the bathroom reno post

So we found this guy who does home renos, and contracted him to fix our bathroom, install the new bathtub, move the toilet & sink. Finding someone who does this kind of work, knows what he's doing, and then does it -- well they're very rare, as I'm sure you all know. This guy is competent, knows what's what -- that's the good part of this post.

Then we bought that bathtub, which costs a ton, and weighs a ton, too. That was the first bit of pain. To get it in the house, and up the stairs took four guys. I was at work that day, thank heavens.

But we figured that the floor in the bathroom should be reinforced before the new tub was installed -- makes sense, right? And Charlie (the reno guy) agreed. So he began ripping up floor boards.

Meh. The rest of the week went something like: Charlie rips out more of the walls, finds more stuff that wasn't done properly in the first place and needs fixing. In the pictures, you can see the new joists he's added, plus a support that he has holding things up right now. He has to put a new beam across the doorways which lead from the living room to the kitchen & basement. This beam will be right under the head of the stairs; a place where you would particularly think that good solid support was crucial.

"How it's stayed up there all this time I don't know," he said.

Not that I'm complaining about the work getting done, you understand. Just depressed about the necessity for it.

Do what they say, say what you mean
One thing leads to another
You told me something wrong, I know I listen too long
But then one thing leads to another.

--The Fixx, One Thing Leads to Another