Demolition of Mom's Bathroom and Installation of Vanity and Sink Cabinet

The crew did the demolition for mom's bathroom so I had to help mom take a bath in the guest bathroom. And that's when we had a problem. The plumber did show me where the spout, shower and wand was but I guess we really didn't understand it well enough and there was no diagram.

When I tried to give mom her shower, I discovered there were a lot more settings. And of course, they were unmarked. So I ended up making a diagram and taping it to the shower wall so I could remember where the diverter settings were. 

The water was also pretty tepid for the entire time I helped her with her shower. Art didn't quite understand it so he got some buckets and ran the water. After 3 buckets full on the hottest setting it was still only luke warm. 

And now the demolition.

I texted our contractor asking if I should warn the demolition crew to be careful because it is a single wall redwood construction. He said it was unnecessary because he already had. 

All the banging we heard was disconcerting and sure enough... there was another crack. This time it was on mom's bedroom wall.

They took out mom's bathtub, toilet and sink cabinet and installed the new cabinet.

POSTSCRIPT 1:

Although there was nothing that could be done about having too many diverter choices, plumber Josh was able to adjust the settings so we could get a hotter temperature in the guest shower.

Mom will never have to worry about this once her bathroom is done because we stipulated that she couldn't have this sort of control. I'll also keep the diagram for anybody who needs to use the guest shower in the future.

POSTSCRIPT 2:

The cabinet and sink were installed in mom's bathroom, buuuut.... I saw later that there was a gouge on the outer wall of the cabinet.

This was frustrating. The contractor said the entire cabinet and sink would have to be removed and a new one would have to be termite treated and installed.

My brother who once worked for a cabinet company and Art who worked with my cousin to install our kitchen cabinets 17 years ago knew that a simple veneer panel could be placed over it to cover the gouge.

I told the contractor and he procured the veneer immediately. 

Unfortunately, the veneer was not clamped on properly by the carpenter and was sticking out the side of the cabinet. (I took the photo on the right with my iPhone facing up from the floor.) You can see the glob of glue keeping the veneer from sticking properly to the cabinet. My brother explained that the veneer should have been clamped on after gluing to prevent this from happening.

Another customer who may not have worked at renovating their own home might have accepted this flaw. But it was impossible for Art to be happy about this.

Sooo... we'll see what they do.