A long day, but plenty to show for it. As a friend who stopped by said: we're making good
progress. The plumbing is nearly complete at this point. We figured out where to locate the tub valve, tub spout, and hand-shower for the tub, which is a slightly smaller version of the shower heads. The valve will match the shower valves and likewise be wall-mounted, as will the spout. It's a 2-way valve, however, unlike the shower valves which control only 1 set of spigots each. This "diverter"-type valve will switch between the wall-mounted spout and the hand-shower.
The cold water pipe for the toilet is also in place, not pictured. So that covers all of the rough incoming plumbing. The drains for the tub and shower still need to be attached, as well as the toilet. If all goes well today, we may have the tub drain connected. But first we need to build the tub-platform.
Did anyone ever notice how much plumbing is in a bathroom?
Moving on, we also got a lot of the insulation put up. The rooms are starting to look almost like rooms now. Insulation is usually pretty quick and easy, but this house has special challenges, not just in the ceiling, but also in the walls: see X marks the spot to the right here. The X-bracing in the wall studs makes for a lot of angle-cuts and small triangles to be cut. Huge pain.
Also in the insulation world, we wanted to try a layer of insulation around the tub, which will
be a soaking tub. No jets. For this we decided it would be better to use a different type of insulation, which makes the tub look rather like a space tub (see photo), and will hopefully keep the water warm for longer.
Today's main project goals are to build the podium the tub will sit in. This will allow us to get going on things like installing backer-board for the tile, and the drain pipe for the tub.
progress. The plumbing is nearly complete at this point. We figured out where to locate the tub valve, tub spout, and hand-shower for the tub, which is a slightly smaller version of the shower heads. The valve will match the shower valves and likewise be wall-mounted, as will the spout. It's a 2-way valve, however, unlike the shower valves which control only 1 set of spigots each. This "diverter"-type valve will switch between the wall-mounted spout and the hand-shower.The cold water pipe for the toilet is also in place, not pictured. So that covers all of the rough incoming plumbing. The drains for the tub and shower still need to be attached, as well as the toilet. If all goes well today, we may have the tub drain connected. But first we need to build the tub-platform.
Did anyone ever notice how much plumbing is in a bathroom?
Moving on, we also got a lot of the insulation put up. The rooms are starting to look almost like rooms now. Insulation is usually pretty quick and easy, but this house has special challenges, not just in the ceiling, but also in the walls: see X marks the spot to the right here. The X-bracing in the wall studs makes for a lot of angle-cuts and small triangles to be cut. Huge pain.
Also in the insulation world, we wanted to try a layer of insulation around the tub, which will
be a soaking tub. No jets. For this we decided it would be better to use a different type of insulation, which makes the tub look rather like a space tub (see photo), and will hopefully keep the water warm for longer.Today's main project goals are to build the podium the tub will sit in. This will allow us to get going on things like installing backer-board for the tile, and the drain pipe for the tub.
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