Noo Loo - Bathroom Remodel Chalkaholic-Style!

Dear B-Reader,

Well, spring has passed, and we are well into summer. You must have been wondering where your beloved Chalkaholic has been...I am still here, plugging away with work, family, friends, and the home.

The homestead is undergoing a modern remodel. We're starting with the master bathroom...or, for those of us prepping for the London 2012 Summer Olympics, a Noo (new) Loo (potty). :) Jolly good, gov'na!

Here is the progress to-date:
1. Tuesday, moved out all bathroom belongings from master bathroom and tucked them away into every nook and cranny available throughout the house.
2. Wednesday, moved nightstand and necessities from master bedroom into the kitty bedroom (yes, our kittens have their very own bedroom, complete with a queen-sized bed...they are royalty, of course), where Jeff and I will be sleeping for about a month during the remodel.
3. Thursday, a bit of a let-down. There was a huge deluge in Houston, and the framer asked to reschedule demo and framing for the following two days. :( It all worked out well, though, as I was way to busy with work and volunteering that day to mess with the remodel.
4. Friday (the 13th...dum-dum-dah!), demolition and rough framing started and completed in ONE day! Not the anticipated TWO! Woohoo! Jeff took the furry babies to the clinic so that they would not be bothered by the in-and-out of the crew and the noise pollution of the jack hammer. Later that day, I cleaned up as much of the dust from the hall bathroom as is possible so that we would have a clean place to get clean. Mom and Dad visited, and both gave their thumbs up!
5. Saturday, a bit of a respite. Jeff cleaned the dust off of the master bedroom furniture and its floors. What a great husband I have!
6. Sunday, no remodel. Showed off blank canvas to architect (virtually) and neighbors for their thumbs up! Received!
7. Monday (today), rough plumbing in progress and should be completed by end of day. Several other contractors visited work site to scope out the job and make proposals. Too bad they don't propose the way Jeff did...with diamond ring in-hand...

Now some photos.

Original Shower (note triangle shape and low ceiling and short length) and wall heater.

 Expanded shower, made it rectangular, and removed wall heater. To expand, we removed a cabinet in the hall bathroom that was adjacent to the master shower.

 Raised the shower ceiling to be in-line with remainder of bathroom ceiling.

 Original toilet.

 Gutted toilet area. Will now have an above the commode cabinet.

 Original vanity next to wall heater.

 Original shelves and window opposite commode.

 New location of vanity will be under walled-in window. Mirror will go over walled-in window. Shelves are gone like the wind!

 View to the master bedroom from the master bathroom. The right is where the new pocket door will go.

 And the dust!

Now back to the homestead to check out today's progress. Plumber just said he was finished with the roughing in work. :)

- Chalkaholic