A Slow Start

We weren't really sure how to start our plans for home renovation. We've never done anything like this before and our plans are quite ambitious. Steve has an aunt and uncle in High River that are builders and so she helped us draw our plans. Then we had to apply for all our permits and get quotes for everything to get our financing through the bank. There are so many steps and details, and waiting periods that we weren't aware of.

Steve, of course, got impatient to 'destroy' something and this is where we directed that frustration. *Remember-I told you I was bad at before and afters. We had already done some demo before I remembered to take some pictures.*

This is technically the master bathroom. Not very grand is it? Right now the boys are sharing this bedroom and bathroom because we moved our master to the basement - which i will post pictures of as soon as I can move all of our storage out of there and take a decent picture.

Anyway, this bathroom has needed some attention for quite a few years. We gutted the whole thing right down to the studs. Everything was ruined and mildewed through the years. Even the insulation came out. The shower base was the worst to remove...solid concrete! We actually rented a small jackhammer from Home Depot in order to get it removed. Then the bathroom stayed this way for quite a few weeks, until we continued our reno of the Main bathroom. That post will come next!