Hello friends,
It's been another productive week here at Remodeling 1070. We're just one day away from finishing up Week 5. How time flies . . .
The photos below are from the end of Day 23. A lot got accomplished this week:
- All the underlying electric work is done. All switches, outlets and fixture bases are live and ready to be connected once we get to that point.
- The basic plumbing is done, including the shower valves & piping and the repositioned toilet. The water feed for the toilet needs to be moved to accommodate the glass block design, but other than that, the plumbing is also ready for the next steps once the shower, sinks and toilet get put in place.
- Framing of the walls is done, including the framing for the new entrance door to the master suite and the wall that closes the master off from the existing hallway.
- The existing window is the second master closet has been removed as has the existing window in the master bath. These are being prepped for the framing that will support the double row of glass blocks that will run along the outside wall of the closet and two outside walls of the master bath.
In fact, Erik, the man doing all the framing, is back today to start the support framing for the glass block. Tomorrow, Matt, our GC, will be back with the guy who will be doing all the sheet rock for Remodeling 1070. They will do a walk through of the space, and they will hang the sheet rock next week!
On the left side of this photo, you can see the frame for what will be the new entrance to the master suite. You can actually push the paneling on the back side of the frame and look clear through the den and out the kitchen window.
Here, you are standing in the master bedroom facing the main master closet (left) and the new framing for the wall that will separate the master bedroom from the second bathroom. A good chunk of the hallway you see through the framing will be absorbed into the second bathroom.
This used to be the window in the bedroom adjacent to the master - the room that is now the second master closet. The window is gone, and it will be replaced partially by brick and partially with a double row of glass block. It is being framed today for the glass block.
The plywood on the left side of the photo used to be the bathroom window. It too has been removed and will be reframed - part of it will become shower stall and the other part will be bricked and framed for the continuation of the double row of glass block. The other exciting part of this photo is the installation of the shower piping and valves on the right, including the pipe on the ceiling beam that will feed the rain shower fixture.
