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Thank goodness, we at last have running water! It's been a long wait, let me tell you! The plumber had to replace every line in the whole house.
We don't have hot water yet, we need to replace the hot water heater, but that's in progress, the plumber and I picked one out online that he could get locally, and depending on getting the old bathroom floor fixed, he'll install it. The floor there is weak and rotting, my guess is that inadequate ventilation and spills from the shower started it, and it slowly spread outward. Now, it needs to be replaced.
There are two bathrooms back to back, one was remodelled and in quite good shape other than the tub enclosure (more about that in a moment), and the other was cramped and tiny and rotted. So... the plumber unhooked everything. He left the lines capped and easily accessible so if we ever wanted to install a second bathroom or put in a laundry sink, it will be a simple job.
Being able to take out the fixtures will make it much easier for the carpenter to fix the floor. The plumber and I have agreed that unless it's going to take the carpenter weeks to get to me, it's probably better to have the floor fixed first, it will make it much, much easier on them when they go to install the new hot water heater.
As far as the newer bathroom goes, aside from all shelving and the mirror being stripped off the walls, it's in great shape. We'll take the mirror from the old bath, we already took the seat from the old commode, and the tub enclosure, rather than being the full vinyl wrap-around, is made of the vinyl sheets that are glued to the wall.
I am not sure if the owner did it (likely) or if it had more to do with warping due to repeated heat/cold exchanges and dryness, but part of it has lifted away from the wall and there's a bump in it. This bump can't be smoothed down, there is more plastic than wall. So that will need to be replaced.
In the meantime, though, it's a simple enough thing to carefully cover the enclosure with plastic and make sure that it's drying out thoroughly between showers. And installing those sheets, thank goodness, is not difficult at all. My landlord did it when a leak in the wall caused it to slowly disintegrate, and it was a simple job, it just required *cough* a little care and attention to detail.
I am quite pleased that there will be a relatively simple thing to fix!
In other, good news, the gas lines are fine, the plumber checked them out carefully. So the gas gets turned on tomorrow, meaning the water heater can be done depending on the carpenter, who is coming by on Friday...
Then we look into replacing the ducts. I think that probably I am not going to bother with the central air part of the job right now, because I doubt we can afford the unit at this time. So probably what I will have the heating company do is to replace the heating ducts, inspect the furnace, and we'll be good to go for the winter.
Once that is done, if there is any money left, we will fix at least the landing at the front door. Fair warning to all potential visitors: The price of visiting may be a pressure-treated 8" 2 x 6, available for about sixteen dollars at Butcher Layfield hardware down the street. If enough folk come to visit, we'll get a whole deck out of it. :)
We don't have hot water yet, we need to replace the hot water heater, but that's in progress, the plumber and I picked one out online that he could get locally, and depending on getting the old bathroom floor fixed, he'll install it. The floor there is weak and rotting, my guess is that inadequate ventilation and spills from the shower started it, and it slowly spread outward. Now, it needs to be replaced.
There are two bathrooms back to back, one was remodelled and in quite good shape other than the tub enclosure (more about that in a moment), and the other was cramped and tiny and rotted. So... the plumber unhooked everything. He left the lines capped and easily accessible so if we ever wanted to install a second bathroom or put in a laundry sink, it will be a simple job.
Being able to take out the fixtures will make it much easier for the carpenter to fix the floor. The plumber and I have agreed that unless it's going to take the carpenter weeks to get to me, it's probably better to have the floor fixed first, it will make it much, much easier on them when they go to install the new hot water heater.
As far as the newer bathroom goes, aside from all shelving and the mirror being stripped off the walls, it's in great shape. We'll take the mirror from the old bath, we already took the seat from the old commode, and the tub enclosure, rather than being the full vinyl wrap-around, is made of the vinyl sheets that are glued to the wall.
I am not sure if the owner did it (likely) or if it had more to do with warping due to repeated heat/cold exchanges and dryness, but part of it has lifted away from the wall and there's a bump in it. This bump can't be smoothed down, there is more plastic than wall. So that will need to be replaced.
In the meantime, though, it's a simple enough thing to carefully cover the enclosure with plastic and make sure that it's drying out thoroughly between showers. And installing those sheets, thank goodness, is not difficult at all. My landlord did it when a leak in the wall caused it to slowly disintegrate, and it was a simple job, it just required *cough* a little care and attention to detail.
I am quite pleased that there will be a relatively simple thing to fix!
In other, good news, the gas lines are fine, the plumber checked them out carefully. So the gas gets turned on tomorrow, meaning the water heater can be done depending on the carpenter, who is coming by on Friday...
Then we look into replacing the ducts. I think that probably I am not going to bother with the central air part of the job right now, because I doubt we can afford the unit at this time. So probably what I will have the heating company do is to replace the heating ducts, inspect the furnace, and we'll be good to go for the winter.
Once that is done, if there is any money left, we will fix at least the landing at the front door. Fair warning to all potential visitors: The price of visiting may be a pressure-treated 8" 2 x 6, available for about sixteen dollars at Butcher Layfield hardware down the street. If enough folk come to visit, we'll get a whole deck out of it. :)
