Finally it’s done.
Such a small room… but myriad problems. Here’s the final room. I’m sure it’s even humbler than some of you thought it would be. 
As far as I can remember, here were the problems we had to overcome:
- Drywall patching in 3 spots; getting it level and smooth was made difficult by the mesh tape. No more mesh tape for me for patch jobs.
- Removing old baseboards… tile (added after the baseboards by previous owners) had trapped the finishing nails between tile and wall.
- New baseboards. Not REALLY problematic, but walls are not straight!
- Removing old vanity. It had been built in-place, so removal required some hacking and ripping in strategic (so as to not break plumbing) ways
- Tiles (added after the original vanity by previous owners) were cut to fit the old vanity… new one not quite a good fit
- Putting new vanity in required dealing with plumbing coming from 2 different areas (floor and wall) instead of just one (floor OR wall). Had to hack vanity apart inside.
- Corner was not 90 degrees; had to use a flap sander attachment on a grinder to get vanity top to fit
- Integral backsplash had a curve; needed to “carve” out a recess for the sidesplash tile
- Broke a light fixture shade; luckily turning it the right way hides the broken side perfectly
- Almost electrocuted myself changing the GFCI despite shutting off 3 relevant breakers. Next time I do a GFCI I will just turn off the whole house
- Drainpipe was not quite a fit. Had to completely redo the drain
- Braided water hoses kept “pushing” vanity top out of place. Had to cut pipes to be a perfect fit
- Repurposed the faucet. It used thin copper pipe rather than having threaded attachments for the hose. needed to add adapter
- Painting over drywall patches produced uneven texture; needed to repaint 1 wall entirely
- Hiding the shims at the bottom of the vanity required something other than quarter-round. Used what was meant to be a doorstop strip as trim. Measured incorrectly more than once and ended up needing to splice a piece together! But it worked properly
- Random leaky pipes needing tightening/re-attachment
The last problem is our toilet… not sure why but sometimes the overflow wants to kick in. But nothing seems to be overflowing. Gotta keep my eye on it.
Greg
