Update on the Bathroom

So we did not end up doing everything ourselves, like we wanted to. We just didn't have the tools or the "know-how" to do it all. We hired a guy to work on it for about 2 1/2 weeks- which cost way too much.  We also hired a plumber to do the plumbing- which also cost way too much. When we were sure we could finish the rest on our own, we sent them on their way.  It looks fantastic, but I am not ready to post the final pictures yet. I am still working on a few things, but I will be 100% done by this weekend! Not bad- just 4 weeks without a shower :-)  Here are some more of the progress pictures. 

 Floor completely removed.

 Floor joists shimmed to make the floor level.

  

 Another shot of the shimming work. 

 We found a lovely brick wall (apparently a fire wall) behind the plaster. 

 Had to frame a new wall over the bricks so we would have something solid to mount the shower to. 

The framing for the wall and shower.  

We had a plumbing stack with a super long crack in it. Glad we found the leak in the middle of construction, and not after we finished everything. We had to tear out and rebuild another wall in the corner. 

 Another shot of the cracked stack. It was replaced and the wall was rebuild around the plumbing.  That white hose is the exhaust pipe for the old fan. 

Plumbing for shower. You can also see that the floor got put on- this is just the 2 layers of plywood. We also did a layer of cement board and then marble. It is really solid!