So, the Mrs and I are wanting to build a house in a year or so. We already own the land, and have been dutifully putting our duckets away for the build. We dont want to risk owning 2 houses at once though, so we decided to sell our current house, and live in a rental for a year to save a little extra cash and forgo the risk of a double mortgage situation.
SWMBO grandfather passed a few years back, and my FIL became the owner after the estate was figured out. His sister was living in the house for many years, rent free, on disability, along with grandpa, and continued to stay there after his passing.
she did not take care of the house...in any way
So, a plan begun to take shape. My FIL has too big of a place now: 5 acres, with a pond, a pool, a big ass pole barn full of toys (boat and camper etc). But its too much for him. Too much upkeep, too much stuff that never gets used...hes ready to downsize. But that will take some time. My wife and I are ready to move now.
So, the plan is to renovate the entire house, and we will stay there at a ridiculously low rent in exchange for doing a lot of the work to renovate. Then, when our new house is built, the FIL will downsize from his current home to this one.
We so far have turned a living room that was once a garage, back into a garage, this entailed removing a false floor over the concrete, removing a bay window, and reinstalling a garage door. All the bedrooms of the house were full of crap (a la Hoarders), so those were all cleared and painted, carpeting removed and new doors installed. New carpeting will go into the living room, hall, and all 3 bedrooms. The kitchen is getting new appliances and a new countertop, as well as a paint job.There was the definite scent of animal waste, and some sketchy at best construction solutions during the original build (the home was built by grandpa some 65 years ago), so a full blown bleaching, and electrical rework is underway (converted from fuses to breakers, upgraded service from the street etc). At some point, GFCI/3 prong outlets will go in, but that means ground wires will have to find their way to all the outlets, so thats gonna be fun...
But, alas, this thread is about ...[scary movie voice] THE BATHROOOOOM [/ scary movie voice]. There has been a lot of help from the family with the rest of the house (much love to the family), but the Bathroom has been primarily my project (much hate to the bathroom).
An 8'x8' bathroom - typical size for this era of ranch in the area. It had gross tile, a small vanity, and easily the lowest soffit Ive ever seen over the tub/shower - so low, I, at 6' even, could not stand upright in it, and the water from the shower head would catch me right in the hootus. This situation needs to be corrected asap. There has been a lot of help from the family with the rest of the house, but the Bathroom is primarily my project. I cannot take all the credit, Ive had some help with it from my FIL when 2 people are needed (heavy lifting or holding things at the right angle etc), but essentially, this is my baby.
The plan is to remove the soffit, replace the tub with a stand up shower kit, replace the plaster with drywall, new tile, new vanity. Medium difficulty remodel, but probably a 3 or 4 weekend affair.
(sorry for the crappy pics, its the only angle possible given the size and proportions.)
So i got to work removing the vanity and glass door, and such...
edit woops, hit submit by accident...more on the way
) and a vapor barrier
. Since we are building built ins next to the chimney where flat walls once were, he wants to bolt the bracket directly to the now-defunct chimney before drywall goes back up...score for me!!!
