Addition Progress Report II

很快在2025來臨之際,外包的外殼工程總算是大功告成:

Addition Progress Report I

一直想補上加蓋的進度(加蓋工程第一篇),一拖都是今年補去年的事了,變成重新要找齊照片對時間又是一大耗時,只能說懶人有懶人的步調...

Honey Do List -- Bathroom Cabinet Doors

說起來好笑, 我實在是想不起來查理斯到底是什麼時候把這些門給裝上的... 我們怎麼找也找不到製作時的照片, 應該是在Bunk Bed之前?!? 姑且說是今年年初好了, 如此算來距離當時安上牆的置物櫃也相隔四年了...

Additional Caddies for Shower Storage

The standard 16” x 14” x 4” built-in shower niche we picked was not the perfect size but we thought it was acceptable. Besides the fact that two of them would double the difficulty of laying the tiles, we tried to eliminate the unnecessity and keep just shampoo, conditioner, and a soap bar in that niche.

It turns out:

Keep Children Away From Toxin in the Bathroom

從恩仔開始會翻箱倒櫃起, 做父母的就開始擔心孩子接觸到清潔作用的液體; 凡舉洗衣精, 各類清潔劑, 酒精, 漱口水, 漂白水等... 家中廚房和洗衣間放有防小孩的安全柵欄, 就是廁所問題比較大, 尤其遲早要學會自己上廁所, 於是廁所不再是禁地

Ultimate Changing Table

We bought this Ikea SNIGLAR changing table (the cheapest one in Ikea) when en was born. All the diaper changing, cloths changing, hair drying, and teeth brushing happen on this table in the bathroom. Now en’s sister little el has joined the family. This table carries out more duties than before.

First, Charles added the casters. Sometimes the table can be in a way. It is nice to have it movable.

Bathroom Touch Up

I don’t think I’ve ever mentioned that our bathroom is “technically” DONE!

If you recall last update, Charles has (finally) finished them all a few weeks ago. (1) All the tiles were grouted and sealed. (2) We picked Martha Stewart Vanity Light Fixture from HomeDepot. Unlike the picture shown in HomeDepot, we hung them upside down. You can do it either way anyway so there’s no right or wrong. 

Is the Bathroom Done Yet

浴室到底好了沒? 說好是好了, 可以上廁所, 可以洗澡, 也可以洗手了, 就是還有很多細活還不算正式完成... 小恩仔的爸, 你真的很厲害啦, 可是收工可不可以收得快一點...

就在小恩仔出生前幾天, 終於收到飄洋過海一個月的雙人洗手台, 趕在他出生前急匆匆地拼裝好, 原以為只要組裝好放入即可,沒想到還花了不少功夫;

Take it Easy

Right, Baby Chu hasn’t arrived yet, so hasn’t the bathroom. After the celebration of installing the toilet, everything’s sort of slow down a little. However, if we count all the details carefully, Charles has done quite a lot of fine work:

1. Door trim:

2. Wall tile:

So Nice to See You Again

**Wow, this is the first time that Charles actually demands a post!**

It proves that we’re able to live without you but we sure miss you so much!!!!

Speed Up

一月的第二週, 安檢被打槍, 原來有水經常接觸的地方光有防霉作用的石灰板還是不夠的, 裝置在浴缸或淋浴空間的水泥板下還得再鋪上一層防水紙, 於是查理斯得把剛舖好的水泥板拆掉再補上這層防水的塑膠紙

緊接著過去這一週, 查理斯似乎是上了發條似的加速施工, 越做越發興趣:

Finally Get to See the Difference

Happy New Year :)

Charles got a few days off from Christmas to New Year. Look at what he has done!! so much warmer feeling isn’t it?

Just to remind ourselves it was like this two weeks ago:

And now, we not only have a FLOOR but also a CEILING in the bathroom!!

Charles also placed this beautiful drop-in tub to the right place. Our bathroom is wide enough that we can place a 6ft tub (American Standard Evolution 36” x 72”), a little bigger than the usual standard tub (30” x 60”). In addition, we get to fill the rest space with a decoration wall on the left.

And then here comes the drywall part as always. This greenish drywall is not the color that we pick for the bathroom. It is the mold-resistant drywall that’s supposed to go with every bathroom. Very important.

Speaking of color, how about this one: Benjamin Moore Color Trend for year 2014:

Breath of Fresh Air (806)

Because the next step after all the drywall installation is my favorite part - PAINT PAINT PAINT

Are we there yet?

Two Months Later

Yep, this is the current status of our bathroom. You may not see much differences from the last update when we demolished the bathroom: 

Obviously, both floor and ceiling are gone and we’ve got a spiderman climbing in the attic!

Living in the House Without Bathroom

We’re not kidding. Our house is now a house with two bedrooms and zero bathroom. Let’s just keep how we solve our bathroom needs under the hat…

We hired out the demolition. Only one day of work everything was gone. I thought it would be bigger when the room is empty but it actually seemed much smaller!

We got bad luck that the demo guys accidentally cracked the shared wall of our bedroom :(

So Charles got some additional work to patch the wall.

Tackling the Bathroom

Before we get the new built-in bookshelves done, we have something else in minds... Here comes the new category in thechusweethome: Bathroom!!!

What isn’t working:

1. The former owner left us a huge big tub that we rarely use because our water tank cannot supply that much of water to keep it full and warm