4renovators

I realized this weekend that we never posted any photos of the upstairs bath that we renovated in earnst last January.  I realized because I found myself snapping a photo of the (almost) finished product to send off to someone at HGTV who had posted in the HouseBlogs forum wanting to hear from folks who had used bamboo in a bathroom.  I ...

The hot water was connected last night & I couldn't wait another night for the cold water so I tried the tub and loved it.  Granted it's a shorter tub (4 1/2 feet), but it worked great. Once the tub is heated up it holds the heat well & it has a nice slant on the back so it's very comfortable. I hope now I can just keep some ...

Yahoo!

We were ready to move the tub upstairs so it was time to call our friends (again)! Jon and Sean came through (the demolition party and other tasks had not yet scared them away). First they moved the tub out of the shop and up the outside stairs to our entryway. Next  we had to contemplate the best way to carry it up the staircase without ...

Nick used a wire brush cup attachment for the grinder to clean up the outside of the tub, and used chemical stripper on the feet. They turned out great! Then he primed them: and then put the first coat of paint on, using Rustoleum spray paint: That soak in the tub is sounding better and better!