Yes! There has been some progress in the bathrooms. Well, the master and hall bathrooms, anyway. Thursday's post will be on the master bath, but today we are focusing on the hall bath. Sheetrock for the hall bath. We purchased fixtures from Hansgrohe that do self-temperature regulation, so that you never burn yourself. Hence the large blue piece hanging out. Partway done. Grouted, ready to seal and install fixtures. I love the contrast of the gray - thanks again to B & W Tile for having the right mid-century tile that we needed!
Plenty of stuff coming up this week and next week. We are very excited about the progress being made over the past few weeks, and are excited to share it with you, so keep watching the blog!
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So, as we mentioned in our last post on the kitchen, we moved the beams up into the ceiling structure to allow for more light into the kitchen area. There's a better view of the kitchen space. Beams up, old wiring throughout, old vent, old water/sewer/sewer vent system. At this point, we had to make a decision - pull a permit, stop work for a few weeks...or not pull one. We decided better safe than sorry, so we pulled permits for the kitchen, bath plumbing, and electrical. We are glad we did, we had to be sure if we sold the home that we had all of the right paperwork and approval from the county. Unfortunately, we had to cut some of the brick out to replace the water and sewer lines. That said, all of this will be under the new peninsula, so it will not be seen either way. New electrical, plus pot lighting for the kitchen. The two small circle junctions in the right of the photo are where the pendant lights we bought are going to go. Originally, the kitchen was on two 30 ampere circuits. Now, the kitchen has four 20 ampere circuits - plenty of power split properly so that we can run modern appliances. Also, the wiring for the rest of the house (upper right) was originally too close to the beam, so we moved it over a few inches. New gas line from the roof for the range. Outlets and switches at the same height across the kitchen.
Everything passed inspection with no problems. But, then again, that's what happens when you have a structural engineer, an architect, and a licensed and bonded contractor working on your place. Next...firewall, drywall, and cabinets. Since we have been posting a bit about the renovation of the bathrooms, one really cannot have a conversation about mid-century bathrooms without talking tile. If you pop into a Big Box store, or even a specialty Big Box tile store, odds are you will be extremely limited in the options offered that fit the mid-century mold. You will likely find white, white, and white. Perhaps some penny tile, if you are lucky, but also in boring, neutral colors. However, not all is lost, because if you need the brightly colored tile that was in mid-century homes... B & W Tile has you covered. Random side note: Rachel grew up a city over from Gardena, so the fact that the tile in the Gist Restoration came from that area makes her very happy. Nathan decided to mess with grout colors, since there are so many options. Anyway, the blue (and blue penny tile, which is not from B & W) is for the Roman tub in the master bath, the gray is for the hall bath with the pink tub, and the green tile is for the new pool bath. This is the tile for the base of pool bath shower (green wall tile). Ultimately, we went with lighter colored grout than what Nathan toyed with, and we are happy with the results. Stay tuned for more on our bathroom saga.
Yes, it's been a while. Family visits, end of the academic year for Rachel, a few deaths in the family...it's been rough. But the work continues. Here is what the half bath looked like without the closet. Big enough to turn it into a pool (3/4) bath. Midway through the pipe replacement. Nathan wondered if this would be suitable for a toilet. As of this morning. The pipe sticking straight up is where the drain for the shower will be, and the other set of piping is the vent for the plumbing in this bathroom. We are putting built-ins to cover the vent pipe - a perfect place to store pool accessories.
Stay tuned to the blog this week - there are a lot of posts coming up in the next few weeks, a lot of stuff is happening at a quick clip. Also, if you are not following us on Instagram, you should! The link is at the top of the blog. Lastly, we want to say hi to Steve and Susan Willis, who recently purchased the Dewhirst house (also a GIst) and Victor Pisciotta, who also purchased a Gist recently. Good luck to both on your restorations (if you are restoring, that is). |
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In October 2016, Nathan & Rachel bought a 1958 Tom Gist custom home in the Mid-Century filled Wilshire Heights neighborhood in Tucson, AZ. This is our blog documenting the restoration! Archives
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