{"id":6,"date":"2008-02-18T18:02:09","date_gmt":"2008-02-19T00:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.heiserfamily.com\/happenings\/?p=6"},"modified":"2008-02-18T18:02:09","modified_gmt":"2008-02-19T00:02:09","slug":"home-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.heiserfamily.com\/happenings\/?p=6","title":{"rendered":"Home-work"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class='mp-share-buttons'><li class='mp-share-buttons-fb'><div class='fb-like' data-href='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heiserfamily.com%2Fhappenings%2F%3Fp%3D6' data-width='' data-layout='button' data-action='like' data-size='small' data-share='true'><\/div><\/li><li class='mp-share-buttons-tw'><a class='twitter-share-button' href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share'?url='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heiserfamily.com%2Fhappenings%2F%3Fp%3D6' data-via='Breaker119'><\/a><\/li><li class='mp-share-buttons-li' style='margin-top:-10px !important;'><script type='in\/share' data-url='http:\/\/www.heiserfamily.com\/happenings\/?p=6'><\/script><\/li><\/ul><div class='mp-share-clear-fix'><\/div><p>We&#8217;re remodeling our front bathroom.  This is an interesting task to say the least.  One of my buddies and I demo&#8217;d it a few weeks ago to get it going and save some money.  I could have sold the cast iron tub to recoup some of the costs, but I didn&#8217;t think that anybody would want it with the poor shape that it was in.  Apparently I was wrong.  It had been removed from my front curb in about 4 hours by some passer-by.  I was shocked!<\/p>\n<p>Since then we&#8217;ve been going through contractors quotes for some of the labor that we hired out.  A new tub needed to be roughed in, and I did not want to cut through the foundation to move the drain.  That was definitely better left to a professional.  We bought the tub and it was installed last week.  I installed the new valve body and remaining plumbing on Friday night.  Today, I&#8217;ve been here at the house while new greenrock was installed.<\/p>\n<p>I made my first rookie mistake with this one in that I didn&#8217;t get a written statement of work.  This means that I&#8217;m going to have to put up the backer board for the tub surround my self.  I guess that it actually works out better this way because I&#8217;m going to be able to make some adjustments and additions to the work done.  But &#8211; lesson learned &#8211; get a written quote.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, hopefully we&#8217;ll really get this project really moving now.  It&#8217;s not like it is on HGTV or DIY!  There&#8217;s nobody to make the vanity for us since we have an unusually small space to fit it in, and there&#8217;s nobody to help us budget the project.  We surely weren&#8217;t going to spend the &#8216;average&#8217; amount for a bathroom remodel.  I don&#8217;t know who these people are that spend an average of 10k-15k on a small bathroom, but were aren&#8217;t them.  We&#8217;re just relying on our thrifty habits to keep us in a reasonable price range.<\/p>\n<p>Next up on the list:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>New backer board for the tub surround<\/li>\n<li>Find and install tub surround tile<\/li>\n<li>Find and install floor tile<\/li>\n<li>Buy new toilet (not one of those tiny round ones!)<\/li>\n<li>Buy new vanity and sink<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Sounds easy doesn&#8217;t it.  More to come as it happens.<\/p>\n<span id='mp-share-below-action'><\/span><ul class='mp-share-buttons'><li class='mp-share-buttons-fb'><div class='fb-like' data-href='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heiserfamily.com%2Fhappenings%2F%3Fp%3D6' data-width='' data-layout='button' data-action='like' data-size='small' data-share='true'><\/div><\/li><li class='mp-share-buttons-tw'><a class='twitter-share-button' href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share'?url='http%3A%2F%2Fwww.heiserfamily.com%2Fhappenings%2F%3Fp%3D6' data-via='Breaker119'><\/a><\/li><li class='mp-share-buttons-li' style='margin-top:-10px !important;'><script type='in\/share' data-url='http:\/\/www.heiserfamily.com\/happenings\/?p=6'><\/script><\/li><\/ul><div class='mp-share-clear-fix'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re remodeling our front bathroom. This is an interesting task to say the least. One of my buddies and I demo&#8217;d it a few weeks ago to get it going and save some money. 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