Nick
and Hallie, our Seattle family renovating the little 1929 Tudor, are finally
tackling perhaps their biggest challenge to date – the upstairs bathroom.
“We’re
demo-ing the bathroom today,” said Hallie over the phone.
“Who
are you showing it to,” I come within one of asking. In my era, a “demo”
was a demonstration. For Hallie and Nick, it stands for “demolish.”
Initially
they had planned to keep the original claw-footed tub, but the contractor pointed
out it wasn’t in good shape and water damage on the floor was apparent. He
suggested a new tub and new flooring were in order. They ultimately agreed,
especially since they take showers anyway.
“It
seems like the tub would be difficult to remove,” Hallie continued, “but get
this – you just hit it with a sledgehammer, it breaks, and you take it out in
pieces.” It seemed like she was looking forward to hitting it.
Later
that day she sent the above picture of the bathroom with tub removed. They will indeed
need to replace the sub-floor.
And
here’s another photo she sent a while back to show the picture grouping
she had arranged. I think it's in the living room. KW
1 comment:
A couple corrections: our claw foot tub is in the basement. Upstairs was an alcove tub, but it was still cast iron, which is crazy heavy. Also, the photos are in our hallway. It looks very homey.
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