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The Lake House
Twoapenny:
I love a tub, Lighter :) Lots of houses here don't have them now; showers and wet rooms are increasingly popular, but to my mind only because they keep building small houses and converting properties into tiny flats. Baths are my escape :)
Sorry about the problems with Bee again. Is it difficult/expensive to fix the mistake? It's frustrating when you aren't able to just leave someone to get on with what they need to do, or at least know they'll come and check with you if they're not sure. Keeping fingers crossed that contractor is more on top of him now and things get easier as they continue xx
lighter:
Tupp:
The cut water line was fixed quickly. Not expensive. Bee has things he does well. I need to figure it out. Will be things to do here, fir sure. Landscaping, planting, maintenance stuff.
I planned a tub in the the bedroom we're working on. It's smallish....48x32"....drop in with 6" deck all around. I found a great sale on 2 Roman Tub faucets by Kohler at Lowe's last night. Great sale on 2 mirrors.
I bought what looks like honed white marble.... it's 12x24" tile for the new bathroom shower. I took 8 boxes, everything they had....Honda CR-V carried it faithfully. I spent today working out details in bed and bath. Matching up hardware, faucets, mirrors, etc .I feel confident with the new plan. I know I'm happy about the tub.
My brother seems happier, calmer and more positive lately. Jenna and I really enjoyed visiting with him yesterday. He's upbeat and busy. Discussing renovation details respectfully. He's renovating a property down to the studs right now. Something's changed. He's stopped criticizing and being dismissive. I think he's impressed with first bathroom. He now understands my contractor is good, more than reasonably priced AND he doesn't have to worry, save me or anything to do with the lake house. It's ok. I'm on it. He didn't understand sister and I buying really good things at restore Habitat For Humanity and Goodwill stores...paying what builder grade items would cost, but getting high end items we can really use. Vanities with thick marble tops and fancy edges...taller than normal....soft close drawers and hinges. Special. The right sizes for the right spaces. Not pieced together badly, which I believe was part of his concern impacting his attitude.
He's relaxing. I'm very happy we're seeing eye to eye. I enjoy this work. It fits into my life and schedule right now.
When I go back to The Cottage I plan to relax more. Maybe paint the guest cottage interior and upgrade the bathroom. Brother said the caretaker living in guest cottage has improved attitude. If so, he'll be helping with those projects and I won't be doing so much. I know he's more capable than he's been in the past. Some of that might be fallout from crazy contractor. Hard to say, but brother super happy with him now. Put him to work last trip. They share boating information....brother respects his knowledge. Things improving.
Enjoy your lovely bath rituals, Tupp. I found these little plastic cups one suctions over the overflow valve to increase soaking depth. I highly recommend; )
Lighter
Hopalong:
OOOO, Lighter. If it's no trouble I'd love a link to those little overflow-blocking cups for the tub.
Haven't enjoyed a bath in years. Freezing wet boobs sticking above the water's surface.
Brrrr....
hugs
Hops
lighter:
Grrrrr.... freezing wet boobs. No bueno.
There are numerous brands, but I ordered Gorilla Grip.
WWW.GORILLAGRIP.COM
Don't flood your bathroom! Maybe set a timer for 4 minutes if you're planning to use it. That's what I do, just in case.
I have a lot of "Oh, so very shiny!" moments of complete distraction, one after the other. Can't be too careful.
::shaking head::
Lighter
Twoapenny:
I'm glad it was an easy fix and that your brother seems happier as well, Lighter. I'm very short so all bath tubs are deep enough for me :) Lol. Your tub sounds like it will look lovely. Was it the Island contractor who was the really scary one you had to get the restraining order against? xx
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