Bathroom Remodel day 10

Friday April 6, 2012 the 10th day. Charlie, Bernardo and Leonardo arrived at 8:30 and left at 4:00. They primed all the walls and put in tile. They finished making the bottom hamper fit into place.

They put all the hinges on the cabinet doors for the cupboards. I bought the kitchen tile today/ordered it. It should arrive in about 10 days. I bought the paint for the 2nd bathroom. It is Behr Chocolate Froth the same as the hall only high gloss.

Charlie thinks they should be finished by next wed. or thurs. Kitchen unknown date to begin but he knows I am not available month of August.

Bathroom remodel day 5

Friday March 30, 2012 Charlie, Abel and Leonardo arrived 8:30 am. They reframed the wider bathroom door. Reconnected the lights and installed the bathroom medicine cabinet.

Framed the inside of the door

After coffee Charlie looks over IKEA plans and costs and suggests we take a ride to see his friends showroom in Torrance so I can just see other options. This is one I'm now considering. Solid wood.

While we are gone the two guys get all this done today:

Ceiling painted

Tile was grouted

Cabinets assembled and put into place.

Doors painted and hung

I told them yesterday i would buy lunch for everyone from Baja Sonora. They finished up around 4:30 pm. Mike gave them each lottery tickets. Charlie chatted with both Mike and I about possibilities for floor renovation and more about kitchen possilities. The end of our first week with a lot of progress.

Bathroom Remodel Day 7

Day 7, April 3, 2012 the front bathroom completed except for mirror. The handles were put on to the cabinet. Charlie, Leonardo and Bernardo arrived at 8:15 and left at 4:00.

The bathroom tiles and fixtures cleaned and the rod for the curtain put in place.

The doorstop fixed in place.

The clothes hook attached.

Faucet holes drilled and plumbing connected. Sink and counter connected and in place.

Everything was sealed floor grout and sinks.

The back bathroom was completely demolished.

Bathroom Remodel Day 7

Day 7, April 3, 2012 the front bathroom completed except for mirror. The handles were put on to the cabinet. Charlie, Leonardo and Bernardo arrived at 8:15 and left at 4:00.

The bathroom tiles and fixtures cleaned and the rod for the curtain put in place.

The doorstop fixed in place.

The clothes hook attached.

Faucet holes drilled and plumbing connected. Sink and counter connected and in place.

Everything was sealed floor grout and sinks.

The back bathroom was completely demolished.

Remodel Day 13-LAST day

Wednesday April 11, 2012 Bernardo, Leonardo and Charlie arrive promptly at 8:00 am and leave by 3:30pm. They worked hard to do all the finishing touches on the back bathroom.

The fan is installed with lighting.

All the sealers on tiles and marble installed

new window coverings in place

We went out in the a.m. and bought a safety handle that Mike had thought of last night and they installed that.

Frames painted on the mirror

Crown molding in master bedroom installed but not painted. We will do the touch up paint on walls and hall and paint the molding.

New bedroom door and all knobs and handles in place. A job well done. Feel very fortunate it went so well and now we have two beautiful bathrooms.

Bathroom Remodel Day 12

New silouette window shades hung in both bathrooms.

Tuesday April 10, 2012, Charlie, Abel and Leonardo arrived about 9:00 and left at 4:00. Charlie and I went to Lowes to return the medicine cabinet and look at crown molding. We bought 2 additional knobs. When he arrived I had told him we changed our minds about the medicine cabinet. He thought that was a mistake but no problem returning. We also discussed changing the placement of the wall socket to the right of the mirror. I asked for some additional extra marble pieces to be cut and polished. Tomorrow will probably be the last day as things are almost done.

Marble counter top and sink installed

Mirror framed and hung,

Marble at foot of shower

Light switch rerouted to far right wall.

Closet doors in.

Tile grouted sealed, cabinets in with doors.

Bathroom Remodel day 11

Monday April 9, 2012 Charlie and Leonardo arrived at 8:30. They brought in the sink. Leondardo painted the bathroom door white. He grouted the floor, He painted the walls beige. He built the cabinet. They left at 4:00. When they first arrived Charlie took me to Home Depot and we were able to buy the window treatments for both bathrooms.

Bathroom Remodel Day 8

Wednesday April 4, 2012, Charlie, Bernardo and Leonardo arrived around 8:20. Charlie isn't feeling well, fluish but they come fully prepared to do alot of work and they do. First they install the big mirror which finishes off the front bathroom. Then they haul in the new white door for the bedroom/bath and remove the glass shower door and the bedroom door. They cut out a widened door and reframe that and then hang the door. They seal up the floor after replumbing the toilet pipes to the back wall instead of the floor. They check out and rewire the switches and talk about installing the fan which I say must be discussed with Mike. Luckily Mike comes home at 2:00 and discusses the specifics of that with Charlie. We will wait for an exhaust fan to be installed during the Kitchen redo but for now move the bathroom fan to the ceiling. Both wall switches will be moved to the side of the door. They finished and cleaned up and hauled all garbage away by 3:30. alot of progress today.