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The Hall Bath - Formerly Known as
the Back Porch
With the living room now finished, it's time to zero in and get that pesky bathroom finished. I call it pesky because this room was completely gutted down to the floor joists back in January. After all the plumbing was replaced under the house, the new sub floor, toilet drain and bath tub were installed. The water lines for the toilet and vanity have been stubbed in as well, just waiting for the fixtures.
Back in June, I began tearing out the old sheetrock on the walls and ceiling with intentions to replace it with new, but never was happy with that plan. This room actually was the back porch when the house was built in 1909. Houses typically didn't have indoor plumbing and bathrooms back then. Somewhere along the way (I'm guessing in the 20's or 30's), the house was modernized when the back porch was enclosed and converted to a bathroom.
As I removed the old sheetrock, to my delight the original outside clapboard wall and beadboard ceiling came into play. It just seemed such a shame to cover them back up only to hide all that history captured in every blemish, nail hole, and imperfection. So, I decided to do a little cleanup, caulk a whole bunch, and leave them as original as possible for the sake of character.
bathroom is going to be a really neat place when it's done.
Unrelated to the bathroom, but just to let you know, I was able to sell all 22 original windows and the counter weights.
They were really in bad shape, so I was glad to get them out
of my way. I had hoped to do something fun with them but let's face it . . . I'd probably never get around to doing anything creative with them, and knowing someone else will makes me happy.
Gone. :)
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