Pipes disconnected with the requisite amount of frustration and swearing. The drain full of muck, which I tried to remove by hand. D tried using a snake, after a long search for same, part of which then broke off inside, never to be seen again.
I really thought removing the old cabinet would be the simplest bit. But the inflow pipes were incorporated into the back of the cabinet. Trip to Hardware, came back with a small saw and other tools. A few score of drill holes, and a chisel, and an hour of hacking away, removed the back piece. Figuring we were now free, we tried to move it again. Still caught, D discovered a screw into the wall, which took a bit of doing, and the drill, to remove.
The battery drill we bought for the guitar build is proving a terrific asset, for the raised bed frame, removing the kitchen monstrosity, and now the ultra-long screw holding the bathroom cabinet in place. She deserves a name. 'Chuck' would be appropriate, but tools are shes, so... Charlotte? Got that long ass-screw out with barely a whimper.
Finally expunged, shuffled to the front porch, we stared at what was behind. The old green paint and gaps now visible, open plaster, baseboards gone in spots. No, I couldn't make myself take a picture of that. Ugh. D feeling rather discouraged, walked over to get just something at the big grocery store, and use their restroom.
I find the light paint we used in the spare room, clean the roller tray, find roller and brushes and chopsticks to stir. D taped off the pipes and edges before he left. And I slathered. Didn't take long. Even tried to get it all tidy before he got back, not quite there, so we finished that up together. Paint doesn't precisely match, but it looks fine as is, a little off, but clean and fresh.
Moved the new stand in, and decided that we wouldn't need to cut it to get behind the pipes, just perch it in front, since there won't be any standing water on the surface. It's a bit smaller, so it fits quite well. This makes it all so much simpler, and more stable. Ultimately, easier to clean, too.
Inflow, CHECK!
Outflow... mmm, not quite. Didn't have, and couldn't get, all the right connections. A trip to the Despot tomorrow. Still, we know what we need. D got it puzzled out.
The wall and floor behind are very shabby. Finishing up aesthetics will wait for another day. We are rather proud of ourselves. As well as tired and a bit scraped up.
5 comments:
well done, you! mr. monkey came into our partnership already quite proficient in electrical, but plumbing we puzzled out and learned together. as much as i hate the thought of having to go through it again (and our tub sadly does require that we do, indeed, go through it all again), it's a good feeling when the job is finished and you know you did it all yourselves!
Despot is a good name for it! Nice work.
Hard work well done.
pc,
I'm never messing with the tub. Nor the kitchen sink in the granite. That's the next owner's problem. Still, we do keep walking each other in there and going 'squee!"
gz,
Do they have home despots where you live?
Crow,
Funny, we never lost temper, or considered giving up. Joked about having to call a plumber, but mostly we just kept working the problem, whatever came up, and kept moving through it. We make a good team.
Congratulations on getting it done; it looks quite fine.
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