Out With the Old

It's been a tiring, but very exciting weekend.  The contractor is coming tomorrow and Eric has been doing his part to prep the bathrooms which will save the pro some time and save us some money.  Remember the half bath?

Yikes.

I particularly like the way this picture I got with my cell phone captures the....fluorescent-lit-zombie-horror-movie-inspired je ne sais quoi:

As they say.... Hashtagnofilter.

We were even lucky enough to discover a perfectly preserved piece of original 1971 carpet:

History, people.  

Uncle Lawrence even stopped by and we put him to work.

At this point I think he was wishing he hadn't stopped by!

With the half-bath gutted, Eric turned his focus to the full bathroom today.  Here's a reminder of what our bathroom used to look like:

And this is how Eric spent his afternoon...

And just in case you're not overwhelmed and grossed out yet, here's a rundown of some of our bathroom's worst features...

Damaged walls and wallpaper residue (and a light fixture that's hanging off the wall)

An outlet that would break straight out of the wall if you pull too hard (or if you just use it at all)

Grout? What's grout? Oooohh, you mean rust!

With the slightest nudge...

GOO!!!

I don't show you these pictures because I want you to lose your appetite and have nightmares, but I think it will make the "after" pictures that much better if you understand the seriousness of our bathroom situation!  Although I'm afraid the true horror lies underneath the floors in the form of wet and molded sub-floor.  More on that tomorrow! 

Sal