the big bathroom remodel

home again

home again

jiggity jig

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We got back early evening yesterday

from a fairly successful

trip to Rogers

for the Big Bathroom Remodel.

The remodel was big;

the bathroom

was not.

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Terri asked me a few weeks ago for my

slightly-informed, non-expert opinion

about what it would cost to remodel her bathroom.

Forgetting my dear sister's champagne tastes,

I briefly calculated,

called Tyler,

and then called her back.

"$1,000 - $1,200.

$1,500

tops.

We'll be there soon."

As usual,

that 'we' is loose.

The little kids and I would merely play a supporting role

while the big boys and Tyler did the real work.

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After a week of phone calls and e-mails back and forth

and countless trips to hardware stores

both here and in Rogers

(and a call to Gramma & Grampa

to invite ourselves for the long weekend)

we were ready.

We also realized

we were going to be at the 'tops' figure, not the $1,000...

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Friday we headed up early

but not as early as I'd planned.

The boys started tearing in right away;

they had to take the whole room down to the studs

and wanted to get as much done as possible before Tyler arrived.

I got to help a little bit since Ter was playing with the little ones;

that was fun!

Matt came over.

"This whole wall (an exterior wall) has got to go!"

"We're on a very tight schedule,"

I remind my 26 year-old baby brother, "and a tight budget!"

By the time Tyler got there in the evening,

the wall was gone and a buddy of Matt's

had installed a stop valve on the toilet

and removed both the toilet and the sink.

Took him

like

8 seconds.

Fast forward ~ this is getting too long..

TJ ended up coming up to help;

he'd stayed here to watch animals for us

but by Sunday

he couldn't stand missing out on all the fun.

T does love to be around family!

(Thanks Lana & Luke for taking care of Lola after he left!)

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We (see above) ended up replacing the entire floor, too,

so she really does have a whole new room.

Terri picked out rich paint

lovely tile

an elegant surround

beautiful vanity, light fixtures and fan

but the crown jewel of her collection

is the cable hookup

so she can watch TV while enjoying a bubble bath.

James'll never get her out of there.

~

The BBR still isn't complete,

but it will be soon.

We're thinking about our own HGTV show.

Design on a Dime..

Remodel for Rednecks..

(actually - there were no redneck fixes in the remodel of this bathroom)

On the Cheap....

or maybe just Big Bathroom Remodel

and we could only remodel bathrooms....

oh, the possibilities....

~

(thanks Mom & Bill for keeping the cast & crew well-fed)