It is now Monday, April 15 and today was crunch time. We needed to have the bathroom walls framed, such that the plumber and the electrician could put their pipes and wiring in on Tuesday.

The master bathroom features two pedestal sinks, a toilet and a Shower, separated by a framed wall. The bathroom also features a pocket door.

We had already purchased the pocket door frame, so that made it a bit easier, since it had the instructions and dimension of the rough opening.

As is the case with old homes, nothing is plumb, and nothing is level. The key for this type of remodel is to adapt to this reality, without giving in and making the new walls out of plumb/level.

Another minor, but very important adaptation that was needed, was the placement of the toilet. The toilet has a large waste connection that is 12-inch on-center from the back wall. If we would have placed the toilet at that position, without adaptation, the drain would have ended up right on-top-of the laminated beam that supports the floor. A small console-type bump-out of the wall (6 inches deep) was added into the design and no there is plenty of the room for the waste lines.

Once we had framed all of the bathroom, we started working on some fixes to the structure. In no particular order, those were:

• Replacing three covers plates spanning two holes in the floor in the master bed room
• Covering a hole in the green room (named after the color of it’s shag carpet.)
• Adding support for a roof joist out of which a section was cut to allow for the chimney (two times for two different chimneys).
• Adding a drywall support for the separation of the cathedral ceiling and the attic space above the bathroom.