The bathroom

Okay, so here's our bathroom re-do. :) It was a nightmare at first. The guy doing the work (we'll call him "M") did a great job, but he worked SLOWLY. And the guy who owned the company ("S") kept pulling him off for other jobs. Our bathroom was demolished by Monday and he never showed up on Tuesday. After multiple attempts to reach him, D finally did. He found out he had been at another work site all day. ?????
So Wednesday comes around and it's close to noon (when he was supposed to be here by 8 a.m.). I had called both M and S about ten times each and neither was answering. So I left two voicemails that I will always be proud of. I was so angry and let them know it, ending the messages by saying that if I didn't hear back within two hours, their tools would be on our front step and we would find someone else to finish the job. Now, most contractors wouldn't have cared that much, but we had only paid them a fraction of the price and there was NO way they would have gotten any more money. So within an hour of the phone call, M was at our house working. And from that moment, he did an awesome job. He showed up at our house around 8:30 every morning and even stayed until 8 p.m. M never took breaks or lunch times, either. He was actually a really nice guy, and he did a great job on the bathroom. He literally ran up and down the steps every time he had to cut tile outside. No joke. I actually saw him trip once because he tried to take 3 steps at a time. Needless to say, I laughed. So, the bathroom is done, and we love it. Here are some pictures of before/during/after.

The original problem: water damage, exposed because D pushed straight through the wall while cleaning the shower.




D's demo job, which revealed a satellite nest of well fed carpenter ants. The dark spots are the spray that led to their demise.




Before the wall was pushed back:




Starting to take shape:




The seat:




Done!!! It's a foot longer and 3-4 inches wider. With a cute little shelf and seat, too! :)











And the floor was redone as well to match:




And for good measure, my sweet E on gym day at school.