Our "new" bathroom
Jul. 2nd, 2010 07:56 amI don't care for the disruption caused by any kind of home repair, so I try to put it off as long as possible.
It has been three or four years since the plumbing under our master bathroom floor rusted shut, leaving the sink unusable. I dealt with this by putting a Schlumberger truncata in the sink to remind us and any visitors not to use the sink -- which no longer was connected to any drain pipe -- and using a basin in the tub for any hand-washing necessary. Meanwhile, Roy and I went back and forth about whether we wanted to just fix the plumbing and the floor, do that plus replace some fixtures, or knock out some walls and make a bathroom somewhat larger than 7' x 5'.
Our hand was forced last week when the toilet stopped accepting solids.
( Public service announcement: Do not use those Tidy Bowl-like products. )
It has been three or four years since the plumbing under our master bathroom floor rusted shut, leaving the sink unusable. I dealt with this by putting a Schlumberger truncata in the sink to remind us and any visitors not to use the sink -- which no longer was connected to any drain pipe -- and using a basin in the tub for any hand-washing necessary. Meanwhile, Roy and I went back and forth about whether we wanted to just fix the plumbing and the floor, do that plus replace some fixtures, or knock out some walls and make a bathroom somewhat larger than 7' x 5'.
Our hand was forced last week when the toilet stopped accepting solids.
( Public service announcement: Do not use those Tidy Bowl-like products. )