go painters go and the salvaged tub

D’ Painting has begun work at our house and it is very exciting. Zan and I focused on the surface prep of the siding but we both felt uncomfortable up at heights scraping the undersides of the soffits. But the guys have no hesitation, hanging off the ladders backwards the guys went after the last of the chipping paint. They have put in two days of prep work and have primed the west façade and garage, scraped much of the 2nd level dormer, started to fill nail holes and calked all of the joints between the door and window trim and the siding. We’re in a holding pattern as a storm blew in this weekend but we have our fingers crossed and hope for some fair weather this week so that progress can continue.
Having the painters take over the exterior, freed me up to work on the master bath. After fighting with the 300 lb beast that is our tub I am happy to say that I installed the claw foot tub trim. The hardest part was the tubs drain and over flow but after setting the trap adaptor below the finish tile, easier said than done, the tub drain was straight forward. The claw foot trim was much like a Lego box of parts but easily erected following the straightforward instructions. The shower looks great and we love having a master bath. We thoroughly tested it this weekend taking many showers. The shower head provides great pressure and feels amazing. We still need to resolve the master sink as we do not like the Ikea cabinet that we purchased. It just is too modern and does not go with the hex tile and claw foot tub. Further, the Duravat sink that we found as salvage from the rebuilding center has a crack in it that we fear will only grow as water works its way into it. I think I just going to build a custom cabinet. Off to Mr. Plywood were I hope to get the plywood for the kitchen carcasses. More to come, check out pictures below.