Mountain Cottage Bathroom Update

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Slow and steady wins the race...

Things progress slowly when one person only works two weekends(basically 3 days) a month and a week every 4 or 5 months ....but, it's getting there. 

Last time, the bathroom looked like this:

Framing, rough plumbing and electrical in, pocket door installed.

The bathroom looked like this the middle of March:

Most of the taping and "mudding" had been done by the middle of April.

Several weeks later after sanding, multiple coats of spackle(apply, let dry), then more sanding; the walls had 2 coats of white primer. (May 31st)

After going back and forth texting about the layout of the herringbone pattern last Saturday, most of the large whole tiles are down.
Mr. DIY would have made more progress had I been available earlier in the morning. (I was getting a 4 hour long NAD IV treatment at Icryo and the IV room doesn't have good WIFI reception. )

Meanwhile, I'm looking for some outdoor chairs for our front porch and screened in porch...

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I'm also looking for some durable modern Polywood Adirondack chairs for the Mountain Cottage patio we'll soon have installed.

 Which color should we choose?

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Of course there's plenty else that needs to be done at the mountain cottage, such as mowing about 2 acres, tending to fruit trees, grapevines and blueberry bushes, fixing things that break and of course, cleaning up construction mess.

We're also hoping to get some concrete work done, which I posted about last time. Meeting up with contractors, getting a bid, all takes time...and Mr. DIY is basically doing all of this by himself, while working 50 hours a week and maintaining the house we live in. 

Despite all the work, Mr. DIY still says this is his happy place, especially when sitting on the porch and taking in the view.

Hope you're having a good week! 

Thanks for stopping by for the latest update on our Mountain Cottage Reno.

Pam

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Mountain Cottage Bathroom Update

 

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Thought I'd give everyone an update of the progress of the mountain cottage en suite bathroom.

If you recall, I put together an inspiration board way back in the planning stage. Most of the fixtures have been purchased. The only thing different are the lights and the Shaker door has a horizontal rail. 

As of Sept 30th, we're  happy to say that Mr. DIY has finished all the framing, rough electrical, rough plumbing and insulation and has passed all of those inspections.

The bathroom currently looks like this:

The red door used to be the front entry door on the porch.

Just so you understand the layout, I've included a top view

Here are a couple of perspective renderings.

Now that all the inspections have been passed, Mr. DIY can start on finishing work: the flooring, drywall, install 3 doors, the vanity, toilet, lighting, heater, tile on the bath surround. Of course, that will be after Christmas and New Years....There's lots of Fall cleanup and chores to do. 

And, of course, I'm looking ahead to having the whole front third of the mountain cottage plan. The old bathroom will now become the laundry room and a new closet will be built in the foyer. This house will finally have the storage it needs. I'm not sure how the previous owners could live here full time with no linen closets and very little storage. 

We're also planning on having some concrete work done...

The new siding has been Zinssered and painted to match the house. One of these days, we'll choose a new color and repaint the whole cottage...and plant some new landscaping.

Now you're up to date on the Mountain Cottage bathroom project.

Thanks for stopping by,

Pam

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