Dear readers, yes we finished the bathroom, but that’s not important right now. When I started Madwomen in Attics, it was with the intention of moving beyond home improvement. The name itself stems from feminist literature. It is about the marginalized and hidden away, out of sight. It is about dehumanization. Say his name. George… Continue reading A Vital Message
Dear readers, I know it’s been far too long since an update happened. Many apologies. Even though I haven’t been posting, we have been hard at work. Last time, I mentioned some electrical work that needed to be done. Well, with half the insulation out of the attic, the job was easier. For a while… Continue reading Why, yes, we have been working… and other stories
Many apologies, dear readers, that I haven’t posted anything more recently. Between work and the remodel, I’ve been a busy bee. But that doesn’t mean stuff wasn’t happening. Like, for instance, putting up the rest of the walls. The extra piece of OSB you see there is to raise the shower floor up sufficiently to… Continue reading Build More Wall… And how scope creep happens.
And the floors. We’ve been busy, but also holidays, so you know how it goes. Since last I posted, J put down the OSB flooring. But, of course, nothing is square or level or plumb in this house. At least not anymore. But It’s not too bad. Handy work on the smaller pieces. We’ll still… Continue reading Build the wall!
We haven’t gotten much realized since the last post, but much thinking and figuring shit out has been going on. Last week’s post was all about the work to pass our first inspection. However, J was busy doing lots of other things too while I was having an incredibly busy month at work. Like installing… Continue reading While you were out…
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. When last I posted, I was getting ready to call for my first inspection — rough plumbing and mechanical. However, as I thought about it, I decided I wanted to raise the shower head since it had gotten lowered by my last plumbing snafus. More soldering! Shiny new… Continue reading Inspections!
It’s time to call for my first inspection (rough plumbing and mechanical). Oh, yeah, and Christmas. So, it’s been a very busy week here. Last weekend, J came home, so I took a (probably very much needed) break from bathroom chores to rest up and break out some holiday cheer. We went to pick the… Continue reading It’s beginning to look a lot like…
And a week and 8 hours later, there was. And it was good. So, last weekend, I accomplished squat. Okay, not quite entirely squat. I did cut the caps off the second sink’s plumbing that was already there… that rather than actually install a double vanity (that, I remind you, dear readers, already had access… Continue reading Let There Be Light
Today I plumbed. Well, actually, yesterday I plumbed. My plan involves shifting the original location of the tub a couple of inches over and out to make for a larger shower and a slightly deeper edge on window side to shelve my bath things. The front of the tub surround will be flush with the… Continue reading Plumbing, Yeah!
I was out of town with J last weekend, so there was no work on the bathroom. This weekend, though, I decided to go ahead and pull the drywall from one of the walls I had left remaining. Now, the reason I had left it was because when I began attempting to demo it a… Continue reading Demo, Part Trois (and some rebuilding)
