Hardin Home: Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Home Improvement Projects at a Country Home in Verona, WI
Before heading down to Tampa, Clearwater, and Miami for a tropical Christmas, my wife and I stopped by her parents’ house in Seymour, WI. Before that, we went to a variety of fun Christmas parties, and also received an awesome sign for the lake house from our friends Brett and Michelle: As a Christmas present … Continue reading Merry Christmas
One final task before starting to drywall the new bathroom and utility room was to install and plumb the shower. The shower kit I purchased had half inch threaded fixture attachments, to which I attached half inch shark bite connectors. The rest of the plumbing was fairly simple. On the other side, I drilled holes … Continue reading Guest House Shower
One small task prior to drywalling the new bathroom that needs to be done is installing hardware in the bathroom and utility room doors, and installing door trim. I used a dark oiled bronze door handle, which was very simple to install. Continue reading Guest House Bathroom Door Hardware
After the interior framing and electrical work was done, it was time to finish the plumbing by running hot and cold water lines through the interior walls for the shower, toilet, and sink. I drilled holes through the studs, and downsized the pipes from 3/4″ to 1/2″, and mapped out where the pipes would run: … Continue reading Finishing Guest House Bathroom Plumbing
Several weeks ago, I completed the first phase of the guest house electrical work, which involved wiring overhead lights, a bathroom fan, and several outlets and switches on the outer wall that already existed in the guest house garage. The second phase was a little bit more complicated, since I had to install a GFCI … Continue reading Guest House Bathroom Electrical: Part 2
The guest house bathroom and utility room project is really starting to take shape now. First, I finished all of the framing work, which included three large interior walls plus a smaller side wall to bolster the shower. After that, I installed the shower walls. They were “glue up” walls, meaning that they were flexible … Continue reading Finished Framing + Utility Room Door + Shower
