Bathroom Lighting

The main bathroom had some horrible florescent lights above the sink. The ballast appeared bad as they didn't work so I decided to replace them with some recessed lights from Ikea. Here is the original fixture:

I had temporarily put a different fixture in so that I could have some light, but there was an issue with that light, causing it to flicker. So, I decided to get cracking on the recessed lights. Here is the work in progress:

And the final result:

Lighting is much improved. I used a piece of wood from the basement and painted it a flat, dark olive green. The lights are wired in parallel. I had originally planed to wire them in series, but they were very dim in that configuration. The fixtures aren't quite sitting flush. The wire I used was so stiff that it's pushing them out slightly. I'll have to tinker on that later. However, overall the look is much better and the lighting is greatly improved.

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Basement Painting

We're set to close on the 15th of October, so I'm getting a little braver with my fixes and updates. I realize I want a little experience with the new airless sprayers before I tackle painting the exterior of the house. I also know that once I pull down the ceiling tiles in the basement, I'll want something to make it look decent while I'm working on the wiring and rearranging the upstairs. I thought I'd do a dark paint on the exposed wood. I'd seen pictures of that done in basements before and liked the look. The basements in this house are about 8" tall, a little lower than that when duct work or plumbing is a factor, so while not low, it can't hurt to have a dark look to improve the height of the ceiling. So, I figured I'd start by painting the ceiling in the unfinished part of the basement. Here are some before pictures: The paint I used was the same dark flat Olive Green I'd used on the lighting plate in the bathroom. It...

Bathroom Waterproofing

Waterproofing the shower. 1 primer coat, 5 coats on the walls, 7 on the pan. Tested and approved by the inspector. Next is upper pan and then tile.

Basement Bathroom Progress

Just for reference, here is the original, claustrophobic, non-code-compliant basement bathroom. And here is progress on the much larger bathroom, even though to overall footprint is the same size. The shower has been expanded to fill the entire width, and the ceiling raised in the shower area. The original was a generic shower stall, and was very dark and cramped. This will be much brighter and while the dimensions are small, won't feel nearly as cramped.

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