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i think this may be progress | 364:085
The contractors appear to have finished ripping out most of what they were going to rip out, and the drywall arrived today, so i think this is progress. Not sure they’re going to be done quite on...
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hmm | 365:086
Not a great picture tonight, because they took the bulb out of the light fixture and I wasn’t going to attempt to put it back. They’ve started installing the new drywall for the ceiling, and the wood...
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getting back on track | 365:087
Today they definitely made more progress, finishing off the ceiling drywall and getting the underpinnings for the shower in place (at least along the back wall). The biggest issue today revolved around...
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waiting game | 365:088
The photo is a little warped looking, as its stitched together from a few photos, so it get a little fisheyed. The tile still hasn’t shown up. More excuses today. After giving us a delivery time of...
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jail | 365:089
No actual updates on the construction front, since it’s the weekend and my building doesn’t allow work, but I still had to stop by and check on Sadie who is locked in cat jail. Otherwise known as my...
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tile | 365:091
Finally! Tile finally arrived today, almost a full week after it was supposed to show up. Yet another delivery window of 10-2 which resulted in the delivery actually arriving after 3pm. So pretty much...
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walls | 365:092
Not a great photo from last night, between the fact that it was about midnight and this is stitched together, but they’ve started installing the tile. At the rate we’re moving, this should be done in...
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shower | 365:093-095
Getting around to posting progress photos from the past three days, by the end of Friday, they had started grouting the shower surround. They still need to put in the floor, but that should hopefully...
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floor (sort of) | 365:098
No *actual* floor yet, but the subfloor is in, so that’s progress! Plus, the walls are now fully grouted.
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floors and walls | 365:100-101
more progress. The floor is done, the plumbing is slowly getting reinstalled, and they’ve started installing the wood paneling (which will look much better once the trim and paint is added today and...
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moldings | 365:102
Moldings went up today. Plus some replastering and priming of the walls. Picking up paint this weekend. I really hope this finishes up this week, or that it’s close enough to finished that I can move...
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day 16 | 365:105
Not counting weekends, yesterday was day 16 of my “no more than 10-day” renovation project. But I feel like reaching the point where they’re installing decorative moldings might be a sign that there’s...
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day 17 | 365:106
Shower bar is up, and apparently all of the plumbing is functional again. I don’t want to jinx things, but I may be able to start moving back in at some point this weekend. Not entirely, but somewhat.
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day 18 | 365:107
If you can’t tell from the lack of useful titles, I’ve run out of descriptors. Yesterday saw completion of the cabinetry in the bathroom, and today they will be painting. They will be largely done by...
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paint | 365:108
The photo stitching is getting weirder as I attempt to get odd angles. But look! The door has been reinstalled, and it’s painted! I have officially arranged for a cleaning service on Tuesday, so there...
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one day more | 365:109 and bonus pics
One more day of work on the bathroom, to touch up paint and grout, install the shutters and seal the tile. That will be Monday, and the contractor will also remove all of his equipment that day as...
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backlog | 365:110-124
I missed a few days over the last couple of weeks, with the renovation and the massive work project that finally came to fruition after months of work (months on my part, years on the part of others...
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bathroom roundup
I’ve posted all of these individually, but I thought it would be good to round up the entire chronology of the bathroom renovation in one place. here it is from beginning to end…
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instagram update | march and april
Not as delayed as last time. As always, there are cats and coffee. Plus some (sort of) kosher baked goods and it was primary day here in NYC, as you may have heard. The weather started cooperating a...
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