Plumbing Changes

At the same time the downstairs bathroom was being rebuilt, things were happening upstairs.  First, the wooden flooring in the old dressing area in the master bath was ripped out courtesy of Mr. Caleb, who had to pull some back from the trash pile (the dumpster being gone for a few days) to repair a couple of places where we anticipate some floor re-working as a part of this process.

What had originally been a closet, dressing area, shower and bath serving the master suite will now be one ginormous room with twin sinks, new storage and cabinets, an expanded shower and a re-oriented toilet.

The old toilet operated under “don’t ask, don’t tell” and we were never sure of orientation.  Now there’ll be no doubt. 

There’s also new plywood that’s nice and solid taking the place of the old spongy floor.  All the old cast iron drain pipe is gone and nice new PVC is replacing both it and the old copper pipes that weren’t apparently doing as good a job keeping the water contained and transported where it was supposed to go as we had believed.

Most exciting, though, is that the one design element that was non-negotiable not only remains, it’s been expanded.

Specifically, the laundry chute from the upstairs hall bath into the laundry room below has not only been protected and preserved throughout the changes, it’s been expanded from the prior dimensions.  It will be hidden in the base of a new linen cabinet in the bathroom to allow for easy deposit of soiled clothing to the service area.

Madam was insistent- other things could change. The laundry chute could NOT.

And, as everyone knows, if Momma ain’t happy, ain’t NOBODY happy.