The Bath...

Over the back of the toilet is a set of Coe's Screw Wrenches which belonged to E. Ellsworth Beale, Carol's great, great, grandfather. But the significance of hanging of such items on the walls is that it is indicative of work being relatively complete on the bath remodel.

We started with this:

A 3' square, 4 piece fiberglass shower installation, a mobile home size vanity and sink and plywood and OSB walls.  Plumbing needed to be moved, electric outlets added, and some other less cumbersome changes made before covering the walls, installing the galvanized roofing shower walls, the retro wall mount sink, and "THAT TOILET"...OH "THAT TOILET!!!" I don't mind plumbing work but it is often a challenge to work around flooring joists, especially when they have already been altered once...and when it requires working in a 24-30" crawl space!!!

Well a month or so later we have that new "industrial look" shower...

And Pine Tongue and Groove wall coverings...

  

...yes, the entire house will eventually be T&G (except for a few accent walls like the one pictured above outside the shower).

I changed up the finish. I had been using a poly finish (which I abhor) and switched to a Boiled Linseed Oil/Mineral Spirits finish for the bathroom.  It darkens the wood ever so slightly and gives a much silkier finish, is just as protective, and gives it a warmer appearance.  The knots and the grain just "pop" more.

We kept the OSB ceiling (to keep the rustic/cabin appearance) and continued with an Oyster White ceiling paint.  We have added battens to the seams between the OSB sheets to clean that up and bit.

The light fixtures (in all rooms) maintain the rustic look with a black "iron" cage type appearance which is echoed in the black iron towel bars, toilet roll holder, etc.

The only thing left at this point is flooring.  Because we'll be going with an LVP, finishing everything else up isn't a problem.  

So looking back...

                                        

                         

  

"We've come a long way baby!"

Bedroom #1 - Done

Bedroom #2/Office - Done

Septic/Spring Work - Done

Pond Work - Done

Bathroom - Done

But it's just another check mark.  

We've signed the contract for a full window
replacement and board and batten siding project (to match the workshop) to start in March.

In the meantime a friend/neighbor has plowed up a smallish (30'x50') garden area for us (estimating the ground had either NEVER been plowed or "not for the last hundred years").  It was hard word, severely compacted, with extensive 12"+ stones unturned.  But another go 'round in the spring and we'll be able to use the roto-tiller on it.

We'll probably wait for the dust to settle before we undertake the kitchen/dining/living room project.  Since it's an open floor plan, that 900 sq foot space will probably get done all at once.  

I'm hoping to timber some pine on the adjacent acreage for flooring in those rooms (using full dimension 1x8, 1x10, and 1x12) which will require approximtely 1000 sq ft.  And then the finishing touches, which I hope to complete by next Christmas.

After all is said and done, I need to give due credit to some very helpful folks at Wilson Lumber and Wellsboro Plumbing and Heating for guidance on some potentially significant problems. 

And even more credit to a wife who lives IN the house amidst all of this.  

But above all of this Soli Deo Gloria!!!