Now things are starting to take shape. I decided to skim coat all the walls since a good part of the bathroom had new drywall or a badly done mud job and I figured this way I would have a uniform surface to paint on.
Here are the walls after a nice skim coat.
While I was in the midst of my bathroom reno I decided to take down the ceiling light and see if I could rewire it so the light and fan worked independantly.
It is one of those bowl shaped fixures with the nut at the bottom holding everything up. Easy to take off, right? HA! I was turning and turning and turning and it wasn’t coming off, or even looking like it was loosening up. Then finally it came off and what did I find?
This is how the fixture was being supported…
I kid you not. Thankfully that duct tape never failed or else it would landed directly on someones head if they were in the room. A 15 minute run to Home Depot and $5 later I had the proper fixture screws and nuts and it was put back together correctly.
WHAT WERE THESE PEOPLE THINKING???
Ever since I moved into my condo in 2003 I’ve been less than pleased with the renovations the previous homeowners had made. Ugly wallpaper, a poorly installed vanity and a makeshift tile backsplash were just the start of it. So I finally decided this past January to undertake the project which would involve taking down the wallpaper, replacing the vanity, painting and installing beadboard wainscoting. I would of really liked to replace the tile job around the tub but since this is my only bathroom I didn’t want to be without a shower for too many days in case I ran into problems. The tile is in ok condition but the person who installed them never heard of a level or at least a straightedge because some of the tiles sit lower than the others. But I’ll have to make due.
Little did I know what I was about to uncover when I undertook this project. I’m sure it could of been worse but there was certainly more work than I was hoping to have to do. Here are some of the before pictures…