Bathroom fixtures and weekend plans

Well we got our first shipment of bath fixtures. These are for the main downstairs bathroom. We got everything with the antique copper finish. They look absolutely beautiful! I cant wait to install them!

Here's the tub fixture:


Supply lines:


Drain line:


I had wanted to get the tub painted and installed this weekend but the plumbers ran out of time to connect the tub supply shut-offs. I may just do it myself...

They were here today to finish running the new lines to the street.





And to connect the tankless system:



So the plumbing is almost completely done. all that remains is to connect all the fixtures and it can be crossed off the list.

I'll be back at the farmhouse I've mentioned earlier salvaging as much as I can. After this weekend they will be tearing it down. After that I'll be working in the bathroom. I plan to try this plaster patch stuff I found. hopefully it will work well in the main bathroom, then all I'll have to do is skim coat. If anyone has any plaster suggestions or tips and tricks I'm more than happy to hear about it.

Titan tankless water heater install

We installed our tankless water heater today. We installed it in the laundry room next to the sink. The plumber will be out tomorrow to hook up the supply lines to it.



The N-120 is their largest unit, it's rated for a 2 bathroom house. We have 3 bathrooms but I dont think it will be an issue. 2 will hardly ever be used. Also, all of our plumbing is at the very back of the house so it doesnt have far to travel. If it turns out to not be enough for the house I'll just buy a second one and install it on the other side of the back of the house.

Once it's hooked up and we've had time to test it for at least a few weeks I'll post all my thoughts on it.

Kitchen walls revisited

Wall before:


Wall after 5 hours of work:



I hate days like this...

Bathroom beadboard walls update.

Quick update on the beadboard walls as I dont have much time to post. I'll post a lot more on this later.

I finished up the trim on the beadboard, then sanded and stained everything. I'm still not sure if I should stain it a second time or not. I'll be putting at leat 2 coats of satin poly on it. It didnt come out exactly right in the pictures, it looks like it has a purple tint to it in the pics but it doesnt.

Here I am in the process of rubbing the stain on:


This pic gives you a good idea of how much darker it is with the stain:


Here are a few after pictures:




Maybe once I apply the poly it will look better in the pictures than it does now.

The Main bathroom walls

Well I guess it's time that I post about the walls in the main downstairs bathroom. I had wanted to finish them before I posted about them but I've had a lot of delays recently.

Here's a before shot of the bathroom:

Lovely, isn't it?

Here is where I'm at right now:


I still need to finish up some of the trim and pick a color to stain it. the dark colored wood is old heartpine that I've salvaged from this house as well as the old farmhouse I mentioned in a previous post. I'm trying to use as much reclaimed wood as possible. The light colored wood is decorative grade beadboard and trim. I'm wanting to stain it all a dark color. Once I patch the plaster the walls above the beadboard will be a dark forest green or a dark burgundy. The clawfoot tub will be the same color.

We're looking for a nice high-tank toilet now. We had found one in a house that was going to be torn down (it was a really nice old one) but they've decided to not tear down the house now so we cant get it. So we're going to have to buy a new one.

The dresser on the left is going to be the vanity. I got it free from someone who had it sitting in their workshop for years collecting dust. The top piece (not visible in the above picture) we found in an old antique store in Alabama.

Here is a beter picture of the vanity:


I still need to refinish it. I'm also thinking of turning the 2 bottom drawers into double swing-out beadboard doors (from salvaged beadboard of course). The top 2 drawers will be shortened to accommodate the plumbing. We just bought all the fixtures for the room also. We are going with all antique copper fixtures from Signature Hardware.

I just realized that the sink I ordered from Signature Hardware is back ordered until January. I canceled the order and I'm looking at other options now. I think I'm going to go with this one:

This one is nice also:



Here is the Faucet we've ordered:


I'm hoping to finish the trim and start staining tonight. If I do I'll post some pictures of the progress tomorrow.