. And now they're all new PVC pipes which should last much longer.
Here are some before and after photos. We turned the old (small) master bathroom and closet into one big bathroom.
We also turned a spare bedroom that's next to the master bedroom into a closet. We closed off the door into the hallway and added a door straight from the new closet to the master bedroom.
We re-did the hall bathroom. This was just an update, no change in size or where things were located.
And with the basement, we got rid of the old carpet and drop ceiling plus added lighting. It was always dark and dingy in there before and now it's much more inviting.
So that's it for work on the house for a while, fingers crossed! The house was also deep cleaned this week so we're not living in so much dust. And Perry has come back to sitting on my lap so I think he's forgiven me for locking them up during the day for so long. Shelby may take a little more coaxing but hopefully she'll forget about it soon too.
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