Master Bath Renovation - Part 4 - Finishing Electrical, Plumbing, Drywall, Tile Moving water pipes, never-ending demo, moving walls, and now we are finally finishing up. We made our final decisions on where everything would go. Emily went into war room mode, figuring out the "design". Once that was finalized, we completed the electrical, plumbing, drywall, painting, and tiling. For me, this was more fun because I brought in others who are more highly skilled than I. I did the final punch list, however (scrubbing tile, painting clawfoot tubs, sourcing all the final items, steam cleaning). The last step was to call the plumbers back for the fixture installation! DONE! https://youtu.be/iGxgd0HEgsg

Redoing The Front Beds - This Old Dean House Giant yew bushes OUT... azaleas and hostas IN! Emily didn't like the giant shrubs on the front of our house (neither did I). So we ripped them out. Then we went to the nursery and figured out what we wanted back in. https://youtu.be/4cLMKUjgnq8

Laundry Room Renovations - This Old Dean House The dirtiest part (so far) of our entire renovation (and that is saying something) was our laundry room renovation. I had to pull the ceiling in this room, and half of the back yard came out of it. I guess a family of squirrels had lived in there at some point over the past 135 years. We turned what would have been Preston's bedroom into the laundry room. We had to get the washer and dryer out of the kitchen (?!?). So now we have a laundry room (and Preston has a private floor for his tent when he comes over). The oldest child always gets the shaft! LOL https://youtu.be/yur9GjRHP5E

Master Bath Renovation - Part 3 - Framing The Wall (This Old Dean House) Build That Wall(s)! I've framed an entire basement remodel in the past. This was much less than that...but...it was not easy at all. In order to minimize demo (and not tear into the entire house), I had to tie my new framing into the existing framing. The existing framing was "wonky" to say the least! Then I had to shore up the load-bearing wall that had been 'remodeled' into swiss cheese over 135 years of prior "renovations". Hopefully, what I did will help it stand for another 135 or so! https://youtu.be/hiyp-wxKnZE