Bath-be-gone

Despite not owning a sabre saw, I decided to tackle the bathtub insert today. After all, it's just fiberglass, so it can't put up too much of a fight.



What a surprise - it's almond. So unlike everything else in this house, which is instead off-white. Or beige.

Anyhow, it's gross. A few swings of the hammer confirm that it won't pose a huge obstacle. Not the easiest thing I've ever done, but it busted up fairly quickly.



I was able to liberate it from its mudded-in prison within an hour and a half or so. The jigsaw was plenty adequate for chopping pieces out that the hammer couldn't obliterate.



The particle board subfloor showed some water damage, despite the best caulking efforts of whoever put the vinyl floor in 29-some years ago. Further proof that particle board has no business in a bathroom. At least the subfloor beneath was still fine. By the way, the overzealous fastening exhibited in the laundry closet was in full force on the subflooring too. That's a lot of little nails.

Feeling good about my speed, I decided to go for the vanity and sinks, too. What the heck? There was still light out. So bye bye to you two.



Tomorrow night, the toilet and the rest of the flooring get their turn. Then the work can begin in earnest on the ceiling and the walls. It's kind of nice to have the forced respite from installing the tub. This gives me time to get things exactly as I want them. Yeah, that's what I'll tell myself.