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Adventures in renovations... again
« on: April 28, 2025, 12:35:39 PM »
I just left a message with the wife of a local contractor.  I dropped Christmas trees off, for her goats to eat, and we got along well.

Seems her husband is finishing up a project. 
I have 2 bathrooms and exterior issues requiring attention.

He'll call me tonight.

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2025, 09:29:30 AM »
Spoke to contractor last night. Sent pics of current job.  Everything built in....bunks, stair drawers, book cases...very nice. 

He's 3 weeks out.  We meet next week to look at the job.

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #2 on: May 20, 2025, 06:07:16 PM »
It's funny how projects start out, expand and contract down to manageable/logical parts.


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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #3 on: June 01, 2025, 10:00:18 AM »
Contemplating tall toilets with built in bidets. Anyone done the research lately?

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #4 on: June 01, 2025, 06:34:49 PM »
Great, impassioned threads on NYTimes a few months back.
Bidet-converts are OVERJOYED.

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #5 on: June 03, 2025, 09:08:47 AM »
Thanks for the lead, Hops.  My contractor has opinions....simple Kohler toilet
....Cimmarron....chair height. About $250. Was in sale for $99 in January...bc I'd hurricane.

Will call contractor "Biggie East" (BE) for short.  We located the 1 door available, for bathroom unto outdoor shower...Left hand, out swing, clear 2 lite, 2 panel venting 32"x80" sgl exterior door with narrow door jamb.  John, at Home Depot, took it up as a personal challenge and found it.
 It solves every challenge, provides more light and has drop down screened window, woo hoo! Requires a header bc 32"width....but nothing more narrow available. Drat. 

I notice zombie calculations popping up .....intruder calculations ...slow zombies....fast zombies.  Adding a working window, where there was a small fixed window, requires some calculating, apparently.  Will be a medium smallish working window.  Oh oh ... hummingbird.

Biggie will take out tub/shower, before deciding on shower pan.  Thinking a week before he's available, but will get things ordered now.  Door likely 4 weeks out.

Karma landed on my head yesterday..... sometimes having lovely days leads to frog touching.  I think kissing, in this case. That'll teach me..... you'd think. 

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #6 on: June 07, 2025, 06:13:06 PM »
 Contractor planting figs at his home. FIGS!

Door to outside shower ordered this afternoon.

::crossing fingers::.

Contractor helper just retired, so I'm it.




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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #7 on: June 10, 2025, 03:41:41 PM »
Found the sink base!  Beautiful solid cherry dresser!!!

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #8 on: June 11, 2025, 12:04:03 PM »
Realized I'm confused about which house the elegant toilet is in, lakeside, current in hills, or island. But good news you have someone who sounds like a good contractor. If he's the frog you kissed, hope that's a safe situation.

Kudos on a cherry dresser as a vanity, sounds lovely!

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #9 on: June 12, 2025, 07:52:15 AM »
Current house in the hills, Hops.  And the dresser is impossibly heavy solid wood, tall side, beautifully handmade with smooth as silk drawer action hardware.

The contractor coming this morning, as if now, and I have bulk food to brine and get garbage out before 8:00am! 

At least the bathroom is ready for demo!

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Re: Adventures in renovations... again
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2025, 03:07:35 PM »
Contractor still on roof project, but I think ...I hope....I scored some amazing sky blue glass tiles.... think Restoration Hardware blue!!!!

I'm Huffing and puffing after loading almost 3/4 of a pallet......just began raining. 

I don't have any bullnose to match, but will figure this out.