Progress is Being Made

We got the downstairs bath floor in! Yipee!

Happy Anniversary!

Today is our 20th wedding anniversary. We have had many adventures and with Hardy House, the adventures continue!

Tonight we are cutting out the linoleum for the downstairs bath. What better thing to do on your anniversary, right?

What Dave's Up To

While I was priming the plywood walls, Dave was busy trying to get the toilet base fixed for the downstairs bathroom. The floor where the toilet goes rises 2.25 inches from the opposite end! Yup!

One picture shows Dave cutting some trim for the toilet base. Another picture shows the toilet base with a plastic wedge at the bottom. Dave cut the wedge from some vinyl trim stock that we had leftover from installing new windows in our garage at our last home.

I'm sure this will make more sense when it's been installed.

Isn't This Exciting?

Well kind of...

This is a cut piece of plywood (1 of 2) that I have primed (each side and edges) with one coat of primer. They are the end walls for the shower surround in the upstairs bath. Once these are up the surround can go up (I think) and then we also install backer board above for the tile work we plan on doing.

The Fun Part

We decided that the top of the dresser needed a little waterproofing so yesterday we went to Lowe's and purchased a brush and some polyurethane and it was my job to put a coat on. I put one coat on this morning and another one this evening after sanding very lightly with 220 grit sandpaper. I plan to add another coat tomorrow morning. Then we let it sit for 24 hours and voila! The top is done. I also added a coat to the backsplash and will also do another one tomorrow.

Pretty, eh? Love the grain.

Here's another picture, pre poly, that shows the grain.

Placement

We brought the dresser into the bathroom and placed it where it is to go. We also brought the toilet in to see how much room we had between drawers and the toilet. We did okay. Dave is going to modify the bottom two drawers around the plumbing so we don't loose the valuable storage space they offer.

I can't wait!

A Vanity Mock Up

Here's an idea of what we hope to accomplish in the downstairs bath as far as the vanity is concerned. As stated, the dresser came from the Brick House Antique Center, we made the backsplash out of a piece of oak we bought at Lowe's, and the mirror is an antique we bought at an auction. The mirror is incredibly heavy and has its original mirror.

What do you think?