Project 5: Fix the Upstairs Bath, Part II

In the second part of Project 4 I explained how my parents framed and patched the hole from the door that N and I removed a few weeks ago. In the bathroom we decided to buy beadboard to reduce the amount of wall space we would have to repair, texture, and paint.

The drywall installed:



The beadboard installed:



After my dad used the mortar to lay the tile in the half-bath, we came upstairs and removed the tile that was broken. Upon second inspection, the tile found in the upstairs bathroom cabinet did not match the tile in the bathroom. The tile left by McVicker was more peachy in color. One must assume that McV never knew that two boxes full of the correct bathroom tiles lay in the garage. Oh, boy.

McVicker's Tile:



The correct tile:



The two side by side (correct tile is on the left). Notice that the McVicker tile is smaller than the correct tile.



My dad cut off a nail head that probably made the tile uneven in the first place, and then laid down a new tile. Sunday morning before they left my dad mixed up a small amount of grout, and then my mom demonstrated how to grout on the single tile in the upstairs bathroom.



Also discovered in the bathroom this weekend: a plastic bag full of light bulbs for fans. Along with the receipt of purchase from the former Mrs. McV.

When we bought the beadboard we also bought chairrail to go on the top, and baseboard to go along this wall. I will paint the baseboard later, and N and I still have to install the remaining 12" of beadboard before we can nail in the chairrail. We also need to mark above the studs we found in the wall when installing the beadboard to make installing the chairrail easier.

While we were up in that bathroom for an extended period of time I noticed that the door of this bathroom (and some of the other upstairs doors) has been repainted - in places. I'm not sure it shows up much in this picture, but it looks like someone decided to use up a little bit of paint by painting certain parts of the door a brighter white. But it's been poorly done and I almost wonder if this was a trick that either the Wards or McVicker tried to pull in order to make the house look better for showing. At first glance it's hard to notice, but once seen, it is not forgotten.



The right hand side of the patched wall still needs to be built up some. When it is completely built-up and sanded, we intend to retexture the entire wall (and perhaps entire bathroom, minus behind the giant mirror). Overall, though, we are very happy with how things are shaping up! Doesn't the bathroom look much longer now?