Ok so as I explained in Monday’s post, every Wednesday I will post updates to our Master bedroom/Master bathroom remodel, as is unfolds in real time. Mrs. S and I met on April 7 to review my overall design concept. In this meeting I go over the overall look and feel of the space, and express the vision I have for the space to the client. At this meeting critical decisions are made about colors, finishes, door styles, counters, and types of patterns and styles the client prefers. This is a tremendous stepping stone not to skip. This puts everyone on the same page and gives us focus BEFORE we start purchasing. That way when you enter that tile store you know exactly what to ask for and don’t get swept away in the five hundred other choices that will only overwhelm you. Once this meeting took place we had an overall vision for the space and could get to work.
On April 13th Mrs. S and I met to select our tile. This meeting took three and a half hours….and I had all the tile drawings complete, quantities prepared and a particular stone already selected. So what did we do? We went to three different tile locations to review and select the best options for the overall design. But all three places needed to get pricing to us. SO if each place had the same or similar product, we requested pricing to see which product, and vendor met our budget.
After this meeting Mrs S flew to Hong Kong to watch her son get married. When she returned demolition started on May 9th. A few days later Mrs. S and I selected all of our plumbing. She currently has Kohler fixtures that are 25 years old, and they are in perfect condition (and Kohler still carries them!) so we worked around those existing pieces. This meeting took us about an hour and a half. I recommend going to a store that has their fixtures plumbed to a working plumbing line so you can see the differences in tub functions, shower heads, and running toilets.
May 9th-13th
Demolition begins:
Her vanity ripped out
Tub demo
His vanity
1) First hiccup
Floor was first issue that arose. It was laid down with concrete and wire mesh. So instead of the anticipated 1/2 day tear out, it took almost two days.
Old floor
2) Second hiccup
When carpet was torn up from bedroom, bathroom and closets we found this…..
Carpet mold
Turns out it wasn’t mold. The silicon in the carpet was deteriorating and turning into balls of tar-like substance….weird! But this delayed us a day because we had to confirm it wasn’t mold.
So there you have it. Week one of the remodel. Next week I will post our next phase of the project. If you have any questions at this point don’t hesitate to send us comments.
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There’s always something, Amanda, isn’t there? I’ve had things crop up when we’ve done our own home.
When we redid the kitchen in our Victorian the contractor started to take down the ceiling – it was like an avalanche. When the put the addition on in the 40ies they just put all the construction debris up in the crawl space. It was a MESS. BUT I found a roof line that was AMAZING. The plan changed and I then had a big open ceiling to the roof with some very interesting shapes instead of the flat 8 foot ceiling I was expecting.
I hate hiccups…find them so annoying. This is why one needs a pro because pros are used to dealing with stuff like this in my opinion. I always feel like someone has lied to me when I find layer under layer under layer. I am curious to see your selections Amanda. Is Harley helping you?
xo
And the demo begins, sometimes the fun part, but there is always something unexpected you come across! So glad to see it wasn’t mold!!
Fun step by step blog post!
x
Maria
Love this series … and I would have freaked out at the thought of mold! What a nightmare that would have been – so I’m glad that it turned out OK!
I am following each step! Slow load, so I didn’t comment on your last post. Just letting you know I’m here and I can’t wait to see it all unfold
XO, Kelly