Demolition and Prep

A lot has gone on at the studio. The entire bathroom (fixtures, floor and tile) has been ripped out.
When I arrived on Wednesday night, the plastic tile and shower stall had been removed and as I suspected, there was a small cast iron tub underneath.

I knew that they would send a big guy with a sledge hammer over to take care of that. And when I returned on Friday morning, it was gone.

 This is where the toilet was and the tile that would get ripped up.

There was a concrete subfloor underneath.

There was also this:

It's hard to look at, but after three renovations, I've started to get used to the inevitable pile up of debris. And it always gets removed at some point so I've learned not to get all OCD about it.

When I walked over today just to have a look around, I saw this:

Concrete? I had to think about it for a minute and then I realized that they needed to pour a concrete floor in the shower area. Hmmm, add one more day for the concrete to pour and set. Time is ticking.
But I was glad to see this:

They had replaced the grotty pipe and floor drain with shiny new stuff.

I did also see this:

So at least we are prepped for painting. Perhaps one last light sanding, then the primer and if I'm lucky, I'll be able to see the first coat of "Coastal Fog" on Tuesday. Or perhaps they'll do the ceiling and trim first, whichever, it's just awesome to see that textured yellow and sparkly lavender go away!

And just so you know that it's not all stress and anxiety (and really, it isn't for me, it's exciting and rewarding) I did a little customization of one more oddity that was in the space: the intercom phone which somehow was determined should have it's own little wooden house.

Here it is in situ in the hallway.

It seemed funny for such a small thing as an intercom telephone to have such a place of importance and prominence in the hallway. So I gave it a little chalkboard paint and a title:

I have a good plan for that hallway wall. More on that when we get to it.
So hopefully this week:
Painting
Concrete floor in bathroom
Cement board up on bathroom walls
And if I'm lucky, tiling the bathroom walls will begin by the end of the week.

I'm guessing that I'll need to move the shade installation one week as I still need Steven to come in and help the look of the brick on west and north walls. But he can't do that until the painters are out and the plastic sheeting comes down. Co-ordinate, co-ordinate, co-ordinate.