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Floors and Bathrooms

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We decided to have the floors redone in the vestibule, foyer, dining room, living room, drawing room because we were thinking about being in the Linwood Home tour. Part of having the floors redone, involves removing the downstairs bathroom which was not original. We are supposed to have a beautiful free standing staircase but someone decided it was a good idea to add a bathroom under it.

So we wanted to move the bathroom into the drawing room closet or in the under the stairs closet. Unfortunately, neither place seems to want to work.

The drawing room closet is really just too small. It would be almost impossible to fit a toilet in the bathroom not to mention a not rail skinny person.

The under the stairs closet is awesome because it has plenty of space but the issue it is right over the electrical panel for the whole house. That seems like a bad idea having water over huge electrical panel. So the option there is to move the whole house electrical panel but that is a huge freakin job and I just don't have the time as the Linwood Home tour is April 27th and we are just about commit to be in it.

So what does this mean? It means we are going to give up the bathroom and not replace it right now in order to get the floors done and get the open staircase we wanted with the window. This is all with the intention of replacing it in the summer after moving the electrical panel in the basement. Either that or put a bathroom on floor three.

I can't wait till it is all open again and the window brings light into the foyer.

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Here are some pics @matthew took of the wall paper we found under the paneling in the bathroom.

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💬 5 comments

  1. kookcity2000 ·

    but where will the little ones pee?

  2. kosko ·

    Been a long time since I saw progress pics of the house, its really looking great.

    Incredible work man!

  3. james ·

    Matthew must have been peeing his pants with excitement.

  4. matthew ·

    I did in fact pee myself! Lucky the wallpaper was found on the bathroom wall.

  5. metalpeter ·

    Hey Paul I'm a little conffused maybe I just can't picture stuff. I thought when you first gave me a tour of the house you said if you look through this grate you can see this hidden room. I thought that it was a room with no way to get to because of the bathroom or some other construction how does that play into this? I wish you luck with replacing the floors I have heard that can be very pricey cause wood and labor are not cheap. I don't know how you want you house laid out or if this is even possible for the future. But what if after the tour you took out the bathroom but it in the basement then continued the stairs down into the basement. That way if you wanted to go to the basement you don't have to go the the kitchen to get down there. This of course assumes that the basement goes the entire length of the house. It is easy for me to suggest stuff since it isn't my place and I don't have to pay for it or do any of the work but just an indea.

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