New Master Bath Rebuild - Day 2

Wednesday the electrician and plumber did their thing. The electrician's job turned out to be pretty what was expected, but the plumber had more work to do than was anticipated. That meant he had to come back a second day to finish. You know what that means don't you? Yes, more money to do the job. That also means the job will be delayed one more day.

The electrician's job went pretty quick, about 3 hours. While he worked, we talked about some things we had in common. You see, his father is a member of the electrical union my father and I used to belong to. He filled me in on the major changes with the union over the last 30 or so years. I also mentioned that I was retired and that my financial adviser, Steve, is a VP with Morgan Stanley and handles my investments. He is unhappy with the way his retirement plan is being handled, so I gave him the phone number of mine. He called Steve and Steve will take him on as a client. Both of them were very appreciative.

Woops, I got side tracked again.

The electrician installed the vent fan, ...








the light in the shower, ...








the wiring for the light above the vanity, ...








and then wired it all up.








Ta da!










While the electrician was working upstairs, the plumbers were working downstairs in the basement. The half of the basement that's finished is under the master bathroom. The plumber said he'd have to remove some of the ceiling to get at what he needs to work on.

This is what he calls some. LOL



Frank said not to worry, that he'd fix it and . You know what that means don't you? Yes, more money to do the job.

Once the electrician was done, the plumbers moved upstairs. They cut out the old plumbing and started installing the new.

Here's the new drain for the toilet.











The sink plumbing didn't need much work, so went quickly.








The plumbing for the shower was another story. I got a little crazy with the design, so that took more work. This was responsible for most of the extra work and parts.









Installing the pipe for the hand shower was pretty simple.











Lastly they installed the liner for the shower pan. The floor of the shower is going to be tiled, so the rubber was laid down to prevent any possibility of leaking.






Thursday and Friday Frank and his helper install the cement board, sheet rock, spackling and the cement shower floor.

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