OK, here goes!! We're gona start by cutting out the ceiling and make a "raised boxed" ceiling. Will make the room look much larger.
Down comes the first one.
3 down.
This is the "box". Ceiling will raise about 12".
A pause for the cause. The back 1/4 of the Coach House over the bathroom and the utility room will have the regular "flat" ceiling, as you can see here.
Now we have it all boxed in. This is the front end or living room area.
Back side of the Box.
This Box in the center is for a ceiling fan.
North side of Box Ceiling
South end of ceiling box
bathroom fan mount and duct is done
First can light is in
Lots of wires
7 Can lights around the outside
Boxes, boxes, boxes!!
Electrical, Coax and speaker wires
Pulled over 600 ft of electrical wire
Lots of electrical boxes
laying out the Bathroom.
One bathroom wall in.
Here lays our walls and plumbing!! I'm finding out how expensive lumber is!! Wow!!!
20 gal water heater will go overhead in utility room.
Shower in big box, stool is in the other box and the bathroom sink is in the small box.
Pulling electrial wires into the Coach House and Installing the power panel box
Electric is in !
Now to wire the place
More wires
Neat wiring job. All done!
Now to put the second bathroom wall in.
The Shower will be in this corner.
There,,,,second wall and door opening framed in.
28" door will swing out, left to right.
Bathroom on the left, utility room on the right.
next we will frame in the utility room.
The 2x4 crossways on right side is where the hot water heater floor will be.
Utility room and doorway framed......Thats the Air Conditioner in the box on the bottom.
bathroom framed
Hot water heater and Air Conditioner
Framed in area for the Air Conditioner.
Shower on left in corner and stool on the right.
Pedestal sink will be here.
Lots more work to do on the inside
One outdoor light installed
Both outdoor lights installed
Outdoor electrial plug.
Two Tree's go where the blue flags are.
New shades in Doors..
The new Doors have the Blinds sandwiched between the glass. I like them.
Installing the insulation
Plumbing in the ceiling. This stuff is called "pex". Its neat and fast!
Shower plumbing
Lets get started!
Hot water heating plumbing and coax outlet on back wall.
Its getting there!
Man,,Insulation EVERYWHERE!!
Now the ceiling next.
This corner is finished.
Hey, now were cooking, Looking good!!!
East wall and some ceiling done !!
West wall done!!
Geez, what a MESS!! Everywhere! Where is the clean up guy ? Oh,,,hum,,a,, that's me..:-)
Gotta get this stuff up!!!
2 Vents
Dry Wall was delivered today. Now we got WORK to do!!! Lets get it up!!
Ceiling in top of box is in!
Lookin good. This overhead work gives me a "stiff" neck!
Slowly going down. 3 sheets are GONE!
Going !
Whewww,,,ALL GONE,,,,DONE!!!!!! (we're tired!)
Special moisture resistant dry wall in the Bathroom.
Tight space and lots of cut outs!!
Taping
Lots of taping!
This one fellow done it all in ONE day!!
They sprayed on a speckle. that will give it a texture when we paint it.
bathroom and Utility room
Raised ceiling
bathroom
Other end of Raised Ceiling
Out the French Patio Doors. Its drying now for a few days. Then PAINT!!!!! :-)
First the Primer coat
Next the Ceiling
This was NEAT to watch. All he ever used to stand on was these two empty 5 gal cans. He could "walk" them all around the room.
Now the Wall Paint.
He did this all "free" hand, no tape!!
He was just a young guy, couldn't speak but a few words of English, but he WAS a Painter!!!
All done!!!! One guy, took him a little over 5 hours, start to finish. remarkable!!
Good Job!!
Color is "Camel".
Sample of how the Tile will look.
WOW, we made lots of cut outs in this wall!! Electric Plugs, Coax, Speaker wires and switches. They count up.
Took 2 gal of Primer and 1 gal Ceiling and 2 gal on walls.
Now comes the tile
Bath & Utility Room
No grout yet, that comes tomorrow,
3 guy's did it all in 3 hours!
We like the color match. It will look much better with the grout and trim.....
The Can Lights and bulbs installed.
Plug in's and covers
Electric Plugs and Covers on
Fan Installed, ready for light.
Got the Fan up....
Adding the Light
It Works!!!
Bathroom Fan/Light
Installing the Bi-Fold doors on the utility room.
Shelf for the Hot Water Heater
Shelf soon to be painted...
Shelf Painted and Water Heater Installed.
20 gal Water Heater in Utility Room.
We made a place for a Washer & Dryer, but we won't be installing one since we have both in out 4th Wheel.
Shower base to be installed here.
Had to chip all this concrete out and move the drain pipe. Here we've filled it back up with Concrete.
This is the Shower Base ready to install.
Shower Base now set in Concrete in Bathroom and drying. Bag of Concrete is to hold it down.
Still drying
Shower is in !
Inside with Showerhead
Ready for a Shower?
Sink ready to install
Front side of Sink Pedestal and Faucet.
Sink Installed.
No Cabinet to build under this!
Getting the Stool ready to install.
Stool Installed.
Notice that its an all ONE piece, tank and base are one.
Even got time to put a Bike Rack together...
Air Conditioner Installed
We're happy with it. It even works!!(& quiet)
Outside looks good too!!
We framed around it.
Paint is about dry. Will install the Bathroom Door Handle now..
2 months work!!!
Its about DONE!!
Pat promptly moved the Hide a bed out of the Teton
Merry Christmas from our NEW Coach House...
I got the bathroon door handle on !
This makes out to a full bed
First room we have had "without wheels" for over 10 years!!
Now I have to get a recliner,,,so I can sit back and RELAX!
Entertainment Center
Wet Bar w/Granite Top
Living RoomArea w/Sleeper Sofa
Bathroom Mirror
Bathroom Sink Area Completed
Back yard with New Patio Extension
New Patio Extension
Big Enough for 2 Large Rigs and Toad
Room for lots of vehicles and still lots of Patio area.
Back Yard
Large Patio Area
